Further understanding inherited epilepsy conditions
Researchers from Swansea University Medical School have joined up with five other centres from around the world to compile the biggest recorded collection of families with forms of epilepsy where genetics may play a part in the recurring feature of the condition. Swansea University reports that the aim was to determine if specific clinical epilepsy … Continue reading Further understanding inherited epilepsy conditions
Funding boost for ageing and dementia research centre
The pan-Wales Centre for Ageing and Dementia Research based at Swansea University has secured £1.2m in funding which will enable the project to continue until 2020. Swansea University reports that the funding for Centre for Ageing and Dementia Research (CADR) has been awarded by Health and Care Research Wales on behalf of the Welsh Government. … Continue reading Funding boost for ageing and dementia research centre
Project to develop exosomes for cancer treatment
A new Welsh Government and industry backed SMARTExpertise project part-financed by the European Regional Development Fund has been announced. Swansea University reports that RISE is a large £1.2m collaborative project focusing on the development of therapeutic exosomes, which brings together world class expertise in clinical exosome therapeutic development from ReNeuron, immuno-characterisation and purification from Ig … Continue reading Project to develop exosomes for cancer treatment
New data platform for young people’s mental health research
Swansea University has reported that mental health research charity MQ has announced a partnership with them to develop a major new young people’s mental health data platform. The MQ Adolescent Data Platform for Mental Health Research, will be hosted at Swansea University Medical School’s SAIL Databank and will anonymously bring together a large range of … Continue reading New data platform for young people’s mental health research
How online activity influences suicide and self-harm in young people
Swansea University has reported that online activity can increase young people’s exposure to self-harm, but it can also provide support to those in crisis or who feel isolated, according to a review of evidence in the field, led by a Swansea University expert in suicide prevention, who is also a doctor. Research on internet use … Continue reading How online activity influences suicide and self-harm in young people
Bowel cancer research at Swansea University receives Worshipful Livery Company of Wales funding
Swansea University has reported that one of its researchers, Rory Kokelaar, who is examining new ways to tackle colorectal cancer has been awarded a travel scholarship by the Worshipful Livery Company of Wales, allowing him to present his research at a major international scientific conference. Rory Kokelaar is a clinical lecturer and researcher at Swansea … Continue reading Bowel cancer research at Swansea University receives Worshipful Livery Company of Wales funding
Dragon’s venom could treat blood disorders in humans
New research carried out at the Department of Biosciences at Swansea University has found that the venom of a charismatic group of lizards, including the Komodo dragon, has evolved to be highly variable between species, highly effective, and could lead to the development of drugs to treat blood-related disorders in humans. The research has been … Continue reading Dragon’s venom could treat blood disorders in humans
Blindness from diabetes halves in Wales
The number of people in Wales diagnosed as blind or living with sight loss as a result of diabetes has almost halved since the introduction of a new national diabetic retinopathy screening programme in 2003, according to new research published in the British Medical Journal (Welsh Government, 2017). The research, conducted by the diabetic research … Continue reading Blindness from diabetes halves in Wales
Multi-million pound project will help prevent animal testing in nanotechnology
Scientists at Swansea University Medical School have just received approval from the European Commission for an international collaborative grant expected to be in excess of €12m to develop novel cutting edge tests to prevent the use of animals when assessing safety concerns surrounding nanotechnology (Swansea University, 2017). The grant has been awarded as part of … Continue reading Multi-million pound project will help prevent animal testing in nanotechnology
Welsh Ambulance Service moves its researchers to new base at Swansea University Medical School
The Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust (WAST) has moved its research and innovation offices to the Institute of Life Sciences at Swansea University Medical School, further strengthening the links between the two teams (Swansea University, 2017). WAST has many national and international research and innovation partners, but its longstanding relationships with Swansea University have given … Continue reading Welsh Ambulance Service moves its researchers to new base at Swansea University Medical School
