A new £2.6m project led by Swansea University aims to dramatically improve the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer, one of the deadliest forms of cancer for women. Swansea University says the Cluster for Epigenomic and Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC) Therapeutics (CEAT) has been awarded £1.2m from the European Regional Development Fund via the Welsh … Continue reading New project aims to offer treatment for ovarian cancer

Swansea University has been awarded major funding for two Centres for Doctoral Training (CDT) that will help build knowledge and skills bases needed to address the scientific and technological challenges facing the UK. Swansea University reports the £14.7m funding has been awarded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the main funding body … Continue reading Swansea University’s £14.7m award to build future skills

Swansea University’s reputation for top level research has been given another major boost after it helped secure two major new grants from the European Commission. Swansea University reports the In Vitro Toxicology Group at its Medical School is a partner in a pair of international projects which have been awarded grants totalling €11m from the … Continue reading Swansea University playing vital role in research projects

A research trial in Swansea will see microscopic organisms harvested from the faeces of healthy volunteers and transplanted into the bowels of people with type 2 diabetes who are also obese. Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board (ABMU) say the trial has the potential to be a global game changer by leading to weight loss … Continue reading Healthy people’s poo could help tackle obesity and diabetes

A new study of Tasmanian devils has revealed that a transmissible cancer which has devastated devil populations in recent years is unlikely to cause extinction of the iconic species. Swansea University reports new research led by Dr Konstans Wells, from its College of Science, has revealed it’s more likely the disease will fade out or … Continue reading Tasmanian devil cancer unlikely to cause extinction

Swansea University-based biotech company Bionema has launched a product that can trap chafer beetles, whose larvae is responsible for millions of pounds worth of damage to grass and turf. An ADAS Consultancy report has calculated the economic cost of chafer grubs at up to £85m a year for golf courses in the UK, from lost … Continue reading New trap for bugs could stop damage to golf courses

Scientists at University of Queensland and Swansea University’s Department of Physics have developed a new, more sensitive method to measure ultrasound waves. The new sensor, capable of detecting vibrations of living cells, may revolutionise everything from medical devices to unmanned vehicles. World first experiments at the University of Queensland have combined modern nanofabrication and nanophotonics … Continue reading Ultra ultrasound to transform new technology

A report from the Bevan Commission, a leading health and care think tank, has found the NHS in Wales uses over three hundred and seventy separate indicators and measures to monitor and evaluate its performance, leading to confusion, wasted opportunities and time. The Bevan Commission report, Measuring health outcomes – a complex system, also reviewed … Continue reading NHS Wales gathering “mostly useless” information

Plans for a £200m Wellness and Life Science Village in Llanelli have been unanimously approved by Carmarthenshire Council’s planning committee. However, WalesOnline reports the decision will now be referred to the Welsh Government. Ministers will decide whether or not to call the outline application in before approval is actually granted, or otherwise. The project has … Continue reading Wellness and Life Science Village secures council backing

Researchers analysing soil from Ireland long thought to have medicinal properties have discovered that it contains a previously unknown strain of bacteria which is effective against four of the top six superbugs that are resistant to antibiotics, including MRSA. Antibiotic resistant superbugs could kill up to 1.3 million people in Europe by 2050, according to … Continue reading Superbug fighting soil found in Irish churchyard