Scientists join forces to battle the world’s biggest killers
Scientists at the University of Birmingham, University of Nottingham and Brazil’s National Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM) have joined forces to develop the next generation of drugs to tackle two of the planet’s biggest killers, cardiovascular disease and cancer. As part of the Brazil-UK Year of Science and Innovation, the Brazilian Embassy … Continue reading Scientists join forces to battle the world’s biggest killers
Contact lens for colour blind people uses a simple dye
Researchers at the University of Birmingham have developed a contact lens that may help people with colour blindness simply by using a low cost dye, according to research published in Advanced Healthcare Materials. Colour blindness, or colour vision deficiency (CVD), is an inherited genetic ocular disorder where some people have difficulty distinguishing certain colours. While … Continue reading Contact lens for colour blind people uses a simple dye
More effective drugs to stop bleeding after childbirth
New evidence from a Cochrane review, led by a University of Birmingham scientist, suggests that alternative drugs may be more effective than the standard drug currently used to stop women bleeding after childbirth. Bleeding after birth, also known as postpartum haemorrhage, is the most common reason why mothers die in childbirth worldwide. Although most healthy … Continue reading More effective drugs to stop bleeding after childbirth
Air pollution link with sudden infant death syndrome
A study led by the University of Birmingham suggests a possible association between exposure to certain pollutants and an increased risk of so called cot death. The research, published in BMJ Open, carried out by the University of Birmingham win collaboration with the University of Oulu and the Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia, examines … Continue reading Air pollution link with sudden infant death syndrome
Mechanism found that can cause spread of cryptococcosis
Scientists at the University of Birmingham have discovered a unique mechanism that drives the spread of a deadly infection. Cryptococcosis is a rare and deadly fungal infection that affects the lung and brain and usually only occurs in people with impaired immunity. However, one strain of the fungus, the Pacific Northwest strain of cryptococcus gattii, … Continue reading Mechanism found that can cause spread of cryptococcosis
New video for South Asian people with rheumatoid arthritis
South Asian people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) now have extra help in living with their condition thanks to a new educational video that encourages them to understand when and why they need to move from standard treatment to treatment with a biologic. The University of Birmingham reports the short educational video is produced by the … Continue reading New video for South Asian people with rheumatoid arthritis
Study challenges evidence for proactive reading brain
A scientific team led by the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in the Netherlands, supported by scientists from the University of Bristol, has demonstrated that the predictive function of the human language system may operate differently than the field has come to believe in the last decade. Dr Mante Nieuwland, Cognitive Neuroscientist at the Max … Continue reading Study challenges evidence for proactive reading brain
Excessive male hormones double risk of liver disease
Scientists at the University of Birmingham have found that increased male hormones result in women with polycystic ovaries having a twofold increased risk of developing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects 10% of women and is known to cause irregular periods, impaired fertility, male pattern body hair growth and acne. Many women … Continue reading Excessive male hormones double risk of liver disease
Brain waves could be used to assess predisposition to pain
The frequency of alpha brain waves can be used as a measure of an individual’s vulnerability to developing and experiencing pain, researchers at the University of Birmingham and University of Maryland have discovered. The personal experience of pain is highly variable among individuals, even in instances where the underlying injury is assessed to be identical. … Continue reading Brain waves could be used to assess predisposition to pain
Drugs shown to be safe for people with atrial fibrillation
A trial led by the University of Birmingham has found that two types of blood thinning drugs are safe to use in people with an irregular heartbeat when they are undergoing surgery aimed at stopping the condition. The University of Birmingham reports anticoagulant drugs, called Apixaban and Vitamin K antagonists (VKAs), may also have a … Continue reading Drugs shown to be safe for people with atrial fibrillation
