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The country’s first independent medical school receives GMC accreditation

The country’s first not-for-profit independent medical school, at The University of Buckingham, has received GMC accreditation and will graduate its first cohort of students on 29 June.

6 Jun 2019

Coeliac UK and Innovate UK announce £180k research funding

Coeliac UK, the UK charity for people who need to live gluten-free, along with Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, have £180k available for research and are inviting applications from UK businesses and researchers.

6 Jun 2019

Kimia Lab and Huron participate in $126 million Industry Consortium for Image Guided Therapy

University of Waterloo's Kimia Lab announced it will participate in the $126 million Industry Consortium for Image Guided Therapy.

From Huron Digital Pathology 6 Jun 2019

HBP scientists argue why brain simulations are indispensable for neuroscience

Simulations of large-scale networks of neurons are a key element in the European Human Brain Project. In a new perspective article scientists from the HBP argue why such simulations are indispensable for bridging the scales between the neuron and system levels in the brain.

6 Jun 2019

Foods enhanced with proven health benefits are stuck in 'development limbo', GM expert says

Many of the tools for tackling the global epidemics of malnutrition, obesity and their associated health problems are already with us, but are stuck in ‘development limbo’, according to an expert in GM technology.

6 Jun 2019

'Weekend effect' mortality rate in hospitals not a reliable indicator of care quality

The higher mortality rate for weekend hospital admissions should not be used as an indicator of quality of care due to the lack of data preceding patient admission and on the severity of their illness, a new study conducted at the University of Warwick Medical School has concluded.

6 Jun 2019

Scientists call on funders to improve universal access to scientific research

Scientific research usually takes months to be published by academic journals, and once it is, many of the papers can only be read by scientists from wealthy institutes that subscribe to the journals.

From PLOS ONE 6 Jun 2019

Rettsyndrome.org funds research that will benefit boys and girls with MECP2-related disorders

Rettsyndrome.org announced their funding of two new research projects today. Jeannie T. Lee, MD, Ph.D. of Massachusetts General Hospital is awarded a two-year ANGEL Grant for $600,000 to focus on reactivating the silent X chromosome for Rett syndrome and Davut Pehlivan, MDof Baylor College of Medicine is awarded a two-year Mentored Clinical Fellowship for $250,000 to study MECP2 Duplication syndrome.

6 Jun 2019

Study offers hope to slow down or prevent progression of Parkinson’s

Results from a study published today looking at a molecule targeting clumps of alpha-synuclein, a key protein linked to Parkinson’s, offers hope that it may be possible to slow down or prevent the progression of the condition in humans.

6 Jun 2019

Study finds no increased risk of congenital anomalies in children of fathers treated for testicular cancer

New research has found no increased risk of congenital malformations associated with treatment with radiotherapy or chemotherapy in children of fathers with testicular cancer.

From PLOS ONE 6 Jun 2019

New immunosuppressive regimens may improve outcomes for kidney transplant patients

Preliminary results from a $5.2 million clinical trial led by University of Cincinnati researchers show that the immunosuppressive drug belatacept can help safely and effectively treat kidney transplant patients without the negative long-term side effects of traditional immunosuppressive regimens, the study's leaders announced this week.

6 Jun 2019

Chemical changes in the brain may be associated with unexplained motor symptoms

A new study finds that people who have movement problems, symptoms that cannot be explained by an underlying disease, may have chemical changes in specific areas of the brain.

6 Jun 2019

Irregular sleep patterns associated with metabolic abnormalities

A new study has found that not sticking to a regular bedtime and wakeup schedule--and getting different amounts of sleep each night--can put a person at higher risk for obesity, high cholesterol, hypertension, high blood sugar and other metabolic disorders.

6 Jun 2019

Nanotechnology treatment reverses multiple sclerosis symptoms in mice

A nanotechnology treatment derived from bone marrow stem cells has reversed multiple sclerosis symptoms in mice and could eventually be used to help humans, according to a new study led by University of California, Irvine researchers.

6 Jun 2019

Obesity linked with greater symptomatic severity of multiple sclerosis

Obesity is an aggravating factor in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, the most common form of the disease.

6 Jun 2019

Dietary supplements associated with increased risk for severe medical events in children, young adults

Consumption of dietary supplements sold for weight loss, muscle building, and energy was associated with increased risk for severe medical events in children and young adults compared to consumption of vitamins, according to new research led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

6 Jun 2019