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Cancer Program Earns Reaccreditation From the Commission on Cancer
Report cited zero deficiencies and highlights leadership, innovative programs and strong research program The Commission on Cancer, a quality program of the American College of ...
Aston University researchers collaborate with biotechnology start-up to develop drugs to tackle irreversible lung disease
• Researchers in the School of Biosciences partner with preclinical-stage biotechnology start-up company to develop drugs for fibrotic diseases • Professor Martin Griffin and team develop TG2 ...
MEDIA RELEASE: CAA survey finds people who drive high on edibles continues to rise
A survey conducted by CAA South Central Ontario (CAA SCO) found that since 2019, there has been a 10 per cent increase (26 per cent in 2022 vs. 16 per ...
Deprivation in childhood linked to impulsive behaviour in adulthood – research
Researchers found a link between childhood deprivation, impulsive behaviour and addictions later in life Behaviours include overeating, taking drugs, smoking cigarettes and gambling A second ...
Researchers awarded £2 million to develop drugs to prevent epileptic seizures in children
• Three-year research project to develop new drug treatments for childhood epilepsy • Scientists will test new treatment on pieces of living brain tissue • The research is ...
Deprivation in childhood linked to impulsive behaviour in adulthood – new study
Inflation is running high around the globe, largely fuelled by Russia’s war in Ukraine and the COVID pandemic. As a result, many households are ...
Manuka honey could help to clear deadly drug-resistant lung infection – research
• Scientists develop a potential nebulisation treatment using manuka honey to clear a drug resistant lung infection that can be fatal in cystic fibrosis patients • Aston ...
New method of examining the brain’s electrical signals could hold the key to better treatment of epilepsy and schizophrenia
Researchers are exploring new ways to ‘listen’ to and record electrical signals emitted from brain cells Findings could be used to help treat conditions like ...
Potential long-term treatment for asthma found - new research
New approach tackles one of the causes of asthma, not just its symptoms In treated mice, symptoms virtually disappeared within two weeks Further research needed ...
Using biosensors to detect disease, pain, pollution and weapons
Air pollution, chemical weapons, diseases, drugs and signs of life on other planets — all can be detected with biosensors. The development of high tech to ...
