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‘Silent killer’ disease researchers to receive £4.4m drug trial funding

Dundee researchers have been awarded £4.4 million in funding for work on a disease that can can kill victims without them ever knowing they were infected. Fourteen jobs in Dundee will be supported to fund the development of pre-clinical drug trials ...

27 Jul 2022 at 01:01

UK’s monkeypox response is worthy of praise, says expert

The UK’s response to monkeypox should be praised, an expert in infectious diseases has said, as he noted that superspreader events are likely to be behind the rise in global cases. Sir Jeremy Farrar, the director of Wellcome, said “we have never ...

23 May 2022 at 17:25

Number of monkeypox cases in UK rises to 57

Number of monkeypox cases in England rises to 56

Confirmed monkeypox cases in the UK have more than doubled to 57. The figure, released by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on Monday, was an increase from the previously confirmed 20 cases. There are 56 confirmed cases in England and ...

24 May 2022 at 10:03

People with specific gene mutations ‘less likely to have children’

People who carry mutations in specific genes, particularly men, are more likely to be childless, new research has suggested. A new study indicates that one way natural selection is removing damaging genetic variants from the population ...

23 Mar 2022 at 17:25

Researchers generate the first complete sequence of a human genome

Two decades after the first draft was produced, researchers have published the first complete gapless sequence of a human genome – the blueprint of our DNA. Scientists say having a complete, gap-free sequence of the roughly three ...

31 Mar 2022 at 20:25

Superbug MRSA arose in hedgehogs before discovery of antibiotics, study suggests

Hedgehogs have been harbouring a type of the MRSA superbug since long before the use of antibiotics in humans and livestock, new research suggests. Scientists have found evidence of the superbug arising in nature long before the ...

05 Jan 2022 at 17:25

New study to track respiratory viruses

Researchers are hoping to better understand respiratory viruses like colds and flus through the launch of a new study. The Wellcome Sanger Institute’s new respiratory virus and microbiome initiative (RVI) will lay the ...

10 Jan 2023 at 16:00

Nearly one in five people find everyday sounds intolerable, study suggests

Nearly one in five people in the UK find everyday sounds like loud chewing and repetitive sniffing intolerable. Research from King’s College London and the University of Oxford suggests 18.4% of the general UK ...

22 Mar 2023 at 18:00

Major study helps 5,500 people receive diagnosis for rare genetic conditions

A two-year-old girl with a severe developmental disorder is among the 5,500 people who now know the genetic cause of their condition, thanks to a major UK study. Sofia Brogden was recruited to the Deciphering ...

12 Apr 2023 at 22:00

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Derry mental wellbeing research project secures £90,000 in funding

Pictured above, left to right, Deborah McGinn, Informing Choices NI, Roisin Mclaughlin, NW Community Network, Claire Mulrone, Ulster University, Paula McCool Developing Health Communities, Dr Ben Fitzpatrick,...

03 May 2023 at 11:33

Science facility which kickstarted UK’s Covid drug development gets £500m

A ground-breaking science facility which kickstarted the UK’s Covid-19 drug development and has advanced treatments for HIV and cancer has been granted a £500 million upgrade fund. Diamond Light Source in ...

06 Sept 2023 at 00:30

Lab-grown ‘mini placentas’ could hold key to better understanding pre-eclampsia

Lab-grown “mini placentas” could be crucial to better understanding major disorders in pregnancy such as pre-eclampsia, scientists have suggested. Academics said the development of pre-eclampsia can ...

17 Jan 2024 at 16:00

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