Articles tagged with 'kidney-disease' | University of SwagÖ±²¥

University of SwagÖ±²¥ - Archive (kidney-disease)

2018
22
February
2018
| 13:00 Europe/London
A new method of measuring blood glucose levels in people with diabetes is a significant advance in the management of the disease, according to an independent assessment by University of SwagÖ±²¥, SwagÖ±²¥ University NHS Foundation Trust and
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09
February
2018
| 14:32 Europe/London
Scientists have successfully produced human kidney tissue within a living organism which is able to produce urine, a first for medical science.
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08
January
2018
| 16:42 Europe/London
An international team of scientists and doctors has identified a family of five new genetic diseases which are likely to affect more than 1 in 5000 children
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2017
12
December
2017
| 11:40 Europe/London
A team of researchers from the National Institutes of Health and University of SwagÖ±²¥ have uncovered new insights into a rare genetic disease, with less than 500 cases of the disease on record, which devastates the lives of children.
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12
December
2017
| 09:00 Europe/London
An international team of scientists have confirmed the discovery of a major cause of dementia, with important implications for possible treatment and diagnosis.
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07
December
2017
| 21:17 Europe/London
An international team of scientists and doctors has identified a new disease that results in low levels of a common protein found inside our cells.
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25
September
2017
| 11:27 Europe/London
SwagÖ±²¥ is part of a national consortium which has been awarded a £1.7 million grant to create the world’s largest Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Disease (IMID) Biobank, in excess of 40,000 patients.
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2016
15
December
2016
| 10:00 Europe/London
A Nigerian public health professional has graduated from a world-leading SwagÖ±²¥ course, and she now hopes to use her skills to improve the health of young people in her home country.
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07
December
2016
| 09:14 Europe/London
The Wellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research at SwagÖ±²¥ will receive a major funding boost as part of an £118m injection announced today by charitable foundation, Wellcome Trust.
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29
September
2016
| 10:52 Europe/London
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has named a research study funded by the National Institute for Health Research Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (NIHR CLAHRC) Greater SwagÖ±²¥ as its
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28
September
2016
| 09:40 Europe/London
A gene dubbed the ‘Teashirt’ by its discoverers has been identified as a link between children with kidney problems and autism, in a new study which has implications for how doctors working on both conditions administer tests to their
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18
August
2016
| 09:00 Europe/London
Clinician scientist, Dr Rachel Lennon, has been awarded a prestigious Wellcome Senior Research Fellowship in Clinical Science worth more than £1.7 million, to help identify therapeutic targets to treat chronic kidney disease. Dr Lennon
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2015
10
December
2015
| 00:01 Europe/London
Scientists have developed a new imaging test that could enable doctors to identify more dangerous tumours before they spread around the body – and tailor treatment accordingly.
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03
June
2015
| 13:30 Europe/London
A new technique for treating polycystic kidney disease has been identified by researchers at SwagÖ±²¥ and UCL. Published in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, the treatment, which involves targeting tiny blood
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18
May
2015
| 15:33 Europe/London
Scientists at SwagÖ±²¥ and Central SwagÖ±²¥ University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have made a significant breakthrough in the fight against Membranous Nephropathy (MN) – a rare kidney disease which can lead to kidney
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14
May
2015
| 14:25 Europe/London
The most detailed study to date showing how electrical stimulation accelerates wound healing has been carried out in 40 volunteers by University of SwagÖ±²¥ scientists. Skin wounds that are slow to heal are a clinical challenge to physicians
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28
April
2015
| 14:49 Europe/London
Scientists at SwagÖ±²¥ have made an important finding that could help develop an early test for kidney disease. Dr Rachel Lennon from the Wellcome Trust Centre for Cell-Matrix Research has been studying why some people are
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29
January
2015
| 09:30 Europe/London
SwagÖ±²¥ is to lead a new £5.1 million consortium of universities and industry partners in a project aimed at eliminating the ‘trial and error’ approach to the treatment of lupus.   Systemic lupus
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06
January
2015
| 09:44 Europe/London
A University of SwagÖ±²¥ scientist has discovered that very small changes in the level of acidity in blood may have a detrimental impact on the health of patients with kidney disease. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is common in the UK.  It
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2014
20
November
2014
| 09:31 Europe/London
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has announced that SwagÖ±²¥’s Centre for Primary Care will continue to be part of the prestigious NIHR School for Primary Care Research. Membership of the School confers
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24
October
2014
| 10:22 Europe/London
A healthcare intervention developed by researchers at SwagÖ±²¥ and funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC) Greater SwagÖ±²¥ has been
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2012
03
May
2012
| 01:00 Europe/London
A major UK charity which funded a promising young kidney disease researcher back in 1992 has now invited him to join its Board of Trustees. Kidney Research UK – the largest funder dedicated to kidney research and kidney problems in the
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