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Researchers at the University of Dundee have found that genetic factors can predict the risk of unwanted side-effects of statins, allowing doctors to take a personalised prescribing approach to improve patient outcomes.
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Researchers from the University of Dundee have made an important discovery that helps explain why south Asian type 2 diabetes patients are diagnosed at a younger age than Europeans and subsequently experience poorer outcomes.
News
Four students studying PhDs at UDOTS presented their research at this year’s Postgraduate Research Student Symposium on Friday 9th June held at the School of Medicine’s Wolfson Lecture Theatre.
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The potential health effects of passive vaping are to be explored for the first time as part of an important new Scottish research study.
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The University of Dundee has been named Scotland’s top university at The Herald Higher Education Awards.
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New University of Dundee research may explain why childhood exposure to adversity, including neglect, can increase chronic pain and harmful effects of powerful opioid pain killers.
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Four students from the University Department of Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgery (UDOTS) presented their research at the 21st Staffordshire Conference on Clinical Biomechanics on 18-20 May 2023.
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The golden girl of British athletics has joined a marathon Scotland-wide initiative to boost medical research.
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The occurrence of chronic pain is highly comorbid, presenting alongside other long-term conditions, including depression, heart disease and diabetes, negatively impacting the quality of life of those affected.
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Three UDOTS staff members have been nominated for this year’s Student-Led Teaching Awards (SLTA).
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The CO-CONNECT project team has been recognised for their work in making COVID-19 response data FAIR: Findable, Accessible, Interoperable or Reusable
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An international study involving hundreds of Dundee children has found that the most frequently prescribed medication for the treatment of ADHD in children and adolescents is safe to use long-term
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The University of Dundee will enable healthcare professionals from across the world to learn highly specialised stroke treatment skills that will in turn save lives and improve outcomes internationally.
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In February, as the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine approached, medical students Olesia Strelchenia and Viktoriia Zemliana found themselves in completely new territory hundreds of miles away from home
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The University of Dundee is to play a leading role in a Europe-wide project exploring whether artificial intelligence can improve outcomes for patients with high blood pressure.
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A researcher at the University of Dundee has been awarded £1.5 million to undertake ground-breaking research into type 1 diabetes.
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Researchers at the University of Dundee are to undertake two major studies into a form of chronic pain that affects up to 10% of the population.
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Ending performance related payments for NHS GPs in Scotland was associated with a decline in the reported quality of some aspects of care, according to a new paper co-authored by researchers from the University of Dundee and Edinburgh.