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University of Dundee scientists and clinicians have secured £5 million in funding to aid research that aims to establish the causes of vulnerability to chronic pain and advance treatment
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A University of Dundee postgrad is in the running to be crowned PhD Student of the Year following a dramatic 12 months that have seen her work on potential treatments for Covid-19 as well as being named as one of the best young scientists in her field.
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A research project at the University of Dundee investigating how Covid-19 damages blood vessels has received funding of £133,000 from national charity Heart Research UK.
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With major contributions from staff at the Photobiology Unit, illustrations by Dundee’s Jim Glen (The Beano, The Dandy), and accompanying clinical images, the Wee Book provides an accessible overview of PDT, how it works and what it is used for.
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Learning lessons from the pandemic could help protect care home residents from future infection outbreaks, a University of Dundee expert has said.
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University of Dundee academics leading in fields as diverse as cleft palate research, contemporary art, infectious diseases and reproductive medicine have been elected Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE).
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Seriously ill Covid-19 patients continued to experience negative impacts on their physical and mental health several months after discharge from hospital, according to a major UK study into the long-term impacts of the disease.
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More than 10,000 volunteers have signed up for a new UK-wide study run by the University of Dundee which is monitoring all Covid-19 vaccines approved for use in the country.
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Using breast screening clinics to introduce lifestyle advice has the potential to improve women’s health, a University of Dundee study has found.
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An international panel, led by the University of Dundee’s Professor James Chalmers, has recommended a combination of two drugs that can reduce the complications of Covid-19 by up to 40%.
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The University of Dundee has joined a cross-Scotland collaborative study that will investigate emerging models of rehabilitation for people suffering from long-Covid and recommend how to best maximise recovery and quality of life for patients.
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Patients who stop taking statins due to perceived side effects may be unnecessarily putting themselves at increased cardiovascular risk, new research into the links between muscle pain and the drugs has shown.
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A PhD student from the University of Dundee, who has spent the past year working on potential treatments for COVID-19, has been named as one of the best young scientists in her field.
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Work to build on Dundee’s world-class expertise in biomedical sciences is set to begin in earnest after the ‘Growing the Tay Cities Biomedical Cluster’ project was officially signed off by the Tay Cities Region Joint Committee today (February 19).
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The University of Dundee has received almost £500,000 as part of a multi-centre study aiming to improve understanding of multimorbidity in hospital patients.
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Addressing an urgent need to develop better, more affordable vaccines and drugs for diseases that are devastating in lower income countries.
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The University of Dundee is seeking thousands of volunteers for a new study assessing the effectiveness and safety of COVID-19 vaccines as they are rolled out to the public.
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Chemotherapy services in Scotland resumed far quicker than in other countries after the first UK lockdown and the Covid-19 pandemic has led to improved treatments for cancer patients, according to new University of Dundee research.
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Emily Jefferson, from the University of Dundee, covers the importance of timely, good quality data for both research and public health.
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Tailoring asthma therapy in adolescent patients according to their genetic make-up can lead to significant improvement in control of the disease, according to new research from the University of Dundee and the Brighton and Sussex Medical School