Stories in School of Medicine
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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.
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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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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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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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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.
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Five University of Dundee academics are among the newest Fellows elected to the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE).
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A University of Dundee project could transform how sensitive research data is stored following a major funding award
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To mark Data Protection Day (28 January), we explore how Data Safe Havens prioritise and maintain personal data protection and privacy when it comes to public health data.
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International Emmy nominated actress Joanna Vanderham has joined a Scotland-wide effort to help shape medicines of the future
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A more accurate approach to predicting fractures due to osteoporosis could help protect patients, particularly people with multiple health conditions, according to research from the Universities of Dundee and Edinburgh.
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A £4.4 million project led by the University of Dundee aims to turn a database of millions of clinical images into a powerful research tool to help tackle health conditions including lung cancer and dementia.
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When working as a senior NHS registrar in the late 1980s Professor Bob Steele was struck by how many of the patients with bowel cancer died. Then he moved to Nottingham, where trials of bowel cancer screening were happening.
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Research from the University of Dundee has shown that a commonly used class of antibiotics may increase a patient’s risk of suffering a serious and potentially permanent form of nerve damage by almost 50%
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Targets to eliminate pain after surgery are a major cause of the opioid crisis in several countries, according to a new report co-authored by Professor Lesley Colvin of the University of Dundee.