Population health and wealth
View case studies from the population health and wealth research theme.
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Read about latest research linked to population health and wealth.
Population health and wealth case studies
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Today, 50 million people worldwide are living with dementia. This figure is projected to almost triple to over 130 million people by the year 2050.
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Professor Iris Grunwald, Chair of Neuroradiology, shares how the University is improving patient care in Dundee and around the world.
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As part of ongoing work to promote liver health, the School of Medicine at the University of Dundee is supporting World Liver Day 2024 today (19 April) through its latest contribution to tackling liver diseases.
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How our quality data and health informatics expertise has enhanced randomised controlled trials for the benefit of clinical practice.
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How our unique health informatic expertise is helping when considering treatment in patients with various aspects of kidney disease.
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Shaping the future of commercial drug development and driving global pharmaceutical investment.
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Driving improvements in screening programmes and reducing bowel cancer mortality rates.
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Dental professionals can help reduce harms associated with drug use, according to a University of Dundee researcher who headed up a Scottish Government-funded project to help improve the oral health of people who use drugs.
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University of Dundee researchers have made a significant breakthrough in the global effort to combat tuberculosis.
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Scottish students and graduates can take the next steps in their healthcare careers when the University of Dundee hosts one of the sector’s largest employment events.
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Dietary fibre should be considered an essential nutrient for overall human health, new University of Dundee-backed research has concluded.
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A lifelong diabetes patient has spoken of how My Diabetes My Way (MDMW) has helped her take responsibility for her health as the University of Dundee-developed app celebrates a milestone anniversary.
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A world-leading expert in stroke treatment from the University of Dundee believes that specialised ambulances could prevent hundreds of unnecessary emergency admissions across Scotland each year while ensuring patients receive the best possible care.
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A University of Dundee scientist behind ground-breaking drug discovery work has received a major honour from the Royal Society of Chemistry.
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A new network that brings together some of Tayside’s brightest medical minds has formally launched in Dundee.
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The University of Dundee has signed an agreement with the Universities of the West of Scotland (UWS) and St Andrews that will see the successful Scottish Graduate Entry Medicine (ScotGEM) expanded into the South of Scotland.
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The University of Dundee’s Professor Jacob George has been appointed as the first Chief Medical and Scientific Officer for the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
