University of Ò°ÀÇÉçÇø - Archive (kidney-disease)
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2018
22
February
2018
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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 Ò°ÀÇÉçÇø, Ò°ÀÇÉçÇø University NHS Foundation Trust and …
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09
February
2018
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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
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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
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11:40
Europe/London
A team of researchers from the National Institutes of Health and University of Ò°ÀÇÉçÇø 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
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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
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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
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11:27
Europe/London
The University of Ò°ÀÇÉçÇø 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
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10:00
Europe/London
A Nigerian public health professional has graduated from a world-leading Ò°ÀÇÉçÇø 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
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09:14
Europe/London
The Wellcome Centre for Cell-Matrix Research at The University of Ò°ÀÇÉçÇø 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
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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 Ò°ÀÇÉçÇø as its …
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28
September
2016
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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
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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
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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
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13:30
Europe/London
A new technique for treating polycystic kidney disease has been identified by researchers at The University of Ò°ÀÇÉçÇø 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
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15:33
Europe/London
Scientists at The University of Ò°ÀÇÉçÇø and Central Ò°ÀÇÉçÇø 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
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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 Ò°ÀÇÉçÇø scientists.
Skin wounds that are slow to heal are a clinical challenge to physicians …
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28
April
2015
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14:49
Europe/London
Scientists at The University of Ò°ÀÇÉçÇø 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
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09:30
Europe/London
The University of Ò°ÀÇÉçÇø 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
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09:44
Europe/London
A University of Ò°ÀÇÉçÇø 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
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09:31
Europe/London
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has announced that The University of Ò°ÀÇÉçÇø’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
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10:22
Europe/London
A healthcare intervention developed by researchers at The University of Ò°ÀÇÉçÇø and funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care (CLAHRC) Greater Ò°ÀÇÉçÇø has been …
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2012
03
May
2012
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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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