New heart disease calculator more accurately predicts patients’ risk of CVDs
According to the World Health Organization, CVDs are responsible for an estimated 17.9 million deaths every year
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UK study finds screening with a PSA test in prostate cancer can lead to overdiagnosis
Prostate cancer is responsible for around 12,000 deaths a year in the UK and is the second biggest cause of death for men
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Researchers reveal two different subtypes of prostate cancer using AI
In the UK alone, the aggressive form of cancer affects around 52,000 men every year
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Barinthus Bio announces $47m project to advance MERS coronavirus vaccine
The partnership will advance VTP-500 from early development to phase 2 clinical trials
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Cambridge researchers redesign future mRNA therapeutics
One-third of patients who received Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine had unintended immune responses
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School of Global Affairs and Ethox Centre launch new research hub
The new hub will unite researchers worldwide to exchange ideas and knowledge
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NHS expands COVID-19 research platform for other major diseases
The OpenSAFELY platform will support the discovery of new treatments
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New hubs receive over £32m to improve access to vaccines in LMICs
Communicable diseases account for 50% of all deaths in LMICs
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‘All-clear’ cancer referral patients at higher risk of subsequent cancer
Over 63,000 cancer cases were diagnosed between one and five years after referral
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UKRI awards three projects £25m for vaccine development
The projects will support the development of new and longer-lasting vaccines
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University of Oxford and PrecisionLife reach data agreement
PrecisionLife to analyse OXEGENE data to improve mechanistic understanding of endometriosis
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University of Oxford begins human trials of Ebola vaccine
ChAdOxl biEBOV is being tested for safety and immunogenicity, and may protect against multiple species of the virus
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- NHS addresses shortage of ethnic organ and blood donors with £600,000 funding
- NIHR awards HealthTech Research Centre Network £5m to advance health innovations
- KCL researchers identify key features of autoimmune diseases present in the gut
- Vicore and Endeavor’s therapies show promise in treating IPF
- Liverpool and McMaster University announce £300,000 strategic research partnership
