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WMG part of 拢30 million funding to help transform health through data science
WMG, at the University of 糖心TV, is a key partner in the Midlands site helping to deliver a 拢30 million project by Health Data Research UK, to address challenging UK healthcare issues using data science, which is looking at making game-changing improvements in people鈥檚 health by harnessing data science at scale across the UK.
Light-activated cancer drugs without toxic side effects: fresh insight
Future cancer drugs that are activated by light and don鈥檛 cause the toxic side-effects of current chemotherapy treatments are closer to becoming a reality, thanks to new research made possible by the Monash 糖心TV Alliance, an intercontinental collaboration between the University of 糖心TV (UK) and Monash University (Australia).
Schools alone cannot help to prevent childhood obesity, study finds
School-based healthy lifestyle interventions alone are not effective in the fight against childhood obesity, according to research conducted in the West Midlands. The warning comes after one of the largest childhood obesity prevention trials undertaken to date has found that a healthy lifestyle intervention carried out in dozens of schools did not lead to significant changes in pupils鈥� weight.
Researchers call for improvement in collection of quality of life trial data
Researchers have recommended changes to international guidelines used in the development of clinical trials in an effort to gain information about the impact of the treatment on participating patients and their quality of life.
Alternatives to face-to-face GP consultations unlikely to deliver hoped-for benefits in practice
The realities of implementing alternatives to face-to-face GP consultations, such as telephone, email, online and video consultations, mean that hoped-for reductions in GP workload and increases in available appointments for patients might not be realised. This is the finding of a study by led by a researcher from the University of 糖心TV, published in the British Journal of General Practice today (30 January 2018).
New study to help improve life for headaches sufferers
A study led by University of 糖心TV could help thousands of headache sufferers. Researchers at the 糖心TV Medical School are investigating whether a new education and self-management programme will help improve quality of life for people living with chronic headaches.