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Marco Falasca. Credit: Pancreatic Cancer Research Fund article News story: Cannabinoid improves survival rates of mice with pancreatic cancer
31, July , 2018

A new study led by Queen Mary University of London and Curtin University, Australia found that Cannabinoid improves survival rates of mice with pancreatic cancer.

article News story: Anatomy Centre in Malta to open in September
10, August , 2018

A new anatomy centre next to Gozo General Hospital in Malta is scheduled to complete this September, as artist’s impressions of the development are released by Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London.  

A cytologic smear under the microscope article News story: New cervical cancer test has 100 per cent detection rate
14, December , 2018

A new test for cervical cancer was found to detect all of the cancers in a randomised clinical screening trial of 15,744 women, outperforming both the current Pap smear and human papillomavirus (HPV) test at a reduced cost, according to a study led by Queen Mary University of London.

Prime Minister of Malta, Joseph Muscat article News story: Prime Minister of Malta inaugurates Anatomy Centre
19, December , 2018

Maltese Prime Minister, Joseph Muscat, today officially inaugurated the Barts Anatomy Centre at Queen Mary’s Malta campus, marking a significant milestone in plans to improve the educational and health care offering in Gozo.

article News story: Ethnic inequalities persist for severe mental illness in England
12, December , 2018

There are persisting inequalities in health service use for severe mental illness, with negative effects for patients from ethnic minority backgrounds, according to research led by Queen Mary University of London.

Wolfson Library. Credit: Wilson Mason article News story: Barts Charity funds £6.5m to grow the Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry campus in Charterhouse Square
3, December , 2018

£6.5 million of funding has been awarded by Barts Charity to Queen Mary University of London to transform the Charterhouse Square campus at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, and provide modern, cutting-edge teaching and medical research facilities.

Credit: BBC article News story: Interview with Psychiatry Consultant on BBC’s ‘Killing Eve’
10, December , 2018

Dr Mark Freestone from Queen Mary University of London was the Psychiatry Consultant for the hit BBC show Killing Eve. In this interview, Dr Freestone talks about how he helped shape the character of Villanelle, the psychopathic assassin and also the antagonist of Luke Jennings’ original novellas.

article News story: Genomics project reaches goal of 100,000 genomes sequenced from NHS patients
5, December , 2018

UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock has today announced that a project involving Queen Mary University of London researchers has reached its goal of sequencing 100,000 whole genomes from NHS patients.

article News story: Cultural shift needed to keep trust in use of patient data
28, November , 2018

A radical culture change in the NHS, and across the health data and medical technology community, is needed to make sure that the NHS can deliver benefits from patient data, and to retain public trust, says a new report authored by Queen Mary University of London academics.

article News story: Rates of skin cancer far higher than previously thought
28, November , 2018

Data from a newly established UK skin cancer database, the largest of its kind in the world, has revealed that there are over 45,000 cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas (cSCC) every year in England, 350 per cent more than previous estimates suggested.

Clockwise from top left: Professors Cuzick, Deloukas, Caulfield and Munroe article News story: Four Queen Mary researchers in the top 1 per cent
26, November , 2018

Four researchers from Queen Mary University of London have been placed in the top 1 per cent in the world, in this year’s Highly Cited Researchers list.

article News story: Revealing the face of an infamous 19th century British assassin from a skull
22, November , 2018

A brand new portrait of the only person to have successfully assassinated a British Prime Minister, has been revealed by museum technicians at Queen Mary University of London.

article News story: Smoking found to reduce risk of developing Parkinson’s disease
21, November , 2018

People who smoke, or are passively exposed to cigarette smoke, are less likely to develop Parkinson’s disease, according to a study led by Queen Mary University of London of more than 220,000 people.

article News story: Queen Mary research group call for ban on excessively high sugar and calorie milkshakes
15, November , 2018

 A new survey by Action on Sugar, based at Queen Mary University of London, found that high levels of sugar and calories are hidden in milkshakes sold across high street restaurants and fast food chains.

article News story: Study of 2,000 children suggests London air pollution is restricting lung development
14, November , 2018

Children exposed to diesel-dominated air pollution in London are showing poor lung capacity, putting them at risk of lifelong breathing disorders, according to a study led by Queen Mary University of London, King’s College London and the University of Edinburgh.

article News story: Breast screening linked to 60 per cent lower risk of breast cancer death in first 10 years
9, November , 2018

Women who take part in breast screening have a significantly greater benefit from treatments than those who are not screened, according to a study of more than 50,000 women, led in the UK by Queen Mary University of London.

article News story: London doctors call for urgent action to tackle legacy of youth violence
6, November , 2018

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London are calling for a police and community focus during the hours after school, after their research found that young people are most likely to be stabbed after school finishes for the day.

article News story: Gender inequality could be driving the deaths of girls under five
30, October , 2018

Levels of gender inequality across the world are associated with disproportionate death rates among girls under five years old, according to a study led by Queen Mary University of London.

article News story: New blood product for London’s critically injured
26, October , 2018

A landmark study has been launched in London which will eventually see medical teams deliver whole blood transfusions at the roadside to critically injured patients.

article News story: More patients to be given access to innovative MS treatment through new Government ‘rapid uptake’ scheme
25, October , 2018

An innovative Multiple Sclerosis (MS) treatment, brought to market as a result of clinical trials by teams at Queen Mary University of London and University College London Hospitals NHS Trust, has been named as a ‘rapid uptake’ product to be made accessible to more patients through the Accelerated Access Collaborative (AAC).

article News story: Losing control of gene activity in Alzheimer’s disease
25, October , 2018

New research into the mechanisms controlling gene activity in the brain could hold the key to understanding Alzheimer’s disease.

article News story: New dental adhesive prevents tooth decay around orthodontic brackets
23, October , 2018

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have produced a new orthodontic bracket bonding adhesive that protects the tooth surfaces around the brackets from decay. 

article News story: ‘Healthy’ processed meat alternatives found to have excessive amounts of salt
23, October , 2018

A new nationwide product survey by researchers from Queen Mary University of London has found that processed meat alternatives, including meat free burgers, sausages and mince, are concealing high levels of salt.

article News story: First immunotherapy success for triple-negative breast cancer
20, October , 2018

There is new hope for people with an aggressive type of breast cancer, as an immunotherapy trial shows for the first time that lives can be extended in people with triple-negative breast cancer.

article News story: New immunotherapy offers potential cure for advanced pancreatic cancer
11, October , 2018

A new approach to treating pancreatic cancer using 'educated killer cells' has shown promise, according to early research by Queen Mary University of London.

Professor Karim Brohi article News story: Trauma surgeon named as one of London’s most influential people
11, October , 2018

Professor Karim Brohi, Head of Trauma Sciences at Queen Mary University of London and Consultant Trauma and Vascular Surgeon at Barts Health NHS Trust, has been named in the Evening Standard's Progress 1000 list, recognising the most influential people in the capital.

article News story: Reduce traffic noise to prevent heart disease
9, October , 2018

Noise pollution from road, rail and aircraft traffic needs to be reduced to help prevent heart disease, sleep disturbance and public annoyance, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) report led by Queen Mary University of London academics.

A cytologic smear under the microscope article News story: Delays to HPV screening cost £3 million and miss 48 cervical cancer cases every month
5, October , 2018

A one-year delay in introducing human papillomavirus (HPV) testing as the main test in cervical screening would miss the opportunity to prevent 581 cases of cervical cancer in England at an estimated value of £32 million in lost quality of life, according to a study by researchers at Queen Mary University of London and King’s College London.

TB academics at the UN General Assembly article News story: Queen Mary academics attend UN General Assembly to help end TB
4, October , 2018

Academics from Queen Mary University of London helped raise the profile of tuberculosis (TB) and the need for increased funding at the UN General Assembly in New York, which was attended by global Heads of State and government ministers.

Barts Charity Trauma Appeal article News story: Barts Charity launches appeal to raise £1 million for Queen Mary’s life-saving trauma research
24, September , 2018

The Barts Charity Trauma Appeal, which was launched today, aims to raise £1 million to support vital research at The Royal London Hospital, in conjunction with Queen Mary University of London’s Centre for Trauma Sciences.

UN General Assembly (Credit: Basil D Soufi) article News story: Landmark TB research announced at the UN General Assembly
26, September , 2018

A landmark international research project, involving researchers from Queen Mary University of London, has shown that we can now use our knowledge of the tuberculosis (TB) genetic code to predict which drugs are best for treating a patient’s infection.

article News story: Queen Mary joins London cancer research powerhouse
17, September , 2018

The city of London will be transformed into a world leading hub for cancer biotherapeutics research and treatment, with a new £14 million investment from Cancer Research UK, announced today.

article News story: Study of one million people leads to world’s biggest advance in blood pressure genetics
17, September , 2018

Over 500 new gene regions that influence people’s blood pressure have been discovered in the largest global genetic study of blood pressure to date, led by Queen Mary University of London and Imperial College London.

Professors Morris Brown and Mark Caulfield article News story: Researchers awarded for lifetime achievements in blood pressure research
23, September , 2018

Two academics from Queen Mary University of London have received prestigious awards from the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) in recognition of their achievements in blood pressure research.

article News story: Improving mental health through community resources
6, September , 2018

A new Mental Health Network involving researchers from Queen Mary University of London will help harness community resources to improve mental wellbeing in local communities.

article News story: Study links widely-used drug azathioprine to skin cancers
10, September , 2018

A drug used to treat inflammatory bowel disease and arthritis, and prevent organ rejection in transplant patients, has been identified as an important contributor to skin cancer development, in research by Queen Mary University of London, University of Dundee and the Wellcome Sanger Institute.

Professor Sandra Nicholson article News story: Queen Mary academic to chair leading medical education organisation
10, September , 2018

Professor Sandra Nicholson from Queen Mary University of London has been appointed as the new Chair of the Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME).

article News story: First evidence that soot from polluted air may be reaching placenta
16, September , 2018

Evidence of tiny particles of carbon, typically created by burning fossil fuels, has been found in placentas for the first time, in early research involving a small number of people, presented today by researchers from Queen Mary University of London.

article News story: New online tool for clinicians could predict risk of breast cancer returning
24, August , 2018

A new, simple web-based calculator that could better predict the long-term risk of breast cancer returning in other areas of the body has today been published online by researchers at Queen Mary University of London.

article News story: Blood pressure medications and statins found to provide long-term cardiovascular benefits
26, August , 2018

Death rates from heart disease and stroke could be significantly lowered by prescribing statins alongside blood pressure-lowering drugs, according to the results from a clinical trial led by Queen Mary University of London and Imperial College London.

article News story: Queen Mary academic recognised for outstanding impact on students
30, August , 2018

A leading higher education professional association, Advance HE, has awarded Dr Vicky Jolliffe from Queen Mary University of London a 2018 National Teaching Fellow award.

article News story: Stem cell transplants to be used in treating Crohn’s disease
6, August , 2018

A clinical trial has begun which will use stem cell transplants to grow a new immune system for people with untreatable Crohn’s disease – a painful and chronic intestinal disease which affects at least 115,000 people in the UK.

The MS team on the Isle of Lewis article News story: Tackling multiple sclerosis in the Outer Hebrides
15, August , 2018

Beki Aldam is Public Engagement Coordinator in the Barts-MS team based at the Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London. In this blog, she talks about her team’s trip to a remote island in the Outer Hebrides to organise an event for multiple sclerosis patients who have limited access to neurologists.

article News story: Queen Mary appoints Professor Paul Coulthard as new Dean for Dentistry
20, August , 2018

Professor Paul Coulthard has been appointed to the post of Dean for Dentistry and Director, Institute of Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London.

article News story: Zimbabwe’s new era and hopes for treating child malnutrition
31, July , 2018

Ruairi Robertson is a Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Research Fellow based at the Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London. In this two-part blog, he describes his recent trip to Zimbabwe where he and his team are carrying out research into severe acute malnutrition.

article News story: Working towards a common goal of solving child malnutrition
2, August , 2018

Ruairi Robertson is a Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Research Fellow based at the Blizard Institute, Queen Mary University of London. In the second part of his blog covering a recent trip to Zimbabwe, he reports from a symposium bringing together experts from all over the world and from different fields, who are hoping to find a solution to widespread child malnutrition.

article News story: New research links low levels of air pollution with serious changes in the heart
3, August , 2018

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have found that people exposed to air pollution levels well within UK guidelines have changes in the structure of the heart, similar to those seen in the early stages of heart failure.

article News story: New study shows manufacturers are failing to reduce the amount of sugar sold in their products
26, July , 2018

A study by Action on Sugar at Queen Mary University of London, found a wide variation of sugar and calorie content between the same types of cakes and biscuits sold in the UK in 2016. This reiterates the accusation that the industry is not complying in reducing the amount of sugar sold in their products.

 Dr Margie Taylor CBE, Chief Dental Officer for Scotland, Professor Cynthia Pine, Professor Sara Hurley, Chief Dental Officer for England article News story: Queen Mary researcher recognised for influential contributions to dental research
26, July , 2018

The largest scientific association that focuses on research in the field of dentistry has recognised a researcher from Queen Mary University of London for advances in research to improve oral health in children.

article News story: Queen Mary researchers contribute to the future of dental research
28, July , 2018

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London presented several new studies at the 2018 General Session of the International Association of Dental Research in London from 25-28 July.

article News story: Research funding awarded to improve cancer awareness and screening
6, July , 2018

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) have renewed Queen Mary University of London’s NIHR Policy Research Unit in Cancer Awareness, Screening and Early Diagnosis, with a grant of £5 million.

article News story: Project aims to improve asthma control in African schoolchildren
9, July , 2018

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have been awarded £2 million to study how to improve asthma in African children.

article News story: Public shapes new research around ethnic inequalities and severe mental illness
11, July , 2018

A national online survey was launched today to give members of the public the opportunity to set the research priorities in the field of ethnic inequalities and severe mental illness.

article News story: New study to examine the brain health of former footballers
18, July , 2018

Former players will be recruited through the Professional Footballers’ Association for a study examining the link between heading the ball or concussions and long-term brain function.

Students at the Barts and Queen Mary Science Festival 2018 article News story: Barts and Queen Mary Science Festival inspires next generation of scientists
25, June , 2018

A festival aimed at secondary schools and young people interested in a career in science and medicine was held at Queen Mary University of London’s Mile End campus on 20 June.

article News story: NHS70: Q & A with Professor Steve Thornton
2, July , 2018

Professor Steve Thornton is Vice Principal (Health) at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London. In celebration of the NHS’s 70th birthday this week, Professor Thornton has taken part in a Q & A to explain how we work alongside the NHS and help support the organisation’s work through education and research.

Shafi Ahmed uses Google Glass during a live surgical procedure article News story: Innovating surgeon wins NHS70 Parliamentary Award
4, July , 2018

Professor Shafi Ahmed from Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, and The Royal London Hospital has won a prestigious award to mark the NHS’s 70th birthday.

A girl from Netley Primary School has her lung capacity measured article News story: Schools join research into the effect of air pollution on children’s health
8, June , 2018

Over 3,000 primary school children in polluted areas of London and Luton will have their lung health monitored over a four-year period in a new international study led by Queen Mary University of London, launched today by the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan at Netley Primary School.

article News story: Type 2 diabetes linked to higher rate of Parkinson’s
13, June , 2018

People with type 2 diabetes are 32 per cent more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease than those without diabetes, finds a new study by Queen Mary University of London, UCL and University of Oxford.

The Nine-Hole Peg Test will be used to measure hand function in severely disabled MS patients article News story: First clinical trial to recognise the needs of severely disabled MS patients
14, June , 2018

A new clinical trial testing a disease-modifying drug for multiple sclerosis (MS) will be the first in the world to recognise the importance of wheelchair users retaining the use of their hands.

article News story: New research reveals salads could be damaging our health
15, June , 2018

Action on Salt, an expert group based at Queen Mary University of London, has revealed that ready to eat salads could be damaging our health.

article News story: Queen Mary research forecasting the evolution of cancer
30, May , 2018

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have developed a computer model that forecasts the changes that occur within tumours as they develop.

Credit: Gerad Monaco article News story: School programme developed to empower young people to manage asthma better
31, May , 2018

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have developed a school programme to reduce high levels of poorly managed asthma in young people.

Cardiac muscle cells derived from human stem cells. Credit: Dr Yung-Yao Lin, QMUL article News story: New lab technology could reveal treatments for muscle-wasting disease
6, June , 2018

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have developed new cell-based technologies which could improve understanding of the muscle-wasting disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and test potential drugs for the disease.

Credit: Ken Teegardin (CC BY-SA 2.0) article News story: More than £50 million awarded to improve health and social care research
9, May , 2018

Queen Mary University of London has received funding from the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) to advise researchers on how to develop high quality research proposals.

Left to right: Dr Dayem Ullah, Dr Kit Curtius, Dr Gill Harper, Dr Adriano Barbosa article News story: Fellows inaugurated at new Rutherford Academy of Population Genomics and Health Data Science
11, May , 2018

Queen Mary University of London has appointed four postdoctoral research fellows to its new Rutherford Academy of Population Genomics and Health Data Science, funded by the Medical Research Council and UK Research and Innovation’s Rutherford Fund.

Renal denervation system article News story: Surgery involving ultrasound energy found to treat high blood pressure
23, May , 2018

An operation that targets the nerves connected to the kidney has been found to significantly reduce blood pressure in patients with hypertension, according to the results of a clinical trial led in the UK by Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust, and supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).

article News story: Depression illustrated: Scientist and artist create a stop-motion animation of the brain
18, May , 2018

Queen Mary University of London PhD student Daisy Thompson-Lake and artist Emma Allen have created a film which illustrates what happens in the brain during depression.

Construction of Neuron Pod article News story: Construction starts on giant ‘nerve cell’ in London’s East End
20, April , 2018

Construction has begun on ‘Neuron Pod’ - a striking 23-metre long and 10-metre high free-standing structure which will be used as an informal science learning centre at Queen Mary University of London’s Whitechapel campus.

article News story: Question is finally settled over link between salt intake and raised blood pressure
1, May , 2018

A new review by Action on Salt, based at Queen Mary University of London, has challenged previous studies that cast doubt on the importance of reducing salt intake on public health.

Children taking part in the vitamin D study in Punjab, Pakistan article News story: Vitamin D improves weight gain and brain development in malnourished children
2, May , 2018

High dose vitamin D supplements improve weight gain and the development of language and motor skills in malnourished children, according to a study led by Queen Mary University of London and University of the Punjab, Pakistan.

article News story: Increase in number of places for local medical students
26, March , 2018

Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry at Queen Mary University of London has been allocated an additional 32 new places for medical students, which will provide new opportunities for students from the local area.

Credit: Ch. Flemming/Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings article News story: Queen Mary academics selected to attend esteemed Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
23, May , 2018

Two Postdoctoral Research Fellows at Queen Mary University of London, have been selected to attend the 68th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings in Germany.

article News story: New project to transform treatment for children with arthritis
28, March , 2018

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London will join a UK-wide effort to drive the development of new treatments for children and young people with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and its associated eye-inflammation condition, uveitis.

article News story: Weak hand grip could be sign of a failing heart
14, March , 2018

Hand grip strength could be used as a simple measure of heart health, according to new research led by scientists at Queen Mary University of London.

article News story: Risk of maternal death doubled in pregnant women with anaemia
21, March , 2018

Pregnant women with anaemia are twice as likely to die during or shortly after pregnancy compared to those without the condition, according to a major international study led by Queen Mary University of London of over 300,000 women across 29 countries.

article News story: New drug reduces progression of disability in multiple sclerosis
23, March , 2018

A new drug is the first to slow the progression of disability in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis – a severe form of the disease for which there is currently no treatment to prevent progression.

article News story: Tuberculosis awareness animation launched for World TB Day
23, March , 2018

A new health promotion tool has been launched to inform people about latent tuberculosis (TB) and engage migrant communities with local NHS testing and treatment.

article News story: Menopausal hormone therapy linked to having a healthier heart
9, March , 2018

Women who use menopausal hormone therapy appear to have a heart structure and function that is linked to a lower risk of heart failure, according to a study led by Queen Mary University of London.

article News story: One in ten stroke survivors need more help with taking medication
12, March , 2018

Over a half of stroke patients require a degree of help with taking medicine and a sizeable minority say they do not receive as much assistance as they need, according a study by researchers at Queen Mary University of London and University of Cambridge.

article News story: Mandatory health warnings needed on Chinese takeaways and ready meals
13, March , 2018

A new survey by Action on Salt, based at Queen Mary University of London, has exposed the alarming amounts of salt found in both Chinese takeaways and Chinese ready meals sold by some of the UK’s biggest supermarkets.

article News story: Health ministers and politicians visit brain tumour research labs
23, February , 2018

UK health ministers shared the news of an upcoming funding boost to brain tumour research, during a visit to laboratories at Queen Mary University of London this week.

article News story: Children’s use of non-dental services for oral pain costing the NHS £2.3m a year
1, March , 2018

Thousands of children with oral pain are being taken by parents to pharmacies and non-dental health services, including A&E, instead of their dentist, and could be costing NHS England £2.3 million a year, according to research led by Queen Mary University of London.

article News story: Aspirin helps treat tuberculous meningitis
5, March , 2018

The painkiller aspirin appears to reduce the risk of stroke and death in patients with the most deadly form of tuberculosis, according to a study by Queen Mary University of London, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (Vietnam), Western General Hospital and University of Oxford.

article News story: New insights into why patients have a higher risk of heart attack in the morning
8, March , 2018

Cardiovascular disease patients have lower levels of an important family of protective molecules in their blood in the morning, which could be increasing their risk of blood clots and heart attacks at those times, according to early research led by Queen Mary University of London.

article News story: First comparison of common breast cancer tests finds varied accuracy of predictions
15, February , 2018

Commercially-available prognostic breast cancer tests show significant variation in their abilities to predict disease recurrence, according to a study led by Queen Mary University of London of nearly 800 postmenopausal women.

article News story: Dentistry, X-rays and Morecambe and Wise
20, February , 2018

Graham Davis is Professor of 3D X-ray Imaging at Queen Mary’s Institute of Dentistry. In this blog post, he describes his team’s work in helping the BBC to restore a lost episode of the Morecambe and Wise Show from a disintegrated film reel, as featured in the latest episode of BBC Click.

article News story: “Beetroot pill” could help save patients from kidney failure after heart x-ray
22, February , 2018

Beetroot may reduce the risk of kidney failure in patients having a heart x-ray, according to research led by Queen Mary University of London.

article News story: £54 million award to transform health through data science
7, February , 2018

Queen Mary University of London has partnered with four other London universities - UCL, Imperial College London, King's College London and The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine - in a new initiative to transform health through data science.

article News story: Research suggests vapers may be vulnerable to lung infections
8, February , 2018

The vapour from e-cigarettes seems to help pneumonia-causing bacteria stick to the cells that line the airways, according to research led by Queen Mary University of London.

article News story: Valentine's Day meal deals contain as much salt as six McDonald’s hamburgers
14, February , 2018

A new survey by Consensus Action on Salt and Health (CASH) based at Queen Mary University of London’s Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, has found that popular Valentine’s readymade meals are very high in salt, calories, fat and sugar.

article News story: Government urged to fortify flour with folic acid to prevent birth defects
31, January , 2018

There is no need for an upper limit of folate intake, according to a study by Queen Mary University of London and the School of Advanced Study, University of London.

article News story: Multinational companies continue to produce unregulated antibiotics in India
5, February , 2018

Millions of unapproved antibiotics are being sold in India, according to a new study by researchers at Queen Mary University of London and Newcastle University.

article News story: Major research project launched to crack aspirin’s anti-cancer properties
6, February , 2018

An international study, led by Queen Mary University of London and funded with a £5 million grant from Cancer Research UK, has been launched to answer the final questions before aspirin is recommended to reduce cancer risk.

article News story: Long term health conditions drive A&E visits, not lack of GP services
16, January , 2018

Rising accident and emergency attendance rates are driven by patients’ long term health conditions, and are not related to lack of GP provision, according to a study by Queen Mary University of London of more than 800,000 patients in east London.

article News story: Diabetes gene found that causes low and high blood sugar levels in the same family
15, January , 2018

A study of families with rare blood sugar conditions has revealed a new gene thought to be critical in the regulation of insulin, the key hormone in diabetes.

article News story: Whole-population testing for breast and ovarian cancer gene mutations is cost-effective
18, January , 2018

Screening the entire population for breast and ovarian cancer gene mutations, as opposed to just those at high-risk of carrying this mutation, is cost effective and could prevent more ovarian and breast cancers than the current approach, according to research led by Queen Mary University of London.

article News story: Researchers use flu-like virus to attack pancreatic cancer
25, January , 2018

A flu-like virus has now been used in experiments to successfully inhibit the growth of pancreatic cancer, according to an early study led by Queen Mary University of London.

article News story: At least three out of five people who try a cigarette become daily smokers
10, January , 2018

At least 61 per cent of people who try their first cigarette become, at least temporarily, daily smokers, suggests an analysis of survey data by Queen Mary University of London.

article News story: Some leukaemia patients may be missing out on new treatments
11, January , 2018

Patients with an aggressive form of leukaemia, currently ineligible for any type of targeted therapy, may in fact benefit from new drugs, according to new research by Queen Mary University of London.

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