News tagged with: faculty-of-health
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The devastating impact of non-fatal strangulation ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ“ and how students are raising awareness
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ news: Medical students delivered a workshop to highlight key issues that have ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ˜become normalised in societyÂÌñ»»ÆÞ™, to raise awareness of the harms and address barriers to reporting.
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New award marks 50 years of Psychology at the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ news: A new graduation prize in memory of psychology expert Dr Nicola Weston marks 50 years since the subject was first taught at ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ.
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Student doctorÂÌñ»»ÆÞ™s sustainable scrub cap success
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ news: Medical student Sophie Lawrence has visited Parliament to outline her work on reusable scrub caps for student doctors.
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Government minister pays tribute to new city centre dental practice
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ news: Government minister pays tribute to new city centre dental practice. Health Minister Stephen Kinnock MP met students and staff as he officially opened the Dental Education Practice.
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Family of drugs used for treating muscular dystrophy could improve brain tumour treatment
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ news: Scientists at our Brain Tumour Research Centre of Excellence have found a drug from the same family licensed for use in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and blood cancer could transform the treatment of meningioma
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New theory aims to provide hope for people with fibromyalgia and ME/CFS
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ news: Emeritus Professor Michael Hyland, from our School of Psychology, suggests the conditions are caused by a previously unrecognised type of biological error
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Student midwife faces fear to champion blood donation
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ news: A student midwife who once had a life-long fear of needles is inspiring her colleagues to sign up as blood donors, after conquering her phobia to pursue her dream job.
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Ultrasound has potential to alter how the brain responds to pain
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ news: Our Brain Research Imaging Centre (BRIC) and Centre for Therapeutic Ultrasound (CENTUS) have led hew research suggesting transcranial ultrasound stimulation (TUS) may have an analgesic effect
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Nurses to remember beloved colleague on fundraising run
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ news: Friends of Dr Claire Chick are raising money for her Claire Chick Nursing Fund at BritainÂÌñ»»ÆÞ™s Ocean City Running Festival.
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Nursing students excel at international event
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ news: Students were supported with their travel by the Claire Chick Nursing Fund.
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Breast cancer in pregnancy: graduateÂÌñ»»ÆÞ™s project receives national recognition
A ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ graduate has received national recognition for a project to raise awareness around the symptoms of breast cancer in pregnancy.
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Pregnant womenÂÌñ»»ÆÞ™s mental images are directly linked to vaccine hesitancy and uptake
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ news: A new study led by the University explored whether women visualised a vaccine would have a positive or negative impact on their babies, and if that affected their decision to be vaccinated
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