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Fetal heart ECG device breakthrough

Technology developed at The University of Nottingham has been used in a breakthrough study aimed at developing the first comprehensive model of a fully functioning fetal heart.

Cardiology created Feb 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New tool to support safer GP prescribing

A new computer tool to help reduce the risk of commonly made drug prescribing errors has been launched by a primary care research team and the PRIMIS business unit at The University of Nottingham.

Health created Feb 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Exercise can slow onset of Alzheimer's memory loss, study reports

(Medical Xpress)—Keeping active can slow down the progression of memory loss in people with Alzheimer's disease, a study has shown. A team of researchers from The University of Nottingham has identified ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New website to unite cystic fibrosis patients and researchers

People with cystic fibrosis (CF) will be able to access the latest research findings about their condition, volunteer for clinical trials and influence the direction of future scientific studies through a ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Passive smoking doubles risk of invasisve meningococcal disease in children, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—University of Nottingham researchers have been involved in a new study showing that exposure to second-hand smoke, as well as a mother's smoking while pregnant, significantly increases ...

Health created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

'Smart' genes put us at risk of mental illness

(Medical Xpress)—Humans may be endowed with the ability to perform complex forms of learning, attention and function but the evolutionary process that led to this has put us at risk of mental illness.

Neuroscience created Dec 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Advice needed for parents on risk of poisoning in toddlers, research says

GPs and other primary care professionals need to warn parents about safely storing medicines and other hazardous household products in an effort to cut the number of poisonings among pre-school children, ...

Health created Dec 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NHS performance schemes having little impact, says report

Many of the controversial incentive schemes aimed at improving quality of service in the NHS may not be working as intended, a major new study has warned.

Health created Nov 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How safe are our roads for Bradley and the nation's cyclists?

A new government-funded study is to be carried out into how Britain's roads could be made safer for cyclists to reduce the risk of cycling injuries, encourage more people to use bikes and improve public health.

Health created Nov 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

World's largest respiratory genetics study launches on World COPD Day

Researchers from the Universities of Nottingham and Leicester are leading the largest ever study of the genetics relating to lung disease.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Report offers new guidance on family involvement of child abuse case reviews

Child protection professionals are to be offered new guidance on how best to involve families in the case reviews that follow the death or serious injury of a child as a result of abuse or neglect.

Health created Nov 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

MRI research sheds new light on nerve fibers in the brain

World-leading experts in Magnetic Resonance Imaging from The University of Nottingham's Sir Peter Mansfield Magnetic Resonance Centre have made a key discovery which could give the medical world a new tool for the improved ...

Medical research created Nov 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Smokers take 2.7 extra sick days per year, research shows

(Medical Xpress)—Smokers are costing the UK economy £1.4 billion by taking an average of two or three days more sick leave per year than their non-smoking colleagues, a new study has revealed.

Addiction created Nov 01, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Risk factors predict childhood obesity, researchers find

High birth weight, rapid weight gain and having an overweight mother who smokes can all increase the risk of a baby becoming obese later in childhood, research by experts at The University of Nottingham has found.

Overweight and Obesity created Oct 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Behind closed doors—'whistleblowers' need voice over care home concerns, says charity

(Medical Xpress)—'Whistleblowers' who expose mistreatment of vulnerable patients within the care home system need to be confident that their allegations will be treated seriously, a national charity has said.

Health created Oct 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0