Medical Xpress: Kingston University, London in the news http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from Kingston University, London Scientists put bowel cancer under the microscope Researchers from London's Kingston University have begun a two-year study which could help prolong the lives of people with colorectal tumours. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-scientists-bowel-cancer-microscope.html Cancer Fri, 24 May 2013 09:20:02 EST news288603701 Researchers to investigate how satisfied caretakers of stroke survivors are with social care support Experts from Kingston University and St George's, University of London, have launched a study to examine whether people caring for family members who have had a stroke feel the social care services designed to support them, work well. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-caretakers-survivors-social.html Health Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:21:30 EST news282907284 Research poised to lead to major advances in cataract treatment (Medical Xpress)—Research carried out by Professor Barbara Pierscionek and a team of fellow vision experts suggests that the way proteins are distributed in the lens of the eye may cause its gradient to be stepped rather than smooth as previously thought. The finding could give a new insight into the way the eye grows and lead to major improvements in synthetic lenses used in surgery to treat patients who have developed cataracts. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-poised-major-advances-cataract-treatment.html Ophthalmology Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:30:02 EST news281347098 Research reveals landing first job can be harder for nurses from ethnic minorities Student nurses from ethnic minorities can find it harder to secure work by the time they qualify and feel less confident about getting a job than their white British counterparts, according to new research conducted by leading healthcare academics. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-reveals-job-harder-nurses-ethnic.html Other Fri, 11 Jan 2013 09:17:03 EST news277118217 Experts warn red wine could mask testosterone levels (Medical Xpress)—Red wine could give athletes and players a boost in the sports arena by increasing the amount of performance-enhancing hormone testosterone in their bodies, according to researchers from London's Kingston University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-experts-red-wine-mask-testosterone.html Medical research Tue, 08 Jan 2013 09:01:00 EST news276858007