University of Dundee

Psychology & Psychiatry

Interpersonal touch helps people evaluate mistakes

A loved one's touch might help people perform difficult mental tasks better and deal with setbacks more effectively, according to new research from the University of Dundee.

Oncology & Cancer

Seeing prostate cancer in a new light

A new method offering more successful diagnosis and management of prostate cancer has been identified by researchers at the University of Dundee.

Oncology & Cancer

Targeting enzyme may tip cancer 'over the edge'

Researchers from the University of Dundee have identified an enzyme critical for cell division that could potentially be targeted to tip tumours 'over the edge' into remission.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Research to put bite on liver disease NASH

A form of liver disease which threatens to become a modern epidemic due to its association with obesity and type 2 diabetes – both major health issues for modern society – may be stopped in its tracks thanks to a research ...

Immunology

Atopic eczema—one size does not fit all

Researchers from the UK and Netherlands have identified five distinct subgroups of eczema, a finding that helps explain how the condition can affect people at different stages of their lives.

Cardiology

Smoking number one risk factor for PAD

Smoking and diabetes are the two leading risk factors for peripheral artery disease (PAD), a narrowing of the arteries which can result in amputation, according to a study carried out at the University of Dundee and part-funded ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

New diagnostic test for human African Sleeping Sickness

A new diagnostic test developed from research at the Universities of Dundee and Cambridge has been launched with the aim of helping eliminate the disease known as African sleeping sickness.

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