Medical research
Cocoa shown to reduce blood pressure and arterial stiffness in study
Cocoa only reduces blood pressure and arterial stiffness when they are elevated, a new study from the University of Surrey finds.
Jul 26, 2022
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University of Surrey
The University of Surrey is a university located within the county town of Guildford, Surrey in the South East of England. It received its charter on 9 September 1966, and was previously situated near Battersea Park in south-west London. The institution was known as Battersea College of Technology before gaining university status. Its roots however go back to the Battersea Polytechnic Institute, founded in 1891 to provide further and higher education for London's poorer inhabitants. The university is a member of the 1994 Group. The university conducts extensive research on small satellites and has a high number of staff who are members of learned societies. The Research Assessment Exercise 2001 awarded nine departments at the university 5 or 5* ratings. The university has recently expanded into China by launching the Surrey International Institute with Dongbei University of Finance and Economics.
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A third COVID-19 booster is crucial to identifying and fighting new variants
Twenty different COVID-19 variants were effectively identified and neutralized after a third booster, according to the new study for which the University of Surrey provided the crucial antigenic map of variants of concern.
Jul 25, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Skin swabs could be how we test for COVID-19 in the future
Skin swabs are "surprisingly effective" at identifying COVID-19 infection, according to new research from the University of Surrey, offering a route to a non-invasive future for COVID-19 testing.
Jul 19, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Nurses and midwives forever altered by COVID-19 pandemic
Nurses and midwives feel "forever altered" by the impact of COVID-19 and remain deeply affected by what they experienced, new research from the
Jun 28, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Inequalities in health care for those with colorectal cancer were made worse by COVID-19 pandemic
The new study found that health inequalities—the unfair and avoidable differences in people's health care—were not fully considered when changes in accessing health services were made. Such changes included the use of ...
Jun 13, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Majority of patients with bowel cancer diagnosed outside of screening programs
More than 70% of patients with bowel cancer are not diagnosed using official screening programs meaning diagnoses are often made late, when the cancer is at an advanced stage, according to new research from the University ...
Jun 08, 2022
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Cardiology
'Control sugar levels sooner to guard against heart attacks' finds new study into type 2 diabetes
A new study suggests that controlling blood sugar levels within the first year of diabetes diagnosis reduces the incidence of major cardiovascular events. Furthermore, the team also found that the more a patient's blood levels ...
May 11, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers discover a novel approach that could lead to the treatment of devastating brain tumors
Findings from a seven-year research project suggests that there could be a new approach to treating one of the most common and devasting forms of brain cancer in adults—Glioblastoma Multiforme (GBM).
May 09, 2022
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Health
Study: World's vulnerable are being polluted in their own homes as they cook
The first-of-its-kind study found that poor ventilation and fuel choices were the most significant contributors to poor air quality in people's kitchens, but the size of the kitchen and the way food was cooked also mattered. ...
Mar 16, 2022
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Health informatics
Keeping nurses happy in their jobs helps retain doctors, study finds
Hospitals that boost nursing staff engagement also find they improve the retention rate for senior doctors, according to a new study from the University of Surrey.
Mar 14, 2022
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