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Aspirin and treating cancer

4 December 2023

Taking low-dose aspirin during cancer treatment could reduce deaths by around 20%

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£1.8 million Wellcome Trust funding for neurodevelopmental disorders research

1 December 2023

The Wellcome Trust’s Career Development Award will fund genetic research into neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism and ADHD.

Waterloo Foundation Annual Conference focuses on tackling mental ill health

30 October 2023

The year's conference focused on the topic ‘Mental health: from your inner environment to your outer world’.

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Over £27k raised by #TeamCardiff Cardiff Half runners

11 October 2023

On Sunday 1 October, over 100 alumni, students, and staff ran the Principality Cardiff Half Marathon as part of the University’s #TeamCardiff.

Scan showing prostate cancer which has spread to the spine. Credit: Dr Tom Rackley, consultant clinical oncologist at Velindre Cancer Centre

Targeting BCL3 to treat prostate cancer

28 September 2023

Prostate Cancer UK awards £0.5 million to prostate cancer treatment research

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14th in the UK for Graduate Prospects

28 September 2023

Last week, The Times and The Sunday Times published their Good University Guide 2024 where we retained first in Wales for Graduate Prospects with a score of 87.2%, the highest we have ever achieved.

Professor Andrew Sewell with Research Fellow Garry Dolton in a lab

Superior T-cell discovered in cancer survivors

24 July 2023

Multipronged T-cells discovered which “might be associated with complete cancer remission” say Cardiff team

Wolfson Centre researcher aims to better understand the link between ADHD and depression in young people

15 July 2023

Researchers at Cardiff University, are undertaking a new research project, led by Dr Lucy Riglin, called “How and why does ADHD lead to depression in young people?”

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Identifying Parkinson’s risk through smartwatches

3 July 2023

Activity trackers and smartwatches could help with earlier diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease

Professor Jeremy Hall

£5 million gift to create the Hodge Centre for Translational Neuroscience

27 October 2022

The Centre will focus on the development of new treatments for mental health conditions through 18 fully funded PhD scholarships.