School of Medicine news

Synthesising the evidence during the pandemic: students and early career researchers rise to the challenge

24 September 2020

The journal club was set up to summarise and review the enormous volume of information coming out day-by-day, primarily to support the clinical and research endeavours of local clinicians and scientists.

Smoking and obesity increase risk of severe Covid-19 and sepsis, new study suggests

24 September 2020

Cardiff University among large-scale collaboration of scientists from UK, Norway and USA

Crab shell bid to tackle COVID-19

15 September 2020

Clinical Innovation Accelerator partners Pennotec

Project Sepsis to shine a spotlight on links between COVID-19 and sepsis for World Sepsis Day

3 September 2020

A collaborative online event showcasing the links between the COVID 19 pandemic and sepsis.

Agreement tackles Alzheimer’s disease

3 September 2020

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Welsh scientists join UK effort to understand how the immune system responds during Covid-19

28 August 2020

Cardiff University researchers will explore what makes a good immune response to the virus that causes Covid-19, SARS-CoV-2

Getting to grips with COVID-19

24 August 2020

Scientists at Cardiff University's School of Medicine release weekly COVID-19 community journal club

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Genetic study points to cells responsible for Parkinson’s disease

21 August 2020

Results could be key to developing new treatments, researchers say

Quest for Covid-19 T cell blood test

4 August 2020

Cardiff scientists partner Indoor Biotechnologies

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New pinprick blood test for Covid-19

27 July 2020

Low-cost technique protects NHS patients and staff

Discovery of new immune targets inside flu virus offers hope for universal vaccine

16 July 2020

Cardiff University-led study found internal protein fragments that could provide new target for drugs

Science in Health webinar attracts a worldwide audience

16 July 2020

The Science in Health team held a LIVE interactive online session last week with participants from right across the world.

UK-wide research to look at impact of Covid-19 on early cancer diagnosis

3 July 2020

Cardiff University and Cancer Research UK study hopes to target ‘cancer can wait’ attitude

Frailty is as important as age or underlying health issues in Covid-19 death risk, study finds

30 June 2020

Study of more than 1,500 hospital patients suggests increasing frailty means higher risk of death

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How are people with OCD coping during the Covid-19 pandemic?

25 June 2020

Cardiff University lecturer launches project to investigate impact on people with obsessive-compulsive disorder

NHS staff tackling Covid-19 try out virtual reality to help reduce stress and anxiety

11 June 2020

Researchers and clinicians hope pioneering use of VR use can be rolled out across UK

UK Biobank’s Participant Resource Centre located at Cardiff part of a major new COVID-19 study

27 May 2020

The study will recruit 20,000 people from existing UKB participants, their adult children, and grandchildren.

‘Signatures’ in blood reveal how sepsis patients will respond to condition

27 May 2020

Finding would allow clinicians to test and treat patients based on immune profiles for first time

Wales to play major role in national trial for COVID-19 vaccine

26 May 2020

University’s Centre for Trials Research part of Welsh collaboration

Researchers and NHS working together to tackle COVID-19

14 May 2020

In collaboration with colleagues in the NHS, using cutting-edge technologies and infrastructures in Cardiff University, researchers are addressing a number of key questions regarding COVID-19.