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Published: 20 October 2023 University of Glasgow academics have received NIHR Work and Health Research Programme funding for projects that support happiness and health in the workplace. University of Glasgow academics have received NIHR Work and Health Research Programme 'EDI Smart-Dash: Supporting health organisations to develop a more inclusive working environment' is led by the University of Glasgow's Professor Rosalind Searle (Adam Smith Business School) and Professor Roberta Fida (Aston University).

Scientists from the University of Southampton and La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI), in California, have uncovered a group of immune cells that may drive severe asthma. These cells gather in the lungs and appear to cause the most harm in men who develop asthma in later life. "If you are male and you develop asthma after age 40, there's a high chance this T cell population is in your lungs," says LJI Research Assistant Professor Gregory Seumois , who co-led the study with LJI Professor P andurangan Vijayanand.

A new form of deep brain stimulation offers hope for an alternative treatment option for dementia, without the need for surgery. Scientists at Imperial College London are leading on the development and testing of the new method of stimulating the brain, which could provide an alternative treatment for brain diseases such as Alzheimer's, and its associated memory loss.

The NHS ADOPT study has now begun to automatically identify patients with vertebral fracture, by using Nanox.AI an Artificial Intelligence (AI) programme to review thousands of hospital computed tomography (CT) scans. The patients are now being fast-tracked for bone health assessment by an NHS osteoporosis team.

Consistently sleeping less than five hours a night might raise the risk of developing depressive symptoms, according to a new genetic study led by UCL researchers. Historically, poor sleep has been seen as a side effect of mental ill health, but this study found that the link between sleep and mental illness is more complex.

Scientists from The Universities of Manchester and Auckland have discovered widespread differences in metal levels in the brains of patients with Huntington's Disease, a type of dementia, compared to a control group with healthy tissue. In a study published in eBioMedicine, the elements, including selenium (a metalloid), sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, iron, zinc, copper, and manganese, were studied in 11 parts of the brain.

PD2YXR Scientist viewing a multi well plate containing blood samples for screening a laboratory Study confirms ALZmetrixTM whole blood test can detect people at high risk of developing full Alzheimer's Disease Early results from PharmaKure, a pharmaceutical company spun out from The University of Manchester, shows a novel whole blood test developed by the company is able to quantify Alzheimer's Disease biomarkers.

A cheap and widely available prescription drug can improve symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in patients seen in GP surgeries, according to new research led by the universities of Southampton and Leeds. Amitriptyline, which is commonly used at low doses for a range of health concerns, has been found to improve irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms too, according to the results of the ATLANTIS trial.

Other mental illness diagnoses, taking psychotropic medication (prescribed to treat those illnesses, and specific health service use patterns are strong indicators of bipolar disorder, show researchers from the University of Manchester and Keele University. The findings - published in the British Journal of General Practice - will enable doctors to carry out quicker referral, assessment, and treatment of the debilitating and risky condition that used to be known as manic depression.

Results from the largest ever review of clinical trials in cancer screening, prevention, and early detection (SPED) have been published. The review, published in BMC Cancer and funded by the National Cancer Research Institute, found that 61% of all SPED trials focused on just three cancer types - colorectal, breast, and cervical cancer.

Polygenic risk scores, which estimate a person's disease risk based on thousands or millions of common genetic variants, perform poorly in screening and prediction of common diseases such as heart disease, according to a new study led by UCL researchers. It has been claimed that polygenic risk scores will transform the prediction and prevention of common diseases.

The healthcare needs of pregnant adolescents will continue to be ignored in low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) unless there are major changes to healthcare delivery and frameworks, according to a new study by UCL and Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) researchers.

Published: 13 October 2023 A team of European researchers has developed a new test that can accurately measure biological aging in a clinical setting. The discovery was made while studying patients for the aging effects of chronic kidney disease A team of European researchers has developed a new test that can accurately measure biological aging in a clinical setting.

The MBRRACE-UK collaboration , co-led by Oxford Population Health's National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit , has published the full Saving Lives, Improving Mothers' Care report on women who died during, or up to a year after, pregnancy between 2019 and 2021. The data from this report were published by the collaboration in May 2023.

Nearly half (48%) of Welsh children aged seven to 11 are regularly using social media, according to a survey led by academics at Cardiff University. The School Health Research Network's (SHRN) Primary School Student Health and Wellbeing Survey is delivered in partnership with Public Health Wales and funded by the Welsh Government.

A new international study from UCL and UCLH that aims to improve the quality of MRI scans for prostate cancer screening has identified simple ways to treble the number of scans that are of optimal diagnostic quality. Published in Radiology , the research is an important step towards making MRIs available to all men who need one.

Factors that increase the risk of dementia have a greater impact on risk for people in minority ethnic groups, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. The new PLOS One study found that modifiable risk factors-including hypertension, obesity, diabetes, low HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol and sleep disorders-have different impacts on dementia risk for different ethnic groups.

Published: 11 October 2023 A global team of experts, including Professor Sarah Cleaveland from the University of Glasgow, are to design an action plan on how to reduce the risks of virus transmission between animals and humans - the origin of most pandemics. A global team of experts, including Professor Sarah Cleaveland from the University of Glasgow, are to design an action plan on how to reduce the risks of virus transmission between animals and humans - the origin of most pandemics.

People with early Alzheimer's disease have difficulty turning when walking, according to a new study using virtual reality led by UCL researchers. The study, published in Current Biology , used a computational model to further explore the intricacies of navigational errors previously observed in Alzheimer's disease.

Published: 11 October 2023 How we grow old gracefully - and whether we can do anything to slow down the process - has long been a fascination of humanity. However, despite continued research the answer to how we can successfully combat ageing still remains elusive. How we grow old gracefully - and whether we can do anything to slow down the process - has long been a fascination of humanity.