Parasitic expert digs the dirt on the deadly parasitic that infected two kidney transplant patients
December 1, 2014
Halicephalobus gingivalis is a soil-borne, free-living nematode parasite. This saprophytic worm was first identified 1954 and since then sporadic cases have been reported as a cause of neurological disease in horses, in many countries including the UK, Japan, Canada, USA, Iceland, Italy, and France. Dr Hany Elsheikha, an expert in parasitology at The School of …
World diabetes day – the research goes on
November 14, 2014
Shielding eyes from diabetes damage, searching for safer versions of diabetic drugs, improving diets to reduce insulin resistance – these are just some of the areas of diabetic research being carried out at The University of Nottingham. Experts at Nottingham are working closely with Diabetes UK and other funding organisations to pioneer work that covers …
22000 dental patients recalled – a huge scientific detective task says virologist
November 12, 2014
Giving his reaction to the recall of 22,000 dental patients, Jonathan Ball, Professor of Molecular Virology at The University of Nottingham warns if patients do test positive for any virus then it won’t be clear where their virus came from and trying to work that out will be a huge scientific detective task. Professor Ball …
Care home fall prevention initiative wins innovation award
October 23, 2014
A pioneering tool to help prevent falls among people in care homes developed by The University of Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust and Nottingham CityCare Partnership, has won an award at the inaugural East Midlands Innovation in Healthcare Awards. The awards, launched by the East Midlands Academic Health Science Network (EMAHSN), recognise and celebrate the …
Plaudits for dementia care documentary
October 22, 2014
A documentary commissioned to complement University of Nottingham research into hospital care for people with dementia has picked up two prizes at the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival. Today is Monday was commissioned and produced by Pippa Foster (now Operations Manager, Alzheimer’s Society) while she was working at The University of Nottingham with …
Nearly one in three lung cancer patients in the UK dies within three months of diagnosis
October 14, 2014
Nearly one in three lung cancer patients in the UK dies within three months of diagnosis, despite having visited their family doctor several times beforehand, according to new research from The University of Nottingham. The findings suggest that family doctors may not be picking up the signs of lung cancer and investigating them as appropriately …
Robot in the classroom?
October 1, 2014
With a new generation of digital natives in the classroom, IT in schools is now as commonplace as textbooks and PE kits. But could there be a more radical use for computer technology that could assist in teaching children with profound and multiple disabilities? Researchers at Nottingham have been investigating the use of a humanoid …
Ashya King case sparks advice from cancer experts
September 8, 2014
Leading experts in children’s cancer have published a statement on the appropriate treatment for medulloblastoma brain tumours and the potential effectiveness of proton therapy in response to the Ashya King case. The Children’s Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG), whose members include Professor Richard Grundy, co-director of The University of Nottingham’s Children’s Brain Tumour Research Centre …
Double shortlisting for Nottingham in the Times Higher Education Awards
September 4, 2014
The University has been shortlisted in two categories of the Times Higher Education Awards (THE). The awards highlight the best of UK higher education and the winners will be announced at a gala awards night on 27th November 2014. Nottingham has been shortlisted in the ‘Research Project of the Year’ and ‘Outstanding International Student Strategy’ …
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Ebola: how did Spanish nurse become infected with virus in high containment unit? By Professor Jonathan Ball
October 8, 2014
The Spanish nurse who contracted Ebola virus while caring for a dying priest appears to be the victim of the first transmission in this outbreak to have taken place outside of Africa. Along with the traveller who returned to Dallas and whose diagnosis was delayed, worries about the wider spread of the virus rear their …
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