Could a person’s finger length be a clue to how ill they might get with Covid-19?
Fingers could point to a link between low testosterone and Covid hospitalisations. It is widely recognised that a longer ring finger is a marker of higher levels of testosterone prenatally, whereas a longer index finger is a marker of higher levels of oestrogen. Generally, men have longer ring fingers, whereas women have longer index fingers. … Continue reading Could a person’s finger length be a clue to how ill they might get with Covid-19?
Vaccination used to successfully treat Covid-19 for the first time
Doctors have successfully used vaccination to treat a man with Covid-19 in what is thought to be the first instance of the vaccine being used for therapy instead of prevention. Cardiff University reports the virus was finally cleared Ian Lester’s body after clinicians from the Immunodeficiency Centre for Wales, at University Hospital of Wales in … Continue reading Vaccination used to successfully treat Covid-19 for the first time
Wastewater research programme expanded across Wales
A Welsh Government led programme to test wastewater for Covid-19, first piloted by Bangor University, has been expanded to cover all Welsh health boards and local authorities across forty eight sites. Bangor University says the programme provides vital data on the prevalence of coronavirus in the community and was key to the early detection of … Continue reading Wastewater research programme expanded across Wales
Life saving heart pump to go into production this year creating 100 jobs in Swansea
A life saving heart pump developed by a Swansea medtech firm is expected to go into production later this year, creating around a hundred jobs. Calon Cardio-Technology was co-founded by Dr Marc Clement, the former Dean of Swansea University’s School of Management. The company is based at the Institute of Life Sciences at Swansea University … Continue reading Life saving heart pump to go into production this year creating 100 jobs in Swansea
Men wearing face masks deemed “more attractive”, study finds
A Cardiff University study suggests that men wearing face masks “look more attractive”. The study, published in Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, measured how different types of face masks changed the attractiveness of forty male faces. They discovered the type of covering matters. WalesOnline reports blue medical masks were found to increase facial attractiveness more … Continue reading Men wearing face masks deemed “more attractive”, study finds
Crumlin based BBI Solutions has acquired Berlin based BioTeZ
BBI Solutions, an independent provider of immuno-diagnostic reagents and contract services, has acquired a German manufacturer. BioTeZ Berlin-Buch, also including Steffens Biotechnische Analysen, is a manufacturer of reagents and finished tests for the in-vitro diagnostics market, as well as components for the food safety market. Insider Media reports the deal aims to enhance BBI’s portfolio … Continue reading Crumlin based BBI Solutions has acquired Berlin based BioTeZ
Study finds pregnant women with higher BMIs feel stigmatised
Joint research by Cardiff University and the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) found women with higher BMIs felt stigmatised by risk messaging in maternity care. The BBC reports the Wrisk Project, which surveyed more than seven thousand women, looked at how risk is communicated in pregnancy following concerns it didn’t always “reflect the evidence base”. … Continue reading Study finds pregnant women with higher BMIs feel stigmatised
New surgical instrument invented by Swansea plastic surgeon
A plastic surgeon in Morriston Hospital has invented a specialist instrument for use in breast reconstruction surgery and named it the Swansea Retractor after the city where he works. Swansea Bay University Health Board reports Muhammad Umair Javed, a consultant plastic and reconstructive breast surgeon based in the Welsh Centre for Burns and Plastic Surgery, … Continue reading New surgical instrument invented by Swansea plastic surgeon
The Welsh scientist whose cancer research is literally saving lives
A young woman from Merthyr Tydfil is helping to develop a blood test that may help treat cancer. WalesOnline reports former Cyfarthfa High School pupil Caitlin Davies is researching a test that would be able to detect resistance to commonly used chemotherapy in men with prostate cancer. It means patients could be offered an appropriate … Continue reading The Welsh scientist whose cancer research is literally saving lives
Scientists may have found “the trigger” that leads to extremely rare blood clots after the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine
An international team of scientists believe they may have found a molecular mechanism behind the extremely rare blood clots linked to adenovirus Covid-19 vaccines. Cardiff University reports their scientists, and colleagues from Arizona State University, worked with AstraZeneca to investigate vaccine induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT), also known as thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS), a … Continue reading Scientists may have found “the trigger” that leads to extremely rare blood clots after the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccine
