New report reveals lack of mental health support for skin disease patients
The vast majority of skin disease patients feel their condition affects their mental health and many struggle to access appropriate treatment, according to a new report by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Skin. Cardiff University reports five hundred patients with a range of skin conditions were surveyed in March and April of this year, along … Continue reading New report reveals lack of mental health support for skin disease patients
Playing with dolls activates the brain regions associated with empathy and social skills
A team of researchers from Cardiff University has used neuroscience for the first time to explore the impact doll play has on children. In an eighteen month study, the team monitored the brain activity of thirty three children, aged between four and eight, as they played with dolls. Cardiff University reports they found that doll … Continue reading Playing with dolls activates the brain regions associated with empathy and social skills
Smoking and obesity could increase the risk of severe coronavirus and sepsis
An international team of scientists has identified genetic evidence that suggests both smoking and obesity can increase the risk of severe Covid-19. The researchers also found the same was true for the risk of developing sepsis, a dangerous inflammatory response faced by many patients with other infections. The findings, published in Circulation, highlight that stopping … Continue reading Smoking and obesity could increase the risk of severe coronavirus and sepsis
Accelerate supports the development of safer VR experiences in healthcare
The University of Wales Trinity Saint David’s Assistive Technologies Innovation Centre (ATiC) and Cardiff University’s Clinical Innovation Accelerator (CIA) are collaborating with Rescape Innovation Ltd to improve the safe deployment of virtual reality for health care staff and patients. Rescape Innovation are pioneering the use of VR in healthcare to reduce pain, anxiety and improve … Continue reading Accelerate supports the development of safer VR experiences in healthcare
Rescape overfunding after successful crowdfunding campaign
A Cardiff based immersive technology in healthcare pioneer is overfunding after its successful crowdfunding campaign secured backing from a wide range of investors. Insider Media reports Rescape Innovation has already raised more than £350,000 through Crowdcube to help the company expand its use of virtual reality in the treatment of patients and to help frontline … Continue reading Rescape overfunding after successful crowdfunding campaign
Crab shells could protect NHS staff from coronavirus
A material derived from waste crab shells is being tested for use as a virucide for use on PPE and other medical devices. Bangor University reports its experts are working Pwllheli based Pennotec (Pennog Limited) to develop a unique coating which has long lasting virus destroying properties. The BBC reports the crab shells providing the … Continue reading Crab shells could protect NHS staff from coronavirus
Agreement between Cardiff University and Cytox to tackle Alzheimer’s disease
Cardiff University has signed an agreement with Cytox to help the company develop a genetic risk assessment tool for Alzheimer’s disease. Cardiff University says under the licence Cytox will access its IP regarding polygenic risk scoring algorithms for predicting the future onset of Alzheimer’s disease. Cytox will gain exclusive commercialisation rights to IP and know … Continue reading Agreement between Cardiff University and Cytox to tackle Alzheimer’s disease
Welsh scientists helping to understand how the immune system responds during coronavirus
Cardiff University’s School of Medicine and Systems Immunity Research Institute are part of a UK wide effort to identify what makes a good or bad immune response to Covid-19. The UK Covid-19 Immunology Consortium will also look at how factors like age can influence the immune response to coronavirus. Evidence from the pandemic has shown … Continue reading Welsh scientists helping to understand how the immune system responds during coronavirus
International study reveals low levels of wellbeing among children in Wales
Children in Wales have some of the lowest levels of wellbeing among children across thirty five countries, a team of Cardiff University researchers has found. The university reports the team, from the Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research and Data (WISERD), surveyed over two thousand six hundred children from across Wales about their own … Continue reading International study reveals low levels of wellbeing among children in Wales
Genetic study points to cells responsible for Parkinson’s disease
Scientists have uncovered new insights into the origins of Parkinson’s disease. The team, from the UK Dementia Research Institute at Cardiff University and the Oxford Parkinson’s Disease Centre at the University of Oxford, studied the genes of more than six thousand cells from a region deep in the middle of the brain called the substantia … Continue reading Genetic study points to cells responsible for Parkinson’s disease
