Monthly survey to gauge the mental health of the UK under coronavirus
A mental health charity has teamed up with universities across the UK to monitor the country’s psychological wellbeing. For accurate and up to date information on coronavirus please go to gov.uk/coronavirus. If you’re outside the UK please see the information on coronavirus from your national and local authorities. The Guardian reports they will conduct monthly … Continue reading Monthly survey to gauge the mental health of the UK under coronavirus
Masks, ventilators, and door handles being developed across Wales to tackle coronavirus
Since the outbreak, doctors, scientists and designers have been working on ideas to stop coronavirus spreading. For accurate and up to date information on coronavirus please go to gov.uk/coronavirus. If you’re outside the UK please see the information on coronavirus from your national and local authorities. Last week we reported on the Covid Emergency Ventilator, … Continue reading Masks, ventilators, and door handles being developed across Wales to tackle coronavirus
Swansea University playing key role in dementia research
Health records from over 80% of the Welsh population have been used to create the UK’s first national scale health database for dementia research, which is housed at Swansea University. Swansea University reports its researchers have used Welsh NHS records to create the new resource, which is kept in the SAIL Databank, allowing doctors and … Continue reading Swansea University playing key role in dementia research
Study looks at why some patients remain cancer free
Eminent philanthropist and three times cancer survivor Dr James Hull has joined forces with six universities to investigate why cancer returns in some people and not others. Focusing on people who have had successful treatment of advanced cancer and in whom the cancer has not reoccurred for at least five years, Swansea University says its … Continue reading Study looks at why some patients remain cancer free
Study looks at ways to prevent suicide in young Welsh people
Reducing adverse childhood experiences, preventing alcohol and substance misuse, and improving education and training opportunities are some key ways to help prevent suicide in Welsh children and young people. A new review published by Public Health Wales and Swansea University, examines the deaths of all children and young people in Wales who died by suicide … Continue reading Study looks at ways to prevent suicide in young Welsh people
Patients to help trial new bowel cancer test
Hundreds of patients are being asked to help trial a test that could detect or rule out bowel cancer without the need for hospital investigations. The test could one day mean that people showing possible bowel cancer symptoms would no longer require a colonoscopy or a CT scan. Swansea Bay University Health Board says this … Continue reading Patients to help trial new bowel cancer test
Girls more likely than boys to be admitted to hospital after self-harming
A study, published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood, reveals a gender disparity that is particularly evident among ten to fifteen year olds who have self-harmed. Most analyses of self-harm among young people have been restricted to hospital admissions or primary care data. But Swansea University say this research, led by Professor Ann John, … Continue reading Girls more likely than boys to be admitted to hospital after self-harming
Researcher gets £35,000 funding to improve lung cancer detection
Dr Charles Brilliant, a researcher based at Swansea University, has received £35,000 from Innovate UK’s ICURe Awards. Business News Wales reports Charles Brilliant will use the funding to further his research using infrared light to determine the molecular structure of sputum to detect lung cancer. It means that patients could get an initial diagnosis in … Continue reading Researcher gets £35,000 funding to improve lung cancer detection
Welsh scientists awarded funding for earlier bowel cancer screening
Cancer Research UK has awarded more than £500,000 to scientists in Wales to develop a new test which aims to detect bowel cancer at an early stage. ITV reports Prof Paul Dyson at Swansea University, Dr Lee Parry at Cardiff University and Dr Sunil Dolwani at Bowel Screening Wales are looking at how a strain … Continue reading Welsh scientists awarded funding for earlier bowel cancer screening
Social media isn’t causing more eating disorders in young people
There is ongoing debate about whether eating disorders are more common in modern society. Some people say, because they are exposed to and sharing images of themselves in an unprecedented way, social media is affecting young people’s body image and may have an impact on their eating. According to a large survey conducted in 2017, … Continue reading Social media isn’t causing more eating disorders in young people
