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Safety screens

03 Feb 2021

Since the start of October, a dedicated team drawn from across the University and its Colleges has been running an innovate programme to screen its...

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Diabetes testing (crop)

Early detection and treatment of type 2 diabetes may reduce heart disease and mortality

18 May 2015

Screening to identify type 2 diabetes followed by early treatment could result in substantial health benefits, according to new research published...

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Color-enhancement show magnetic resonance image (MRI) of individual breast

Genetic screening could improve breast cancer prevention

09 Apr 2015

A test for a wide range of genetic risk factors could improve doctors’ ability to work out which women are at increased risk of developing breast...

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Getting the true measure of pregnancy

12 Jun 2014

One in 200 babies dies before birth in the UK. A study aimed at determining how to reduce the risk of a pregnancy coming to a devastating end is now...

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Micrograph showing prostatic acinar adenocarcinoma (the most common form of prostate cancer)

Scientists finally discover which prostate cancers are life-threatening

19 Nov 2013

Scientists have discovered that the presence of a specific protein can distinguish between prostate cancers that are aggressive and need further...

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