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article News story: Urine test for early stage pancreatic cancer now possible after biomarker discovery
3, August , 2015

A combination of three proteins found at high levels in urine can accurately detect early-stage pancreatic cancer, researchers from Queen Mary University of London have found. The discovery could lead to a non-invasive, inexpensive test to screen people at high risk of developing the disease.

article News story: QMUL lecturer wins at BMA Medical Book awards
4, September , 2015

The textbook Medical Sciences 2nd Edition published by Elsevier has just won first prize in the British Medical Associations medical book awards in the category of Basic and clinical sciences. The book was edited by Dr Jeannette Naish from QMUL’s Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine and Dr Denise Syndercombe Court a QMUL honorary fellow.

QMUL's Centre for Endocrinology is based at Charterhouse Square, but physicians from all over the world can take its online MSc article News story: Four QMUL researchers among the most influential one per cent in the world
16, September , 2015

Academics researching molecular biology and clinical medicine have been named on Thomson Reuter’s Highly Cited Researchers 2015 list which recognises the top one per cent most cited papers published between 2003 and 2013.

article News story: Queen Mary University of London launches Medical School in Malta
18, March , 2015

Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is to launch a new Medical School in the Republic of Malta.

article News story: Fifty-year old drug is best in resistant hypertension
21, September , 2015

Researchers from QMUL, working with other institutions, have found that a diuretic drug that has been in use for over fifty years could be the most effective treatment for a particularly high risk form of high blood pressure.

article News story: Psychiatric assessments for predicting violence are ineffective
11, November , 2015

Standard approaches for investigating risk of violence in psychiatric patients and prisoners are inaccurate and should be abandoned in all future studies, according to researchers from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL).

article News story: New study removes cancer doubt for Multiple sclerosis drug
1, October , 2015

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) are calling on the medical community to reconsider developing a known drug to treat people with relapsing Multiple sclerosis (MS) after new evidence shows it does not increase the risk of cancer as previously thought.

article News story: Professor Jack Cuzick receives American Cancer Society Medal of Honor
1, October , 2015

Leading QMUL cancer researcher Professor Jack Cuzick has been given a prestigious award for his contributions to clinical research.

CREDIT l.bailey_beverley via Wikimedia Commons article News story: London's Trauma System dramatically reduces mortality rates
27, October , 2015

The London Trauma System has greatly increased quality of care for trauma patients, according to research from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and the London Regional Trauma System.

article News story: Amrita Ahluwalia to become the next Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Pharmacology
22, June , 2015

QMUL is pleased to announce that the next Editor-in-Chief of the British Journal of Pharmacology will be Professor Amrita Ahluwalia, Deputy Director of QMUL’s William Harvey Research Institute. 

article News story: New grants for pancreatic cancer research
27, November , 2015

Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) has received new grants from Pancreatic Cancer UK (PCUK) to fund five projects that aim to improve treatment options for pancreatic cancer patients.

Credit: David Pacey/Flickr article News story: Fortifying flour with folic acid could have prevented 2,000 UK birth defects
22, December , 2015

The UK’s failure to fortify flour with folic acid has caused around 2,000 avoidable cases of neural tube defects since 1998, according to research led by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL).

article News story: Amrita Ahluwalia awarded Women in Science and Engineering prize
16, November , 2015

Professor Amrita Ahluwalia from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) has been awarded the 2015 Prize for Research by the WISE (Women in Science and Engineering) Campaign.

Priyamvada Dua (left) handed the prize by Professor Markus Schwarz, Ludwig-Maximillians University Munich article News story: QMUL researcher wins award for work on psychiatric diseases
24, April , 2015

A post-doctoral researcher from Queen Mary University of London has won a prestigious €1,000 prize for her work on psychiatric diseases.

Fluid in human joints is rich in cartilage-protecting microvesicles article News story: New strategy discovered for treating arthritis
26, November , 2015

Arthritis patients could one day benefit from a novel form of medicine, according to researchers at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL). Their early study indicates that arthritic cartilage, previously thought to be impenetrable to therapies, could be treated by a patient’s own ‘microvesicles’ that are able to travel into cartilage cells and deliver therapeutic agents.

article News story: Breast screening programme effective in preventing some invasive cancers
8, December , 2015

Screening for and treatment of an early form of breast cancer has been found to prevent subsequent invasive cancer, according to research led by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL).

article News story: QMUL marks 100,000 visitors to science education pod ‘Centre of the Cell’
20, April , 2015

Queen Mary University of London’s life sciences education programme, Centre of the Cell, celebrated its 100,000th participants after a visit from a Tower Hamlets primary school class on Friday 17 April 2015.

article News story: QMUL researcher nominated for Women in Science and Engineering Award
5, October , 2015

Professor Amrita Ahluwalia has been nominated in the research category in the awards that recognise those who lead the way for women in science, technology, engineering and maths.

article News story: Drug provides another treatment option for an early form of breast cancer
11, December , 2015

The drug anastrozole is effective in treating an early form of breast cancer, according to a clinical trial led by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL).

article News story: £8 million awarded for pancreatic cancer research ‘dream team’
9, November , 2015

A trans-Atlantic ‘dream team’, involving scientists and clinicians from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), has been awarded £8 million to fight pancreatic cancer.

article News story: £10m grant awarded for Barts Heart Centre
22, December , 2015

Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and Barts Health NHS Trust have received £10 million from Barts Charity for the creation of a world-class cardiovascular academic medical centre at the Trust’s Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew’s Hospital.

Screenshot from Poo Racer article News story: ‘Poo Racer’ video game to flush away bowel taboos
25, November , 2015

A poo racing video game which aims to change attitudes towards defecation and bowel health has been launched by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL). A second new game, Gene Quest, has also been created to encourage interest in one of the world’s largest genetics studies.

article News story: Daily beetroot juice lowers blood pressure, scientists find
19, January , 2015

Drinking a daily cup of beetroot juice has been shown to significantly lower blood pressure among patients with high blood pressure, according to scientists from Queen Mary University of London.

article News story: Injury research influences UK sports strategy
23, December , 2015

Research and lobbying undertaken by public health experts at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) has helped change the UK government’s sports strategy.

article News story: Centre of the Cell is a ‘wonderful emblem of public engagement’ as it celebrates its fifth birthday
20, May , 2015

The Centre of the Cell “is a wonderful emblem of how public engagement is embedded in what this university does,” said QMUL’s Principal, Professor Simon Gaskell, during the science centre’s fifth birthday celebrations.

article News story: The ‘quality’ paradox: Quality in healthcare is crucial but it’s time to rethink it
19, June , 2015

We all want a quality health service – but what does this really mean? What does quality in healthcare really look like? Dr Deborah Swinglehurst has been exploring this idea for several years, curious to find out what academics, opinion leaders, healthcare professionals and members of the public really understand by the term ‘quality’ in the healthcare context.  

Blizard Building at Night - Morley von Sternberg article News story: Blizard Institute marks 10 year anniversary
4, December , 2015

Queen Mary University of London’s (QMUL) world-class research centre, the Blizard Institute, is celebrating its tenth year.

Image credit: 8 Kome (Flickr) article News story: Collagen’s role in skin cancer
22, October , 2015

Collagen has been found to play a role in suppression of blood vessel formation in a type of skin cancer, according to research led by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL). The results suggest that type VII collagen could help suppress tumour formation in the skin.

article News story: Long-term benefits of chronic fatigue therapies
28, October , 2015

Cognitive behavioural therapy and graded exercise therapy could have long term benefits for people affected by Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, according to research by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), Oxford University and King’s College London.

article News story: New findings on ‘key players’ in brain inflammation
6, March , 2015

Inflammation is the immune system’s natural reaction to an ‘aggressor’ in the body or an injury, but if the inflammatory response is too strong it becomes harmful. For example, inflammation in the brain occurs when a person has a stroke, or when suffering from neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

article News story: East London Genes and Health celebrates 4,000th study participant
14, October , 2015

East London Genes & Health, the world’s largest community based genetics study, is celebrating its first milestone with 4,000 local participants taking part so far.

L-R: Richard Le Vay, Dr Delphine Purves and Professor Nick Lemoine article News story: Barts Cancer Institute marks 10 years of pioneering work with book launch
9, July , 2015

Queen Mary University of London’s Barts Cancer Institute (BCI) celebrated its 10 year anniversary with a two day showcase of its research past and present, and launched a commemorative book entitled ‘Every Rational Attempt: The Stories Behind Barts’ Contribution to the Fight Against Cancer’.

article News story: New HPV vaccine offers greater protection against cervical cancer than current vaccine
18, February , 2015

Scientists have developed a new HPV (human papilloma virus) vaccine which protects against nine types of the virus – seven of which cause most cases of cervical cancer. The new vaccine offers significantly greater protection than the current vaccine, which protects against only two cancer causing types of HPV.

article News story: Clinical trial shows first ever positive results in treating primary progressive and relapsing multiple sclerosis
20, October , 2015

QMUL researchers’ study shows positive results when treating both primary progressive and relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis with the drug ocrelizumab.

article News story: Award for outstanding use of information in MS care
18, November , 2015

Professor Gavin Giovannoni and Alison Thomson from the Barts MS Research team at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) have received an award for outstanding use of information in multiple sclerosis (MS) care.

article News story: ‘Massaging’ mice boosts immune system
5, June , 2015

Massage-like stroking has a positive effect on the immune system of mice by reducing their level of stress.

article News story: Researchers awarded £3.5m grant to improve prevention of tuberculosis (TB) in South African schoolchildren
12, October , 2015

The Medical Research Council (MRC) has awarded a grant of £3.5m to researchers from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and University of Cape Town (UCT) to carry out a trial to determine whether a weekly vitamin D supplement can prevent tuberculosis (TB) in South African primary school children.

article News story: New approach to immunosuppression could avoid transplant organ rejection, study finds
16, June , 2015

A new study has identified how blocking a special set of molecules on the surface of T cells can suppress the heart’s immune response – responsible for transplant rejection and autoimmune diseases such as myocarditis – whilst leaving rest of the body’s immune system intact.

article News story: QMUL launches new website for trauma survivors
21, April , 2015

Queen Mary University of London’s Barts Centre for Trauma Sciences (C4TS) has today launched the new website Aftertrauma.org, the UK’s most comprehensive online resource dedicated to helping trauma survivors – and their families, friends and carers – on their long and complex recovery journey.

article News story: Public interest has ‘medicalised’ vitamin D yet benefits remain uncertain
21, July , 2015

Persistent public interest in vitamin D, plus widespread testing of vitamin D status and prescribing by doctors, has led to a significant increase in people taking supplements despite limited evidence of any health benefits – according to new NIHR-funded research from Queen Mary University of London and published in BMJ Open.

article News story: World’s largest community genetics study launches in East London
13, March , 2015

East London Genes & Health, the world’s largest community based genetics study, has launched today – aiming to improve health among people of Pakistani and Bangladeshi heritage in East London by analysing the genes and health of 100,000 local people.

article News story: Scientists discover genetic cause of deadly rare disease ‘dyskeratosis congenita’
23, April , 2015

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have uncovered a genetic defect which causes the life-threatening condition ‘dyskeratosis congenita’ (DC) – a rare genetic form of bone marrow failure.  

article News story: Many fixed-dose drug combinations in India lack central regulatory approval
12, May , 2015

Fixed-dose drug combinations (FDCs) which have not received central regulatory approval are sold in substantial numbers in India – despite concerns over the safety and efficacy of these combinations – according to new research led by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and published in PLOS Medicine.

article News story: QMUL awarded £500k to develop novel dental implant material
5, June , 2015

Researchers from the School of Dentistry within Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) have received nearly £500k in MRC funding to assess the effectiveness of a new injectable bone graft material used to replace missing bone in implant dentistry.

article News story: Pancreatic cancer stem cells could be "suffocated” by an anti-diabetic drug
10, September , 2015

A new study shows that pancreatic cancer stem cells (PancSCs) are virtually addicted to oxygen-based metabolism, and could be “suffocated” with a drug already used to treat diabetes.

article News story: Global health systems neglect treating three billion people with tooth decay
4, March , 2015

Billions of people across the globe are suffering the consequences of untreated tooth decay (cavities) – which include toothache and dental abscesses – according to new research published in the Journal of Dental Research.

article News story: Hope for muscular dystrophy patients: harnessing gene helps repair muscle damage
15, January , 2015

Researchers have successfully improved the ability of muscle to repair itself – by artificially increasing levels of the BMI1 gene in the muscle-specific stem cells of mice with muscular dystrophy.

article News story: New research reveals one in two people in the UK will get cancer
4, February , 2015

New research has predicted one in two people in the UK will develop cancer at some point in their lives, according to the most accurate forecast to date from Queen Mary University of London and Cancer Research UK.

article News story: Revolutionary device found to lower blood pressure
23, January , 2015

A revolutionary device has been shown to significantly lower blood pressure among patients with uncontrolled high blood pressure, compared to those treated with usual drug measures – according to research from Queen Mary University of London and published in The Lancet.

article News story: New study confirms listening to music during surgery reduces pain and anxiety
13, August , 2015

Scientists have proved that listening to music before, during and after surgery reduces people’s pain, anxiety and need for painkillers – according to the most comprehensive review of available evidence so far, published today in The Lancet.

article News story: Global health experts call into question sub-Saharan cancer data
27, February , 2015

Global health experts believe the current data on cancer prevalence, incidence and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa – which determines how billions of pounds of international development money is spent – are weak and could mean vital funds are being deflected from other priorities. These include diarrhoeal and waterborne diseases, malnutrition, sanitation and the need to strengthen health systems.  

article News story: Attending breast cancer screening reduces risk of death by 40 per cent
3, June , 2015

Women aged 50-69 years who attend mammography screening reduce their risk of dying from breast cancer by 40 per cent compared to women who are not screened – according to a major international review of the latest evidence on breast cancer screening.

article News story: Major new appointment for QMUL’s School of Dentistry
7, July , 2015

Professor Nikolaos Donos, an internationally renowned clinical academic consultant, has been appointed Head of Clinical Research and Professor of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry at Queen Mary University of London’s School of Dentistry.

article News story: QMUL selected to be part of new genomics training programme for NHS professionals
1, April , 2015

Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is delighted to announce it has been selected by Health Education England to be part of a cutting- edge new training programme in genomics for healthcare professionals across the country.

article News story: QMUL and Takeda announce research collaboration to develop new therapies in gastroenterology
20, February , 2015

Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited today announced a major research collaboration aiming to define new insights and develop novel therapies in gastroenterology.

article News story: Simple blood test identifies which patients are prone to serious illness after surgery
7, June , 2015

A simple blood test can predict with 90 to 100 per cent accuracy whether a patient is likely to suffer life-threatening complications after major surgery, according to new research from Queen Mary University of London and published in the journal Annals of Surgery.

article News story: Brain tumour scientists come together to speed up translation of research from lab to clinic
21, May , 2015

For the first time, leading experts on brain tumours including Professor Silvia Marino from Queen Mary University of London, will share their insights and identify areas of prospective collaboration to speed up the process of translating research findings from laboratory to clinic.

article News story: Olympian Kate Richardson-Walsh officially opens new dental outreach clinic in Stratford
4, September , 2015

Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and Barts Health NHS Trust are delighted to officially open their new dental outreach centre in Stratford, set in the heart of the Olympic Park.

article News story: HRH The Princess Royal officially opens QMUL’s new Dental School
30, April , 2015

It was all smiles in Whitechapel today as Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal gave Queen Mary University of London’s new Dental School, embedded within The Royal London Dental Hospital, the royal seal of approval.

article News story: Adult craze for purchasing human breast milk online poses serious health risks
18, June , 2015

The recent craze for human breast milk amongst certain fitness communities, fetishists and chronic disease sufferers is potentially dangerous – according to scientists from Queen Mary University of London and published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine.

article News story: New approach to tackling uncontrolled high blood pressure shows significant results
27, August , 2015

Scientists from Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust have successfully improved blood pressure control among patients with severe intolerance to antihypertensive medication – by using medicines in unconventional ways and treating patients with a ‘stepped care’ approach (where the most effective yet least intensive treatment is delivered to patients first).

article News story: Professor Jack Cuzick presented ANZBCTG Award for Excellence in Translational Research
24, July , 2015

Professor Jack Cuzick, Head of the Centre for Cancer Prevention at Queen Mary University of London, was today recognised for his longstanding achievements in breast cancer research during the Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group's (ANZBCTG) 37th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) in Perth, Western Australia.

article News story: New research reveals one in two people in the UK will get cancer
5, February , 2015

New research has predicted one in two people in the UK will develop cancer at some point in their lives, according to the most accurate forecast to date from Queen Mary University of London and Cancer Research UK.

article News story: Screening for HIV in GP surgeries leads to increased and earlier diagnosis
29, April , 2015

Training general practices to offer rapid HIV tests leads to increased detection and earlier diagnosis of patients with HIV infection – according to a new study led by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and published in The Lancet HIV.

article News story: QMUL and UCL agree to establish new institute to tackle cardiovascular disease
4, February , 2015

Queen Mary University of London and UCL have agreed to establish a joint Cardiovascular Institute to rise to the global challenge of cardiovascular disease.

article News story: Scientists tackle issue of how to get a first date in a digital world
13, February , 2015

An online profile name beginning with letters A-M is as important as an attractive photo and fluent headline when it comes to being successful in the world of online dating, according to scientists.

article News story: Scientists discover protein that boosts immunity to viruses and cancer
16, April , 2015

Scientists have discovered a protein that strongly promotes immunity to viruses and cancer, opening the door to new therapies in the future.

article News story: QMUL’s School of Medicine awarded Silver Athena SWAN
27, April , 2015

The School of Medicine within Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is the recipient of a silver level award in the latest round of the Athena SWAN Charter awards.

article News story: Concerns over UK government plan to increase participation in school rugby
22, April , 2015

Government plans to increase participation in rugby within schools fail to take into account data on the serious levels of school rugby-related injury and are happening in the absence of systems for injury surveillance and prevention – according to experts from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and published in the BMJ.

article News story: High sugar consumption among children relates to poor family functioning, study finds
21, August , 2015

The quality of general family functioning is a major determinant of healthy dietary habits – according to new research published in the Journal of Caries Research and led by Queen Mary University of London.

article News story: QMUL researchers awarded £1.4m from charity Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research
13, January , 2015

Scientists from Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) have been awarded a Specialist Programme Grant of £1.4 million from the charity Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research. The programme aims to uncover the cause(s) of familial leukaemia and myelodysplasia–blood disorders that cause a life threatening drop in the number of healthy blood cells – and will begin in April 2015.

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