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Warwick Medical School Helps Tackle Obesity with Channel 4
Warwick Medical School, in partnership with the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, is providing scientific advice and equipment for a Channel 4 documentary series aimed at helping people with obesity-related health problems in the UK.
Research shows that a prolonged fertility window can cause recurrent miscarriage
Researchers at Warwick Medical School have discovered that recurrent pregnancy loss can be due to a dysfunctional monthly fertility window.
Could fruit help to improve vascular health?
Scientists at the University of Warwick and consumer goods manufacturer Unilever are joining forces to identify whether the nutrients in everyday fruit and vegetables could help to improve people’s cardiovascular health and protect them from Type-2 diabetes.
Scientists report a potential new treatment to prevent strokes
Scientists may have discovered a new way to prevent strokes in high risk patients, according to research from the University of Warwick and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW).
Mental health and possession discussed in BBC Newsnight feature
Professor Swaran Singh, Head of the Division of Mental Health and Wellbeing at Warwick Medical School, will tonight appear on BBC Newsnight (10.30pm, Monday 19 November) as part of a segment that discusses the idea of possession and Jinns in British ethnic minorities.
Babies born to stressed mothers more likely to be bullied at school
Children whose mothers were overly stressed during pregnancy are more likely to become victims of bullying at school.
7-a-day for happiness and mental health
Happiness and mental health are highest among people who eat seven portions of fruit and vegetables a day, according to a new report.
Maths sheds light on what a delay in getting pregnant means for a couples prospects of having a baby
A new mathematical method can help to predict a couple’s chances of becoming pregnant, according to how long they have been trying.
Warwick-led research on headaches hits the headlines
Warwick Medical School's Professor Martin Underwood chaired the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence's (NICE) first guidelines for treating headaches.
Could painkillers be causing your headaches?
- People who regularly take medicines, such as aspirin, paracetamol and triptans could be causing themselves more pain than relief.
Study uncovers simple way of predicting severe pain following breast cancer surgery
Women having surgery for breast cancer are up to three times more likely to have severe pain in the first week after surgery if they suffer from other painful conditions, such as arthritis, low back pain and migraine, according to a Cancer Research UK study published today (Wednesday) in the British Journal of Cancer.
Global sleeplessness epidemic affects 150 million in developing world
Levels of sleep problems in the developing world are approaching those seen in developed nations, linked to an increase in problems like depression and anxiety.
Violence and maltreatment kill 85 children in England every year
A new study has moved closer to quantifying for the first time the number of children killed each year through maltreatment.
Missing eye screening is so short-sighted
Researchers at Warwick Medical School are urging people with Diabetes to make sure they go for their annual eye screening checks.
Game, set and match to strawberries
Strawberries, the traditional summer fruit treat associated with Wimbledon could be serving up some unexpected health benefits.
Home-based HIV testing could prevent escalation of Aids in Malawi
Warwick Medical School is about to begin a Wellcome Trust-funded study looking at the economic and public health benefits of home-based HIV testing in rural communities in Malawi.
Leg fractures get a closer examination in £2m research study
A national research study to find the best way to treat open fractures is being led by Warwick Medical School Professor and local Coventry orthopaedic consultant, Matt Costa.
WMS expertise sought for government parenting classes
Researchers from Warwick Medical School and the Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research (CEDAR) have been commissioned to evaluate a new trial of free parenting classes in the UK.
Warwick and Monash link their research into mental health
The University of Warwick and Monash University have begun to take advantage of their unique alliance with the visit to Melbourne this week of Warwick Medical School's Professor Swaran Singh.
Scientists uncover potential treatment for painful side effect of diabetes
Research published in the journal Nature Medicine reveals that a multi-national collaboration between scientists from Warwick Medical School in the UK, and universities in Germany, New York, Australia and Eastern Europe, has discovered key information around one of the most distressing side effects of diabetes.
Blood test could show women at risk of Postnatal Depression
Researchers at Warwick Medical School have discovered a way of identifying which women are most at risk of postnatal depression by checking for specific genetic variants. The findings could lead to the development of a simple, accurate blood test which checks for the likelihood of developing the condition.
Could Vitamin B12 hold key to reducing diabetes in pregnant women?
Warwick Medical School is about to begin a new phase of research into the effects of Vitamin B12 on pregnant women following an award of £800,000 from the Medical Research Council.
Our royal link to Leonardo the Anatomist
Professor Peter Abrahams had the honour of being asked to contribute to the audio guide for the new Leonardo da Vinci: Anatomist exhibition which opens at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace on 4 May.
£6 million research facility opens on campus
Sir Paul Nurse, President of the Royal Society and Nobel Prize Winner, unveiled the latest addition to science research facilities on campus by officially opening the £6 million Mechanochemical Cell Biology Building at Warwick Medical School (Tuesday 24 April).
Scientists uncover how checkpoint proteins bind chromosomes
The development of more effective cancer drugs could be a step nearer thanks to the discovery, by scientists at Warwick Medical School, of how an inbuilt ‘security check’ operates to guarantee cells divide with the correct number of chromosomes.