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“Unclear” whether opioids are effective at treating cancer pain

The world’s largest review on opioid medicines for cancer pain has found it is unclear whether some commonly used opioid medicines are better than a placebo and suggests that non-opioid medicines, including aspirin, may be as effective as opioids.

Mon 18 Dec 2023, 15:27 | Tags: Health, WMS, Warwick Medical School, Health and Medicine

Warwick celebrates its Highly Cited Researchers

Five academics from the University of Warwick have been named in the 2023 Highly Cited Researcher list.


LIGHT UP YOUR LIFE: You aren’t imagining it, the summer washout could be impacting your mood, here’s why.

Last month, the Met Office reported that July was the UK’s sixth wettest on record, and unsurprisingly the UK had 19% fewer hours of sunshine than average over the month, with 140.3 hours in total.

Researchers at the University of Warwick say that light is the most important environmental cue for synchronising our biological clock and regulating sleep, which if interrupted can have a detrimental effect on our mood and wellbeing.

Wed 16 Aug 2023, 08:16 | Tags: Warwick Medical School

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