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  • Yesterday
    • Preventing blood poisoning
      Yesterday
      Work led by Dr Mario Labéta and published in the journal Science Translational Medicine by Dr Anne-Catherine Raby et al demonstrates that peptides derived from the body’s natural immune sensors …
  • May 2013
  • April 2013
    • Substantial boost for innovative research
      24th April 2013
      Cross-disciplinary research teams led by Dr Timothy Bowen and Dr Matthias Eberl at the School of Medicine receive prestigious Product Development Awards worth a total of £625,000 through the Invention …
    • Philippa Marrack to give the Jonathan Boulter Memorial Lecture 2013 - British Society for Immunology
      22nd April 2013
      The lecture on 9th October, co-organised by the School of Medicine and the British Society for Immunology, will be given by one of the most eminent immunologists in the world.
    • Cardiff launches nation-wide study into dialysis-related infections
      16th April 2013
      Clinicians and researchers at Cardiff University and the University Hospital Wales are launching a UK-wide multicentre study to help identify new diagnostic biomarkers in peritoneal dialysis patients during episodes of …
    • Curbing patients’ risky behaviour - Cardiff University
      16th April 2013
      Much of the burden of disease and ill health facing the NHS is as a result of ‘risky’ health behaviours such as smoking, excess drinking and over-eating. Given that time …
    • I&I Annual Meeting to take place at Court Colman Manor, Bridgend - Cardiff University
      12th April 2013
      This year's meeting of the Institute of Infection & Immunity is held on 26 September 2013, featuring Marc Veldhoen (Cambridge), Jamie Rossjohn (Monash), Andrew Brooks (Melbourne) and Paul Davis (Mologic).
    • Outcome of academic research misconduct investigation - Cardiff University
      10th April 2013
      A Formal Investigation Panel has rejected allegations of research misconduct against Professor Paul Morgan and other members of his research group.
  • March 2013
  • February 2013
    • Insulin health risks - Cardiff University
      5th February 2013
      Patients with type 2 diabetes treated with insulin could be exposed to a greater risk of health complications, a new Institute of Primary Care & Public Health study has found.
  • January 2013
  • December 2012
  • November 2012
    • Focus on Alzheimer's disease
      17th November 2012
      Dr Martha Triantafilou in collaboration with Professor Kathy Triantafilou and Professor Paul Morgan have been awarded a pilot grant of £75,000 by the Alzheimer Society in order to investigate the …
  • October 2012
  • September 2012
  • August 2012
    • A novel pathway for the regulation of inflammation
      27th August 2012
      Cardiff Researchers help characterise a novel and unexpected collaboration between immune receptors that suppresses inflammation and identifies potential new therapeutic targets for the amelioration of inflammatory disease.
  • July 2012
  • June 2012
    • Successful year for BSI South Wales Immunology Group
      25th June 2012
      The South Wales regional group of the British Society for Immunology is looking back at their most successful year since their foundation, dominated by their hosting of the BSI Summer …
    • OBE for Dr Debbie Cohen
      19th June 2012
      Dr Debbie Cohen from MEDIC has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2012.
    • New arthritis research centre unveiled - Cardiff University
      11th June 2012
      Wales' first research centre dedicated to developing new drugs and treatments to ease the pain and suffering of arthritis sufferers has been unveiled.
  • May 2012
  • April 2012
    • Major new diabetes study gets underway
      25th April 2012
      Cardiff University is set to play a key role in a newly launched multi-national MID-Frail Study which will focus on frail older people with diabetes.
    • Beating breast cancer
      25th April 2012
      Researchers based at the Institute of Primary Care and Public Health, together with collaborators at the University of Sheffield, are set to investigate ways to improve the treatment and survival …
  • March 2012
  • February 2012
  • January 2012
  • December 2011
    • Achievement in health innovation - Cardiff University
      7th December 2011
      University scientists have been recognised for innovation in health and social care with awards presented by the First Minister of Wales.
    • Cardiff University student is a bright spark in immunology
      6th December 2011
      Infection and Immunity student Martin Davey wins the top prize for the best oral presentation in the prestigious 'Bright Sparks in Immunology' session at the BSI Congress in Liverpool.
  • November 2011
    • Pioneering international partnership honoured - Cardiff University
      30th November 2011
      Cardiff’s ground-breaking cancer research partnership work with China has won the International Collaboration category at the annual Times Higher Education awards.
    • PhD student wins Welsh Microbiological Association President’s Award
      29th November 2011
      Cardiff University NISCHR funded PhD student wins Welsh Microbiological Association President’s Award
    • Cochrane Building: Open for students - Cardiff University
      18th November 2011
      The University’s new flagship health education centre offering students the latest teaching, library and state-of-the-art simulation facilities has been officially opened.
    • Outstanding performance of Infection & Immunity students
      17th November 2011
      Congratulations to all Infection & Immunity-related PhD students who dominated this year's Postgraduate Research Day of Cardiff University's Graduate School in Biomedical & Life Sciences with their award-winning oral and …
    • Understanding schizophrenia - Cardiff University
      16th November 2011
      Genetic mutations that cause schizophrenia could be linked to systems in the brain responsible for learning and memory, a major University study suggests.
    • IQ link to drug use - Cardiff University
      16th November 2011
      Girls with high childhood IQs are more likely to take illegal drugs in their 30s, University research has uncovered.
    • Preventing prostate cancer death - Cardiff University
      16th November 2011
      Combining radiotherapy and hormone therapy in patients with prostate cancer significantly improves men’s survival compared with hormone therapy treatment alone.
    • Pioneering treatment extends to China - Cardiff University
      16th November 2011
      Surgical treatment which is helping thousands of British breast cancer patients could soon be helping patients in China. Cardiff University scientists, who developed sentinal node biopsy training in the UK, …
    • New ADHD findings - Cardiff University
      14th November 2011
      A combination of rare and common genetic variations could play a part in biological pathways linked to Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
    • Developing a sustainable laboratory - Cardiff University
      3rd November 2011
      An interdisciplinary team of researchers from across Wales is aiming to tackle waste and shape the laboratory of the future by redesigning the lifecycle of laboratory gloves.
  • October 2011
    • Explaining Natural Killer cells - Cardiff University
      25th October 2011
      An honorary University Professor has helped discover more about the critical role Natural Killer cells play in body's innate immune response.
    • Prof Nick Topley hosts 10th EuroPD Meeting - www.youtube.com
      22nd October 2011
      Interview with Professor Nick Topley, President of the European Peritoneal Dialysis (EuroPD) Meeting and Director of the Institute for Translation, Innovation, Methodology and Engagement (TIME) at Cardiff University, School of …
    • Do some fats make us ill? - Cardiff University
      21st October 2011
      Bridgend pupils got the chance to take part in a unique scientific challenge designed to help identify whether eating certain types of fats could be making us ill.
    • Life after your PhD: Of postdocs, patents and pizza
      20th October 2011
      The inaugural “Life after your PhD” careers event was held on 19th October 2011 at the Tenovus Building, Cardiff University School of Medicine. Over thirty PhD students attended the event, …
    • Cardiff scientists lead European drive to improve dialysis treatment
      18th October 2011
      Cardiff University scientists are set to lead a major new European-wide training and research network designed to improve treatment for patients needing dialysis for kidney failure.
    • 10 years of Nature Reviews Immunology: Impact by association
      13th October 2011
      A review published by Cardiff University-based immunologist Phil Taylor in “Nature Reviews Immunology” has been identified as one of the journal’s most influential reviews of the decade.
    • Bruce Beutler receives Nobel Prize
      3rd October 2011
      Prof Bruce Beutler from The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla (California), who earlier this year gave an outstanding Jonathan Boulter Memorial Lecture at Cardiff University, has just received the …
  • September 2011
  • August 2011
  • July 2011
    • Global interest in South Wales immunology
      21st July 2011
      Over the past 12 months, the website of the BSI South Wales Immunology Group has been visited by people from >120 different countries in the world, thus successfully promoting South …
    • BSI Summer School 2011 - “Ghosts from the Past”
      11th July 2011
      Summer School of the British Society for Immunology held at St Donat's Castle, 5-8 July 2011, with support by the School of Medicine and the i3-IRG.
    • Preventing the spread of HIV - Cardiff University
      11th July 2011
      Professor Vincent Piguet is awarded almost a million dollars by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to examine how key immune cells in the skin can be targeted to cause …
    • Complement polymorphisms determine disease risk
      1st July 2011
      Common polymorphisms in C3, factor B, and factor H collaborate to determine systemic complement activity and disease risk (Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2011;108(21):8761-6)
  • May 2011
    • New insight into host-pathogen interactions in bacterial infection
      18th May 2011
      Recent investigations into the complex cellular interactions in early bacterial infection identify novel biomarkers of possible diagnostic and predictive value and highlight new avenues for therapeutic intervention.
    • Leading Medical Research - Cardiff University
      13th May 2011
      Professor Paul Morgan, Dean of the School of Medicine has been appointed a member of the influential Medical Research Council’s (MRC) governing body.
    • A life in Medicine - Cardiff University
      13th May 2011
      Prof Anthony Campbell's influential 40-year career in medical science is celebrated at an international event
  • April 2011
  • March 2011
    • Lipid research awarded major funding from the Wellcome Trust
      29th March 2011
      Researchers at the School of Medicine have been awarded a programme grant of over £1.1M from the Wellcome Trust for studies into the chemical and biological actions of new lipids …
    • Improving drug safety - Cardiff University
      1st March 2011
      Errors when injecting drugs into patients could be eradicated thanks to a pioneering invention by Professor Judith Hall.
  • February 2011
  • January 2011
  • December 2010
  • November 2010
    • New bowel cancer gene discovery - Cardiff University
      15th November 2010
      Targeting a single gene target could help boost bowel cancer survival rates by three months
    • MRC Project Funding for CMV Researchers
      12th November 2010
      Congratulations to Prof Gavin Wilkinson, Dr Eddie Wang and Dr Peter Tomasec for securing £0.9m worth of funding for their MRC grant on “An analysis of wild type human cytomegalovirus”.
    • Radiation can cut prostate cancer - BBC
      8th November 2010
      Deaths from high-risk prostate cancer can be cut by giving men radiation treatment as well as hormonal therapy, School of Medicine research has shown.
  • October 2010
  • September 2010
  • August 2010
    • New 'superbug' found in UK hospitals
      11th August 2010
      Latest study by i3-IRG researcher Prof Tim Walsh and colleagues published in “Lancet Infectious Diseases” receives extensive media coverage worldwide
    • Treating rare diseases - Cardiff University
      5th August 2010
      Trials could lead to new treatments for rare inherited disease
  • July 2010
    • New Cochrane Chair in Public Health - Cardiff University
      1st July 2010
      Professor Stephen Palmer has been appointed the University’s first Cochrane Chair in Epidemiology and Public Health.
  • June 2010
    • Prostate cancer study’s dramatic results - Cardiff University
      30th June 2010
      The risk of death for sufferers of advanced or high-risk prostate cancer could be dramatically cut, according to a new study
    • Answering the big questions - Cardiff University
      14th June 2010
      Cardiff University research tackles problems of fundamental importance, including cancer survival rates, urban sustainability, and our poor understanding of mental disorders.
  • May 2010
    • BSI Summer School 2011 to take place in South Wales - British Society for Immunology
      27th May 2010
      The BSI will hold their 2011 Summer School for PhD students and postdocs at St Donat's Castle. The overall aim is to facilitate an understanding of the fundamentals of the …
    • New Alzheimer’s genes revealed - Cardiff University
      21st May 2010
      An international collaboration of scientists, including expertise from Cardiff University, has uncovered two new genetic variations linked with Alzheimer’s
    • Leukaemia Excellence Award
      19th May 2010
      Cardiff University named as the first Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research charity Centre of Excellence
    • Trials begin on hepatitis C drug developed in Cardiff - BBC News
      13th May 2010
      The first human clinical trials have started on a new drug developed to treat infections caused by the hepatitis C virus.
  • April 2010
    • Public release of the i3-IRG Newsletter 2010
      21st April 2010
      The Infection, Immunity & Inflammation Interdisciplinary Research Group at Cardiff University is making their most recent research update available to the public
    • "Cellular Delivery of Therapeutic Macromolecules" - Cardiff University
      15th April 2010
      Deadline for registration for the 3rd International Symposium hosted by the Welsh School of Pharmacy is April 23, and late abstracts can still be accepted despite the closing date being …
    • Registration open for i3-IRG Annual Meeting 2010
      6th April 2010
      Registration is now open for the 2010 i3-IRG meeting that will take place on July 8th and 9th 2010 at a new venue - Atlantic College, St Donat's, Llantwit Major. …
  • March 2010
    • Anti-viral drug set for final hurdle - Cardiff University
      23rd March 2010
      A new shingles drug (FV-100), discovered by Professor Chris McGuigan’s team from the University’s Welsh School of Pharmacy together with a virology group at the Rega Institute in Belgium and …
  • December 2009
    • Cannabis-suicide link - bjp.rcpsych.org
      7th December 2009
      Cannabis and suicide link investigated by Cardiff researchers
  • November 2009
  • October 2009
  • September 2009
  • July 2009
    • Visualising cancer interactions - Cardiff University
      20th July 2009
      A molecular image revealing the interaction between skin cancer cells and T cells – the cells which protect our body against disease - has been produced by the team led …
  • April 2009