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Excellence Awards Winners
Principal's Excellence Awards this year. It is fantastic to be able to announce the winners from PERG in IAHS this year: Excellence in Digital Education - Kirsty Kiezebrink Best Postgraduate Taught Lecturer - Kirsty Kiezebrink Excellence in Employability and Skills Development - Heather Morgan Excellence in Innovation - Susan Elphinstone Congratulations and well done everyone!
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Is overprescribing of pain medication harming older people?
A new study will explore chronic pain prescribing in older adults around the UK, with the aim of highlighting the extent of the population impacted and whether current treatments and processes meet their overall needs.
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University to host major science communication conference
Around 600 delegates from around the world will arrive in Aberdeen this month for the bi-annual Public Communication of Science Conference.
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New treatment combination for cancer patients offers improved rates of complete remission
A new trial of patients with advanced rectal cancer has found that the addition of immunotherapy treatment alongside extended radiotherapy led to better rates of remission.
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Special event dedicated to the health of shift workers
Experts from the University of Aberdeen Rowett Institute will host a special event to give shift workers the opportunity to learn more about the health impacts of a 'disrupted body clock.'
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'Stay home, save lives': New research shows local Covid restrictions had no effect on behaviour
People did not alter their behaviour to follow enhanced local restrictions during the pandemic and they may have been more effective if based around factors other than just Covid-19 cases according to new research from the University of Aberdeen.
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True number of people living with Huntington's disease gene in Northern Scotland revealed
The number of people who have the gene that causes Huntington's disease in Northern Scotland has been accurately counted for the first time in 35 years in new research from the University of Aberdeen in partnership with NHS Grampian.
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Gut health links to frailty in old age explored
The role gut health plays in contributing to frailty in our old age is the subject of a new study which has been awarded a share of £7.6 million.
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A cocktail to keep the elderly well: scientists hunt for ideal microbial mix to maintain gut health
Can "good bacteria" be used to maintain good health as we grow older? Scottish biotech company NCIMB has teamed-up with the pioneering Rowett Institute at the University of Aberdeen, to address this question in a new research project, funded by Innovate UK.
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'Broken-heart syndrome' patients twice as likely to suffer further heart problems
New research from the University of Aberdeen found that re-admission to hospital for takotsubo patients was comparable to the re-admission rates for heart attack patients and double that of the general population.