Latest News from Institute of Medical Sciences https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ims/news/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/global/images/layout/uni_logo_2016_pad_rss.gif https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ims/news/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ims/news/25171/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ims/news/25171/ Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:16:58 +0000
Women who experience a pregnancy loss in their second trimester are at increased risk of complications during future pregnancies, according to new research from the University of Aberdeen.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ims/news/25121/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ims/news/25121/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:27:05 +0000
Cancer should be treated as a chronic condition within primary care to better support the rapidly growing population of cancer survivors, argues a new analysis.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ims/news/25087/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ims/news/25087/ Mon, 16 Feb 2026 09:02:31 +0000
A former colleague of Professor John Mallard, the pioneer of the MRI scanner which was invented and build at the University of Aberdeen in the 1980's and first demonstrated with patients from NHS Grampian, was one of the first volunteers to experience Aberdeen's newest imaging technology, Field-Cycling Imaging (FCI), first hand.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ims/news/25046/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ims/news/25046/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 15:22:03 +0000
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The care that women receive following a miscarriage during the second trimester of pregnancy varies according to where in the UK and Ireland the woman is treated, new research shows.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ims/news/25030/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ims/news/25030/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 09:35:27 +0000
Researchers at the University of Aberdeen will showcase cutting-edge developments in medical imaging during a special Founders' Week edition of Café Sci on 10 February,exploring how Aberdeen continues to shape the future of MRI.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ims/news/25014/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ims/news/25014/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:54:32 +0000
Congratulations to motor neuron disease (MND) researchers Dr Holly Spence and Dr Katie Hanna who have been awarded prestigious Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA) Non-Clinical Fellowships.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ims/news/25012/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ims/news/25012/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:20:29 +0000
Carnegie Lecture returns to Aberdeen to consider how the meanings we attach to symptoms can shape both illness and recovery.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ims/news/24979/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ims/news/24979/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:50:22 +0000
Regular stool tests already used in NHS care, combined with dietary information, could help identify people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) at higher risk of relapse, a major study suggests.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ims/news/24976/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ims/news/24976/ Tue, 20 Jan 2026 12:24:57 +0000
The first review of vaccine trials conducted in care homes concludes that it is 'crucial' that future vaccine trials include care homes residents.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ims/news/24966/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ims/news/24966/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 15:25:25 +0000
The University of Aberdeen has made an admissions call to all aspiring students in India to its new branch campus in Mumbai after Principal and Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Edwards signed a Joint Venture agreement with a leading India-based education provider in the country on Tuesday 13 January.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ims/news/24958/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ims/news/24958/ Fri, 09 Jan 2026 09:30:37 +0000
The Centre for Human Specific Research has announced the appointment of Professor Valerie Speirs as Chair of its Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP).]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ims/news/24950/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ims/news/24950/ Wed, 31 Dec 2025 11:28:23 +0000
A pioneering geneticist, a clinical chair in surgery, an industrial psychologist and a forensic soil scientist have been recognised in the King's 2026 New Year Honours.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ims/news/24952/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ims/news/24952/ Fri, 19 Dec 2025 16:03:04 +0000
The Scottish Government and Universities Scotland have announced the launch of a new, joint process that will co-design a framework for a successful and sustainable future for Scotland's universities for the next 20 years.]]> https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ims/news/24945/ https://www.abdn.ac.uk/ims/news/24945/ Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:00:25 +0000
A team of researchers from the University of Aberdeen has uncovered, for the first time, how genes linked to autism and intellectual disability may influence early brain development.]]>