International review estimates the scale of sexual violence experienced in under 18s
Nearly one in five women and one in seven men globally experienced sexual violence before the age of 18 years, The Lancet study estimates.
- Published: 8 May 2025
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University researcher elected President of an international heart society
Dr Davor Pavlovic has been elected President of the European Section of the International Society for Heart Research (ISHR).
- Published: 6 May 2025
Health students from around the world to trial novel ‘escape room’ style learning
Students will learn cultural awareness in community health practice by connecting with others around the world via interactive online escape rooms.
- Published: 6 May 2025
Research advances on ‘displacing’ antibiotic resistance gene from bacteria
The research is on plasmids, small, circular strands of DNA, that allow bacteria to share genes rapidly, and carry genes conferring antibiotic resistance.
- Published: 6 May 2025
Health Tech firms showcase innovation to West Midlands Mayor and Edgbaston MP
West Midlands Health Tech Innovation Accelerator (WMHTIA) beneficiaries showcased their ground-breaking technologies as programme funded for further year
- Published: 30 April 2025
Professor Jo Morris to Chair Medical Research Council's Molecular and Cellular Medicine Board
The MRC has announced that Birmingham’s Professor Jo Morris will become the new Chair of the MRC Molecular and Cellular Medicine Board (MCMB).
- Published: 30 April 2025
Global South cities hold key to unlocking healthcare solutions - studies
A minority of patients face catastrophic health costs - often bypassing closer, cheaper clinics to access higher-quality care.
- Published: 29 April 2025
Discovering how small changes in mRNA sequence can explain heterogeneity in cancer and development
Researchers have received a significant funding boost to understand how genetic processes impact development and cancer growth.
- Published: 29 April 2025
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