Announcements
Dundee leading the way in \'DECIDE-ing\' healthcare guidelines News
10th March, 2011
The University of Dundee and the Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services are leading a 3 million euros, Europe-wide project aimed at developing better systems of communicating healthcare guidelines.The five-year DECIDE project is funded by the European Commission’s 7th Framework Programme and is designed to research and improve the way healthcare evidence and recommendations are p...
Dundee named as site of new multi million pound breast cancer Tissue Bank News
10th March, 2011
Breast Cancer Campaign today revealed the University of Dundee/NHS Tayside is one of the key locations of the world's first national breast cancer tissue bank.This ground breaking initiative will see four centres around the UK working together as one national resource, to house the multi-million pound Breast Cancer Campaign Tissue Bank. Philip Quinlan, Dr Lee Jordan and Dr Colin Purdie, along with...
Scientists discover cause of rare skin cancer that heals itself News
10th March, 2011
CANCER RESEARCH UK scientists have discovered the gene behind a rare skin cancer which grows rapidly for a few weeks before healing spontaneously, according to research published in Nature Genetics*, today (Sunday).The scientists, based at the University of Dundee** - part of an international collaboration reaching from Singapore to California - examined the DNA of more than 60 people with multipl...
It takes two for improved control of blood pressure News
8th February, 2011
It takes two for improved control of blood pressureBeginning treatment with two medicines gives better and faster resultsNew British-led research shows that starting treatment of blood pressure with two medicines rather than the one produces better and faster results and fewer side effects - findings that could change clinical practice world-wide.The study, published in the Lancet, challenges popu...
Visualising the problem may help to improve antibiotics News
8th February, 2011
Visualising the problem may help to improve antibiotics Researchers from the Universities of Dundee and Oxford have made a significant breakthrough in understanding how resistance to antibiotics might be overcome, by producing the first ever 3D molecular image of a key drug target and showing how drugs bind to it.Professor William Hunter, from the College of Life Sciences at Dundee, coordinat...
NHS Tayside launches centre of expertise to international audience News
5th February, 2011
On Thursday 3rd February, NHS Tayside launched its pioneering new centre which will lead the way in healthcare quality improvements, patient safety and innovations in eHealth.An international audience of healthcare and quality improvement experts including the Vice President of the world-renowned Institute of Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Carol Haraden, and the Director General Health & Chief E...
Visualising the problem may help to improve antibiotics News
3rd February, 2011
Researchers from the Universities of Dundee and Oxford have made a significant breakthrough in understanding how resistance to antibiotics might be overcome, by producing the first ever 3D molecular image of a key drug target and showing how drugs bind to it.Professor William Hunter, from the College of Life Sciences at Dundee, coordinates the EU-funded Aeropath project, which is designed to advan...
Discover the worlds of research and teaching – Discovery Days 2011 News
13th January, 2011
Discover the worlds of research and teaching – Discovery Days 2011The University of Dundee will next week open its doors to showcase the exceptional research and teaching being taking place within the institution.The 8th annual Discovery Days take place at the Dalhousie Building on Thursday 13th and Friday 14th January. The University's most recently appointed professors will share the...
Genetics reveals new clue into how the most commonly used diabetes drug works News
13th January, 2011
Genetics reveals new clue into how the most commonly used diabetes drug worksResearchers in the UK have uncovered new genetic evidence of how the world's most commonly used diabetes drugs might save lives.Metformin, a drug used by hundreds of millions of people with diabetes world wide, has been in use for over 50 years. It has been shown to protect against heart disease, and eye and kidney diseas...
It takes two for improved control of blood pressure News
13th January, 2011
Beginning treatment with two medicines gives better and faster resultsNew British-led research shows that starting treatment of blood pressure with two medicines rather than the one produces better and faster results and fewer side effects - findings that could change clinical practice world-wide.The study, published in the Lancet, challenges popular medical practice for the treatment of high bloo...
