Announcements
Tuberculosis and neglected diseases targeted by new centre News
18th February, 2013
A major new centre to boost the development of drugs to tackle the foremost diseases of the developing world is to be created at the University of Dundee. There is an urgent need for new drugs to treat infectious diseases of the developing world, such as tuberculosis (TB), malaria and African sleeping sickness. However, despite significant efforts in early stage drug discovery, there is a bottlen...
TASCFORCE study identifies early heart and stroke risk News
18th February, 2013
A HEART FELT THANKS ... More than 1 in 10 healthy volunteers who contributed to a major research project looking at preventing Scotland's biggest killers - heart disease and stroke - have been found to have previously undetected or untreated health problems including high levels of blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar. Early results from the TASCFORCE study, led by the University of Dunde...
Gene testing asthmatic children could lead to better treatment News
28th January, 2013
Testing asthmatic children for a specific gene could prevent their condition worsening, according to new research by scientists in Dundee and Brighton. The arginine-16 genotype of the beta-2 receptor is carried by one in seven sufferers and the research found their condition could be aggravated by the use of the long-term controller medicine, Salmeterol, a long acting beta-receptor stimulant, w...
Sunbed skin cancer risk double that of Mediterranean midday summer sun News
28th January, 2013
The average skin cancer risk from UK sunbeds is more than double that of spending the same length of time in the Mediterranean midday summer sun - according to new research* from the University of Dundee and published today in the British Journal of Dermatology. The study tested levels of ultraviolet (UV) radiation from 400 sunbeds in the UK and found that nine in ten of the sunbeds tested emit...
Lung cancer: Will early detection save lives? News
15th January, 2013
The Tayside & Fife Branch of the British Science Association has organised a FREE Public Lecture about early lung cancer detection to be given by Dr Tom Fardon from Ninewells Hospital and Medical School on Wednesday 23 January. The lecture will be held in the D’Arcy Thompson Lecture Theatre, University of Dundee, Tower Building, Nethergate at 7.00 pm. Lung cancer: Will early de...
Tayside volunteers boost international search for genes linked to heart disease News
11th January, 2013
Fifteen new genes linked to coronary artery disease have been discovered by an international study, which included thousands of participants from Tayside. In the largest genetic study of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) to date, researchers from the CARDIoGRAMplusC4D Consortium report the identification of 15 genetic regions newly associated with the disease, bringing to 46 the number of regions ass...
Research identifies a genetic cause of hypertension News
11th January, 2013
Research identifies a genetic cause of hypertensionA multinational research project led by the Universities of Dundee and Glasgow has identified a genetic determinant of hypertension (or high blood pressure), which could inform treatment of the condition for thousands of patients. Hypertension (high blood pressure) is a commonly inherited condition arising from the interplay between genetic facto...
Gene testing asthmatic children could lead to better treatment News
11th January, 2013
Testing asthmatic children for a specific gene could prevent their condition worsening, according to new research by scientists in Dundee and Brighton. The arginine-16 genotype of the beta-2 receptor is carried by one in seven sufferers and the research found their condition could be aggravated by the use of the long-term controller medicine, Salmeterol, a long acting beta-receptor stimulant, whi...
Automated design for Drug Discovery News
17th December, 2012
A system of 'automated design' for new drugs could help develop the complex therapies needed for many medical conditions while also improving drug safety and efficiency, new research from the University of Dundee has shown. The 'Moneyball' approach taken by the research team utilises the principles of advanced statistical and data analysis which have seen to be increasingly influential in areas...
FIONA’S TABLET FUND SHATTERS THE £30,000 MARK News
17th December, 2012
The epic fundraising efforts of a Dundee woman have broken the £30,000 mark in aid of breast cancer research, mainly thanks to sales of her homemade tablet. Mrs Fiona Edwards, a receptionist in the School of Learning and Teaching within the College of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee, has raised many thousands of pounds in recent years by selling her homemade tablet at running events...
