MVLS News Archive: 2014
£16 million to create unique medical imaging facility
The Imaging Centre for Excellence (ICE) will apply advanced imaging technologies that will aid our understanding and treatment of a range of human diseases.
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Research Excellence Framework 2014
The College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences continues its upwards trajectory with an impressive REF2014 performance.
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Thinking outside the box
Natural habitats are changing at ever-faster rates. Can wildlife cope? And what can humans learn from their responses? A range of research projects at Glasgow examining wildlife in country and city environments is helping to uncover answers.
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Widening opportunities for all to study medicine
The University of Glasgow has welcomed a report on widening access to Medical Schools regardless of socio-economic background.
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HIV treatment offers hope for disease prevention but no panacea
New research findings recommend further measures should be put in place to make the best use of two new HIV prevention options.
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Highly cited researchers
7 of the 8 highly cited researchers are in MVLS!
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Award for MSc Medical Genetics Teaching Team
MSc Medical Genetics Teaching Team wins UK Prospects Postgraduate Award.
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Over £4 million awarded to University to fight zoonotic disease
Researchers from the University of Glasgow have won three grants worth £4.5m to study diseases that are transmitted from animals to humans.
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UK Tobacco controls a success in cutting smoking among adolescents
A new study, published today, reveals a significant drop in the number of young people taking up smoking over the last 20 years, as the UK has introduced a range of tobacco controls.
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GLAZgo Discovery Centre off to a flying start
The University of Glasgow and AstraZeneca have officially launched the GLAZgo Discovery Centre which will focus on understanding more about immunological disease processes.
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Stratified Medicine Scotland Innovation Centre appoints Chief Executive Officer
The Stratified Medicine Scotland - Innovation Centre (SMS-IC) has appointed Dr Mark Beggs as Chief Executive.
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Scientists find that fat molecule directs melanoma to spread
Cancer Research UK scientists have shown that a fat molecule found in the body directs the most serious type of skin cancer to spread, according to research published in PLOS Biology.
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Fast track Bluetongue vaccine could save millions for the European Economy
Scientists have developed a faster method of producing an effective vaccine for the devastating animal disease Bluetongue virus (BTV); a virus that has infected and killed thousands of livestock throughout the world.
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Vet students offer free healthcare for furry friends of homeless
Homeless people in Glasgow can now seek free veterinary care for their faithful furry friends.
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We can eliminate rabies, say researchers
Scientists say rabies can be eliminated if governments, communities and health organisations work together.
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Hypertension Clinical Pathological Conference
Our clinicians present 3 clinical cases. Each video presents a clinical case, panel discussion, potential diagnosis, treatment options and outcomes.
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Researchers track the epic Serengeti migration
Researchers tracking the epic Serengeti migration reveal that humans have greater impact than food or predators.
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Scottish seaweed could help solve UK iodine insufficiency problem
Including seaweed in the diet could help reduce iodine insufficiency, a current problem in the UK population, according to a new study.
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40 years of the Glasgow Coma Scale
The world-renowned Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) which is used by medics around the globe to record the conscious state of a person is celebrating its 40th anniversary this July.
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New BMI thresholds suggested for ethnic minorities to reduce diabetes risk
Health researchers have suggested new body mass index (BMI) thresholds for defining overweight and obese individuals in ethnic communities.
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Magnificent eight
Eight of the University of Glasgow’s researchers are among the world's leading scientific minds, according to a Thomson Reuters report.
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Photosynthesis research project wins $14.4m funding from US Department of Energy
A research project aimed at understanding and learning from the natural process of photosynthesis to advance the development of clean energy has received further funding from the US Department of Energy totalling $14.4m.
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World-leading ‘One Health’ research coalition secures major funding
Researchers from the University of Glasgow have won three grants worth £4.5m to study diseases that are transmitted from animals to humans.
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Stratified Medicine Scotland Innovation Centre officially opened
A cutting-edge £20m centre that could help revolutionise healthcare and herald an era of personalised medicine has been officially opened.
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Sound and vision: visual cortex processes auditory information too
‘Seeing is believing’, so the idiom goes, but new research suggests vision also involves a bit of hearing.
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Why 'Alternative' teenagers self harm: exploring the link between non-suicidal self injury, attempted suicide and adolescent identity
Around half (45.5%) of 'Alternative' teenagers self-injure and nearly 1 in 5 (17.2%) attempt suicide
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The sonic screwdriver than can turn cells tartan
It’s the sort of thing you would expect Dr Who to do – join up someone’s damaged nerves by using a sonic screwdriver. But the scientists at the University of Glasgow are no time-travellers and their work is based in a lab – not a Tardis.
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Opening of Wolfson Wohl Cancer Research Centre bolsters Glasgow’s fight against the disease
Cancer research in Glasgow has received a massive boost with the official opening of a new centre to help find cures for the various forms of the disease.
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