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Research highlights risks associated with placebos in inflammatory bowel disease randomised controlled trials

25 November, 20242024

Randomised placebo-controlled trials are the gold standard to assess new drugs in ulcerative…

New spinout Trogenix unveils revolutionary cancer treatment platform

20 November, 20242024

A new University of Edinburgh spinout Trogenix, involving IGC's Professor Steven Pollard, has…

New study sheds light on potential cancer driver genes

30 October, 20242024

A new study into the protein structure of human cancer-associated mutations has shed light on…

Cancer gene linked to Scottish island

24 October, 20242024

People with grandparents from a remote Scottish island are more likely than the rest of the UK…

AI tool predicts risk of emergency hospital visits

23 October, 20242024

Experts have harnessed the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to more accurately anticipate…

Formal opening of new 4D Cellular Medicine building

08 October, 20242024

The Institute of Genetics and Cancer celebrated the formal opening of its 4D Cellular Medicine…

Remote UK regions linked to heightened genetic disease risk

08 October, 20242024

People from isolated parts of the UK could have variations in their genetic code that increase…

Multi-million-pound UK-wide platform into cancer immunotherapy launches

08 October, 20242024

A nationwide team of universities, hospitals and industry, including the Institute of Genetics and…

New study identifies how cells change to drive Glioblastoma

25 September, 20242024

A study looking at the highly adaptable cancer stem cells in Glioblastoma (GBM) has highlighted the…

£4.7m boost for brain cancer research

24 September, 20242024

The Cancer Research UK Glioma Brain Tumour Centre of Excellence will receive £4.7m to boost its…

John Inglis Prize awarded for Best PhD student presentations

10 September, 20242024

Ottavia Olson and Giovanna Weykopf have been jointly awarded the John Inglis prize for best student…

University technicians recognised for vital work

10 September, 20242024

The essential work of technical staff has been highlighted during Technician Week events at…

AI insights predict disease a decade in advance

10 September, 20242024

Scientists using cutting-edge AI to analyse medical data have been able to predict a person’s risk…

Researchers identify host-pathogen antibody signature associated with severe COVID-19

03 September, 20242024

New research to map immune responses to the SARS-2 virus – which caused COVID-19 – could help…

hEDS-START team engages with policymakers to ‘translate research into change’

29 August, 20242024

Dervil Dockrell and Kathryn Berg, of the hEDS-START team, are taking part in a number of policy…

£7.3m to provide next generation of cancer experts in Scotland

16 August, 20242024

Cancer Research UK awards funding to boost research: April 2024

Research highlights main components needed to repair damaged DNA

16 August, 20242024

A new study has highlighted the critical role of a protein called cyclin F in controlling DNA…

Researchers discover key genetic clues to primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD)

09 August, 20242024

Researchers have made significant breakthroughs in understanding the genetic factors underlying the…

Breast cancer radiotherapy benefits last a decade

08 August, 20242024

Providing radiotherapy after surgery could prevent breast cancer from returning in the same place…

School students hosted by Dr Erika Kague through In2STEM programme

31 July, 20242024

Two high school students learnt about the use of zebrafish to study human bone diseases and had the…