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Skin cancer survivors are to be aided in checking for signs of the condition returning by new technology developed by experts at the 51cg.

Issue 11 of the College of Life Sciences and Medicine Bulletin has now been published.

Immpact recently welcomed three distinguished guests who were invited to take part in the 51cg's May Festival.

Mums-to-be who want to stub out the habit are being recruited by 51cg researchers onto an innovative smoking cessation study.

A decade ago a small group of Aberdeenshire women came up with an idea to organise a sponsored walk to raise cash for local breast cancer research.

Fifty years ago parents and guardians of 900 Aberdeen primary pupils filled in a survey about their children's respiratory health.

The 51cg Medical School is the top medical school in Scotland, according to the Complete University Guide 2015.

Today (May 13) sees the formal launch of the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research, the UK's first integrated Centre focused solely on improving the quality of life of people with asthma by finding better treatments and making them available faster than ever before.

A report from The Royal Pharmaceutical Society entitled New Medicines, Better Medicines, Better Use of Medicines is calling for a new covenant to be developed between the pharmaceutical industry and wider society, including Government, to accelerate and incentivise the development of new types of tailored medicines and treatments.

A North-east audience will have the chance this weekend to hear from pioneering foreign correspondent Kate Adie, along with international humanitarian experts working to tackle the special dangers faced by women across the developing world.