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'JJR Macleod Co-discoverer of Insulin' will be published by Aberdeen University Press]]> /ims/news/26051/ /ims/news/26051/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:14:15 +0100 /ims/news/26035/ /ims/news/26035/ Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:32:59 +0100
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Researchers behind an app designed to support people after skin cancer treatment are inviting former early-stage melanoma patients to take part in its final evaluation tests.]]> /ims/news/26027/ /ims/news/26027/ Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:46:35 +0100
A team of experts led by the 51cg will, for the first time, establish the way that maternity care should be delivered to pregnant women with multiple long term health conditions.]]> /ims/news/26022/ /ims/news/26022/ Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:07:08 +0100
Scotland's rivers, lochs and coastlines deliver health benefits worth up to £123m a year in the Forth region alone, according to new research from the 51cg that puts a monetary value on the impact of blue spaces.]]> /ims/news/26007/ /ims/news/26007/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:09:29 +0100
A new 3D model of the developing human brain has been used by researchers at the 51cg to gain fresh insight into how inflammation during pregnancy may influence early brain development.]]> /ims/news/26004/ /ims/news/26004/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:57:11 +0100
New research from the 51cg and Keele University, has found that men with cardiovascular disease are at higher risk of cancer and death from cancer than women.]]> /ims/news/25986/ /ims/news/25986/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:41:46 +0100
Researchers from the Universities of Aberdeen and Edinburgh have been awarded just under £2 million to lead a major clinical trial investigating a promising new treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding, which could transform the lives of millions of women around the world who live with the debilitating condition.]]> /ims/news/25952/ /ims/news/25952/ Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:55:36 +0100
A landmark charity-funded project will offer genetic testing to thousands of people with ancestral links to Westray in Orkney and Whalsay in Shetland, helping identify those who have a higher inherited risk of developing certain cancers.]]> /ims/news/25946/ /ims/news/25946/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:36:43 +0100
Internationally acclaimed art, pioneering medical research and public engagement will come together this summer as the 51cg co-hosts Breathing Bodies, a city-wide exhibition exploring the human body through art and science.]]> /ims/news/25941/ /ims/news/25941/ Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:41:09 +0100
A new position paper from researchers at the 51cg warns that opioid use disorder in the UK is a "large and probably underestimated" problem, and that without urgent action, opioid addiction and opioid-related deaths will continue to rise.]]> /ims/news/25877/ /ims/news/25877/ Thu, 09 Jul 2026 10:04:07 +0100
Bowel cancer screening samples could also be used for crucial research into other major health conditions, a new study has shown.]]> /ims/news/25866/ /ims/news/25866/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:08:25 +0100 /ims/news/25848/ /ims/news/25848/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 16:12:48 +0100
A major international study published in JAMA Network Open has identified practical actions that could improve the quality, usefulness, and reliability of randomised clinical trials around the world.]]>