Monthly Archives: April 2015

Medway School of Pharmacy is proud to announce the launch of a new Bachelor of Science degree BSc (Hons) Pharmacology and Physiology with Integrated Foundation Year. The new programme includes an integrated foundation year leading to the existing BSc in … Continue reading →

Diversity and disabilities: improving health outcomes for young people and adults with intellectual disabilities from black and minority ethnic communtities. The Intellectual Disability Forum will be hosting this event at the Royal Society of Medicine on the 26th May 2015. … Continue reading →

Congratulations to Dr Christos Pliatsikas, who has been awarded a Franklin Research grant of $5,000 by the American Philosophical Society. This will support his research visit to Michael Ullman’s lab in Georgetown University, Washington DC, to kick start a collaboration … Continue reading →

Congratulations to David Williams, who is a co-investigator on a grant with Shaun May (PI) and Oliver Double (Co-I) from Drama and Theatre Studies in the School of Arts who have been awarded £7,849 by The British Academy for a project … Continue reading →

A case study of asthma care in school age children using nurse-coordinated multidisciplinary collaborative practices, new publication co-authored by Professor Patricia Wilson, Professor of Primary and Community Care, CHSS. This is the third paper published  from the NIHR funded national evaluation … Continue reading →

Development of a reliable, valid measure to assess parents’ and teachers’ understanding of postural care for children with physical disabilities. A new measure to assess parents and teachers understanding, knowledge and confidence in providing postural care to children with physical … Continue reading →

The current method, which involves the use of preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) for monogenic disorders (resulting from a single defective gene) has long been recognised as expensive, time-consuming and requires the tailoring of a specific test for each couple and/or disorder. … Continue reading →

Such cells are key to driving forward the UK’s knowledge-based bioeconomy (KBBE) through a combination of basic and strategic research aimed at improving cellular productivity and the synthesis of fine chemicals and biotherapeutics. The research, led by Professor Martin Warren … Continue reading →

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a genetic condition that one in 500 people carry and is a leading cause of sudden cardiac arrest in young athletes. The footballer Fabrice Muamba famously collapsed during a match when his heart suddenly stopped. Although he … Continue reading →