Vaccination total leaps to over 112,500
Submitted by karen.duncan on Mon, 02/15/2021 - 17:46After hitting the 100,000 mark on Friday, the COVID-19 vaccination team in Tayside delivered over 12,500 jabs in clinics over the weekend.
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Programme for people with Type 2 diabetes proves successful
Submitted by karen.duncan on Fri, 02/12/2021 - 12:07A support programme in Tayside for those living with type 2 diabetes launched in June 2020 has helped over 250 people better manage their condition, lose weight and in some cases achieve remissi
Medivir licenses preclinical USP7 program to Ubiquigent
Submitted by karen.duncan on Thu, 02/11/2021 - 11:26Dundee, UK, 10th February 2021 – Ubiquigent Limited (Ubiquigent) announced today that it has entered into a license agreement with Medivir AB (Nasdaq Stockholm: MVIR) for Medivir’s preclinical USP7
Funding boost to research multimorbidity in hospital patients
Submitted by karen.duncan on Thu, 02/11/2021 - 09:47The University of Dundee has received almost £500,000 as part of a multi-centre study aiming to improve understanding of multimorbidity in hospital patients.
Pandemic Response: Life Sciences Recruiter Report Success – Eyes Future Growth
Submitted by karen.duncan on Tue, 02/09/2021 - 11:59
Entrust Resource Solutions (ERS), specialist in Life Sciences and Healthcare talent acquisition, has reported 2020 figures which include a turnover increase of 110% to £4.6million, and a 47% growth
£1.6 million award will advance research that could lead to new treatments for a range of diseases
Submitted by karen.duncan on Fri, 02/05/2021 - 10:21
A University of Dundee researcher has been awarded £1.6 million in funding to further his research into immune responses, which may produce insights into a variety of diseases, including asthma, ob
Quick recovery for cancer treatments post-lockdown
Submitted by karen.duncan on Thu, 02/04/2021 - 10:58Chemotherapy services in Scotland resumed far quicker than in other countries after the first UK lockdown and the Covid-19 pandemic has led to improved treatments for cancer patients, according to
New study to monitor safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines
Submitted by karen.duncan on Thu, 02/04/2021 - 10:52The University of Dundee is seeking thousands of volunteers for a new study assessing the effectiveness and safety of COVID-19 vaccines as they are rolled out to the public.
Genetically tailored therapy marks adolescent asthma breakthrough
Submitted by karen.duncan on Tue, 02/02/2021 - 20:26Tailoring asthma therapy in adolescent patients according to their genetic make-up can lead to significant improvement in control of the disease, according to new research from the University of Du
Next phase of vaccination programme to begin as more than 45,000 receive jab
Submitted by karen.duncan on Mon, 02/01/2021 - 08:28NHS Tayside is moving into the next phase of its COVID-19 vaccination programme after vaccinating more than 45,000 people in the first priority groups.