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IAHS Methodology Seminar: State of the art in clinical trials methods
Today's seminar was: "State of the art in clinical trials methods – an update" This was the first in a series of seminars organised through the cross-IAHS Methodological Innovation Group. The idea behind the seminars is to promote knowledge and understanding of state-of-the-art methods relevant to IAHS research. Marion Campbell, Katie Gillies...
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Santosh's Visit to Nepal: Advancing Research Networking and Student Recruitment Opportunities
Dr Santosh Gaihre recently had a productive visit to Nepal, where his child health and nutrition related research work is ongoing.
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Say aye to AI: Artificial Intelligence Technology Evaluation in Breast Screening
Professor Lesley Anderson gave a presentation this morning as part of the Aberdeen Curtin Calgary Alliance. We will share the link to the recording when that is available. Please get in touch if you would like more information: achds@abdn.ac.uk
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Gemini study presented at Radiological Society of North America
40,000 radiologists, 850 scientific papers and 1400 scientific posters. Among all this high quality work, Dr Gerald Lip had the great pleasure to present some salient findings pre-publication of Gemini and be selected for the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Monday edition of the daily news available...
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New Publication: Learning sites for health systems research: Reflections on five programs
Great to see a new article from Dr Lucia D’Ambruoso and the team: Learning sites for health systems research: Reflections on five programs in Africa, Asia, and Central America, published in Learning Health Systems. The article highlights the important role for supporting spaces for learning particularly when health systems face resource...
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Will the radiotherapy work? Effectiveness of radiotherapy in cancer treatment identified
Team identify predictors for radiotherapy success. This is the first time these markers have been identified and it could help patients avoid the side effects of likely ineffective treatment.
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Join the effort to fight the 'winter vomiting bug'
Researchers from the University of Aberdeen and Aberdeen Royal Infirmary are recruiting people to take part in a clinical trial to find whether a vaccine may be able to protect adults against the symptoms caused by the norovirus stomach bug.
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Women in Scotland do not receive equal treatment to men following a heart attack
Following a heart attack, women did not receive the same care as men according to new research from the University of Aberdeen.
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University of Aberdeen named among new NIHR Challenge Maternity Disparities Consortium leaders
The University of Aberdeen is among nine UK universities selected to make up the new NIHR Challenge Maternity Disparities Consortium with the aim of tackling inequalities in maternity care. The research carried out by the consortium will focus on inequalities before, during and after pregnancy. The consortium will also focus on building...
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Celebrating 20 years of CHaRT: the Centre for Healthcare Randomised Trials
Remember, remember the 5th of November; this year it wasn’t for Guy Fawkes, but to celebrate 20 years of CHaRT: the Centre for Healthcare Randomised Trials! CHaRT staff celebrated the milestone event with a wonderful lunch buffet, a slice of birthday cake and a quiz. They also reminisced with photos of...