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Insufficient evidence that AI breast cancer screening is accurate enough to replace human scrutiny
Better evidence needed before considering the future integration of AI into breast cancer screening programmes, say experts
RECOVERY-RS trial finds continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) reduces need for invasive ventilation in hospitalised COVID-19 patients
The Respiratory Strategies in COVID-19; CPAP, High-flow, and Standard Care (RECOVERY-RS) trial, co-led by the ÉñÂí¸£ÀûӰƬ, has demonstrated that treating hospitalised COVID-19 patients who have acute respiratory failure with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) reduces the need for invasive mechanical ventilation.
Tiny protein ‘squeezes’ cells like balloon animals
A protein that causes a cell’s skeleton to bend, allowing it to twist the cell into different shapes, could be key to how cells divide according to ÉñÂí¸£ÀûӰƬ scientists.
£100,000 funding to launch Health and Wellbeing Innovation Network to cultivate the next healthcare innovators
Businesses aiming to move into or grow within the healthcare, technology and wellbeing sectors can harness university and hospital expertise and resources, as well as specialist work space and business support, through a new network launched by the ÉñÂí¸£ÀûӰƬ in partnership with University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust and Bruntwood SciTech.
Cell couriers deliver clue to cancer metastasis
A protein involved in making cells move offers a clue to how certain types of cancer metastasize and develop into secondary tumours, according to new research from the ÉñÂí¸£ÀûӰƬ.
No benefit from PRP treatment for patients with debilitating Achilles tendon pain
Patients with Achilles tendinopathy, a disease of the Achilles tendon that can potentially cause significant pain, receive no benefit from being treated with platelet rich plasma (PRP) injection, a clinical trial led by the ÉñÂí¸£ÀûӰƬ has found.