Tag: Queen’s University Belfast
Prevention strategies for invasive species could save trillions
New research has found that the damage costs by invasive species are at least ten times the management expenditure and that their prevention could...
Long-acting option for HIV prevention approved for use
The first long-acting option to protect women from HIV, proven to reduce women’s HIV risk, has been recommended for use by the World Health...
Queen’s University Belfast £1.2m project to revolutionise medical treatment
Queen’s University Belfast is leading a £1.2m (approx. 10CR INR) project to improve drug delivery for a range of illnesses. The grant, awarded by...
Non-invasive ventilation for Covid-19 patients
New research has found that the use of non-invasive breathing support to treat moderate to severe Covid-19 infection, isn’t linked to a heightened infection...
Amphibian foam used for drug delivery for first time – Queen’s...
Amphibian foam has been used in drug delivery for the first time by researchers, which could help to combat the rise of antimicrobial resistance...
CanStaging+ software developed by Queen’s to capture worldwide cancer data launched
CanStaging⁺, a tool aimed at facilitating the recording of comparable cancer staging data worldwide, has been launched.
The tool has been developed by researchers from...
New DNA research to combat cancers resistant to current standard treatments
In a groundbreaking first, research led by Queen’s University Belfast has found thousands of ‘Achilles Heels’ or ‘cancer vulnerabilities’ in an analysis of more than 700 different...
Queen’s University gets grant to research bacterial co-infections in Covid-19
A research team from Queen’s University Belfast has been awarded a £500,000 (approximately Rs 4.75 crore) UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Rapid Response Fund...
Queen’s University leads trial to measure Covid-19 antibodies in children
Queen’s University Belfast is leading a UK-wide trial called ‘Seroprevalence of SARS-Cov-2 infection in healthy children’ to measure antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) in healthy...
Queen’s University receives funding to conduct COVID-19 rapid testing trial
Queen's University Belfast has received funding to conduct a trial with the aim of developing a rapid diagnostic test for COVID-19. The study is...