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Virtual patient teaches real-life mental health skills

Published
3 April 2023
Categories
Technology
Health

Extended-reality assisted clinical training in perinatal mental health has been launched by Health Education England in collaboration with the University of Leeds.

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Poet speaks out about young onset Parkinson’s

Published
31 March 2023
Categories
Health
Arts & Culture

A moving poem about living with young onset Parkinson's has been penned by an academic at the University of Leeds to mark World Parkinson’s Day.

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Preventing cancer relapse with a genetic test

Published
23 March 2023
Categories
Science
Health

Scientists have found a new way to predict which myeloma patients will benefit the most from a treatment often used to help keep the blood cancer from coming back after a stem cell transplant.

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New children's health research partnership launched in Leeds

Published
8 March 2023
Categories
University
Working with our region
Health
Research

Severe childhood illnesses including cancer, life-threatening diseases and mental health conditions are to be the focus of a new multi-million pound research partnership in Leeds.

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Genes reveal kidney cancer’s risk of recurrence

Published
23 February 2023
Categories
Science
Health

A decade-long international study into kidney cancer has shown that doctors can predict the likelihood of a patient’s disease returning by looking at DNA mutations in their tumours.

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People with arthritis 20% less likely to be in work

Published
27 January 2023
Categories
Health
Research

The typical person living with arthritis in the UK is 20% less likely to be in work than their equivalent without the condition, new research shows.

A nurse sitting next to a patient and administering chemotherapy via a tube into the patient's hand

'Remarkable' results in colon cancer trial

Published
20 January 2023
Categories
Science
Health
Research

Giving colon cancer patients chemotherapy before surgery cuts the risk of the disease coming back, according to the results of a new clinical trial.