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New £10m plan to develop Yorkshire medical technology
Solving the challenges which hamper Yorkshire’s medical technology experts when they attempt to bring innovative products to market is the focus of a new partnership.
Motherhood and inflammatory bowel disease
Women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) should be given more advice about pregnancy so they can make informed choices about whether to have a family, say researchers.
Links between red meat and distal colon cancer
A new study suggests that a diet free from red meat significantly reduces the risk of a type of colon cancer in women living in the United Kingdom.
Air pollution impact on childhood asthma
New research suggests that up to 38% of all annual childhood asthma cases in Bradford may be caused by air pollution.
Surgeons’ performance benefits from ‘warm-ups’
Surgeons progressively ‘warm-up’ as they repeat a procedure on their operating list, akin to the way athletes’ performance improves across a competition – according to new research.