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By Newcastle University On May 17, 2022

How we're revolutionising Aphasia testing

In our latest blog, we're exploring Aphasia, a debilitating condition that recently made headlines. Read the full story, and how...

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Tags: Ageing, Healthier Lives, Research Excellence

By Newcastle University On May 9, 2022

This is how we're advocating for better public toilet accessibility

In our latest blog, Professor Janice McLaughlin outlines how our research and partnerships with disability and carer...

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Tags: Healthier Lives, Alumni

By Newcastle University On April 14, 2022

How we’re putting the sunshine in sunny side up eggs

We’re cracking the problem of vitamin D deficiency in the UK. Discover why you may have spotted our logo on the lid of a box of...

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Tags: Healthier Lives, Working with Business, Research,

By Newcastle University On April 11, 2022

Why are rural communities less likely to survive cancer?

People in rural areas are 5% less likely to survive cancer than people living in urban areas. A study at Newcastle University,...

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Tags: Cancer, Healthier Lives, Alumni

By Professor Sir John Burn On April 11, 2022

An aspirin a day keeps the bowel doctor away

Over the course of two decades, a thousand patients across the world have taken part in a study that required them to take two...

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Tags: Cancer, Ageing, Healthier Lives,

By Newcastle University On March 25, 2022

Our Vision for Ageing and Multiple Long-Term Conditions

Through the work done at our Biomedical Research Centre, we aim to help people with multiple long-term conditions to age well and...

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Tags: Ageing, Healthier Lives, Research

By Dr Jennifer Munkley On March 11, 2022

Can we stop prostate cancer from growing and spreading?

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, affecting 1 in 8 men within their lifetime. And in the UK alone, more than...

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Tags: Healthier Lives, Alumni

By Dr Adam Todd On March 4, 2022

Meet the most accessible healthcare providers in England

Dr Adam Todd, a Reader in Pharmaceutical Public Health, is in a team leading Newcastle University’s work in community pharmacy...

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Tags: Ageing, Healthier Lives, Research Excellence

By Newcastle University On February 22, 2022

Finding a way to move forward with dementia

By 2050, the World Health Organization* has estimated that 139 million people world-wide will have dementia.

Although there are...

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Tags: Ageing, Healthier Lives, Alumni

By Prof Clare Bambra On January 27, 2022

Health for Wealth: Levelling up the North-South health divide

Clare Bambra, Professor of Public Health in the Newcastle University Population Health Sciences Institute, has been leading our...

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Tags: Ageing, Healthier Lives, Research Excellence

By Newcastle University On December 23, 2021

Here are some of the top Newcastle University news stories from 2021, including how our experts have been working hard to improve...

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Tags: Cancer, Healthier Lives, One Planet,

By Newcastle University On November 30, 2021

How is Newcastle University targeting medulloblastoma?

Newcastle University scientists are working on developing effective treatment of medulloblastoma, a high-grade brain tumour in...

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Tags: Ageing, Healthier Lives, Alumni,

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How we're revolutionising Aphasia testing

In our latest blog, we're exploring Aphasia, a debilitating condition that recently made headlines. Read the full story, and how...

This is how we're advocating for better public toilet accessibility

In our latest blog, Professor Janice McLaughlin outlines how our research and partnerships with disability and carer...

How we’re putting the sunshine in sunny side up eggs

We’re cracking the problem of vitamin D deficiency in the UK. Discover why you may have spotted our logo on the lid of a box of...

Why are rural communities less likely to survive cancer?

People in rural areas are 5% less likely to survive cancer than people living in urban areas. A study at Newcastle University,...

An aspirin a day keeps the bowel doctor away

Over the course of two decades, a thousand patients across the world have taken part in a study that required them to take two...

Our Vision for Ageing and Multiple Long-Term Conditions

Through the work done at our Biomedical Research Centre, we aim to help people with multiple long-term conditions to age well and...

Can we stop prostate cancer from growing and spreading?

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, affecting 1 in 8 men within their lifetime. And in the UK alone, more than...

Meet the most accessible healthcare providers in England

Dr Adam Todd, a Reader in Pharmaceutical Public Health, is in a team leading Newcastle University’s work in community pharmacy...

Finding a way to move forward with dementia

By 2050, the World Health Organization* has estimated that 139 million people world-wide will have dementia.

Health for Wealth: Levelling up the North-South health divide

Clare Bambra, Professor of Public Health in the Newcastle University Population Health Sciences Institute, has been leading our...

Top Research and News Stories of 2021

Here are some of the top Newcastle University news stories from 2021, including how our experts have been working hard to improve...

How is Newcastle University targeting medulloblastoma?

Newcastle University scientists are working on developing effective treatment of medulloblastoma, a high-grade brain tumour in...