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The resurrection of phospho-amino acid containing drugs

6 December 2019

Dr Youcef Mehellou and his team have developed a new way to target cancer cells that will aid the discovery of new medicines.

Pregnant woman

‘Depression in pregnancy alters male infant behaviour - but mothers don’t notice’

6 December 2019

New study suggests mothers with emotional issues do not recognise their sons’ difficulties, leading to delays in support

Experts call for more active prevention of tooth decay for children’s teeth

27 November 2019

A three-year study comparing three different treatment options for tooth decay in children’s teeth suggests that preventing tooth decay from occurring in the first place is the most effective way help avoid pain and infection from decay.

Lorraine Whitmarsh

Cardiff University academic to take lead role in citizens’ assembly on climate change

25 November 2019

Climate Assembly UK will work on ways to cut carbon emissions

Child sleeping

Sleep problems in children with genetic condition linked to mental health issues, clumsiness and impaired planning ability, experts say

22 November 2019

Researchers studied children with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome

Dr Fabrizio Pertusati and Dr Michaela Serpi

Researchers discover potential new treatment for rare muscle-wasting disease

21 November 2019

New compound could slow progression of ‘one in a million’ GNE myopathy

James Birchall, Louise Hughes, Ryan Mootoo and Sion Coulman

Students at the School of Pharmacy step back in time to celebrate centenary

18 November 2019

Students step back in time to experience lectures as they would have been 100 years ago, to celebrate the School of Pharmacy’s centenary.

Small boy having eye test

Researchers take first step towards genetic test for childhood short-sightedness

15 November 2019

Global prevalence of myopia is rising rapidly, affecting one in three people in the UK

Contemporary dance

New contemporary dance inspired by biophysics

6 November 2019

The cutting-edge research of a Cardiff University scientist is being used as the basis for a new contemporary dance

Professor Sir Michael Owen and Professor James Walters

World-leading mental health research centre celebrates ‘decade of discovery'

5 November 2019

One of the world’s leading centres for research into the underlying causes of mental health issues is marking its 10th anniversary.