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New Year Honours

17 January 2025

University community recognised

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Safely reducing the use of antibiotics in hospitals

14 January 2025

New research finds that PCT blood test does not lower antibiotic treatment duration for hospitalised children, study shows.

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New anticancer T-cell type discovered

2 January 2025

Cardiff University researchers have discovered a new anticancer T-cell subtype, which could help our immune system tackle cancer in the future.

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Treating bullying as everyone’s problem reduces incidence in primary schools

25 November 2024

The largest UK trial of its kind establishes a new way to prevent bullying in primary schools.

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Zuckerberg funding for rare syndrome research network

17 October 2024

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative donates over $800,000 to support a research network into CACNA1C-Related Disorders and Timothy Syndrome

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Cardiff Researcher awarded Future Leaders Fellowship from Brain Tumour Charity

8 October 2024

Dr Mathew Clement, currently based at Systems Immunity Research Institute, has been announced as one of Brain Tumour Charity’s Future Leaders 2024.

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GP practices in wealthiest areas of Wales receive more funding than deprived areas

4 October 2024

Underinvestment in GP services in Wales’ most deprived areas contributing to health inequalities, researchers say

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Bacteria triggers type-1 diabetes

18 September 2024

Bacterial infection can induce an immune response that leads to type-1 diabetes, according to Cardiff University researchers.

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How WhatsApp can help with prostate cancer detection and diagnosis

12 September 2024

WhatsApp could provide a way to engage black men in Butetown and Grangetown with prostate cancer risk information.

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Perimenopause linked with increased risk of bipolar and major depression

15 August 2024

Cardiff University study finds that women are over twice as likely to develop bipolar for the first time during the perimenopause, compared to before the menopause.