Search Results for 'Regenerative Medicine'
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New technique for Parkinson’s stem cell brain repair brings promise for patients
Neuroscientists at the University of Galway have made an exciting discovery that could revolutionise stem cell-based brain repair therapy for Parkinson’s disease.
Desire for beautiful skin has always been with us
It would be easy to assume that aesthetic medicine is a very modern concept, but its history goes back further than you might think. Why did Cleopatra reputedly bathe in soured donkey milk? Perhaps she knew about the benefits of lactic acid (contained in sour milk) which is now used as a chemical peel to gently remove surface skin cells and reveal smoother, blemish free skin underneath.
Cell therapy may slow kidney damage from type 2 diabetes, University trial shows
University of Galway, in collaboration with the EU Horizon 2020-funded NEPHSTROM Consortium, has announced promising results from a new cell therapy trial for people living with diabetes.
Trust in name of late GAA star to support Sudden Adult Death Syndrome research
The Cormac Trust, set up in the name of the late Tyrone footballer Cormac McAnallen, is to support research at NUI Galway into Sudden Adult Death Syndrome and the development of future genetic cures.
CÚRAM and Factor Bioscience join forces to develop new cell therapy for COVID-19 patients
CÚRAM, the SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices based at NUI Galway, has announced a new research partnership with US-based biotechnology company, Factor Bioscience Inc, to develop and test a new cell therapy for people with severe Covid infections and other serious respiratory illness.
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European Research Council Funds ‘blue-sky’ NUI Galway biomedical research projects
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded two NUI Galway researchers €4.4 million to pursue ‘blue-sky’ biomedical research. With this support, Professor Laoise McNamara and Dr Dimitrios Zeugolis, will pursue frontier research to achieve far-reaching impact on improving human health.
NUI Galway academic receives Mayo Clinic Distinguished Alumni Award
Professor Timothy O'Brien, Dean of the College of Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences at NUI Galway and consultant endocrinologist at Galway University Hospitals, has received the Mayo Clinic Distinguished Alumni Award. The award was established by the Mayo Clinic Board of Trustees in 1981 to acknowledge and show appreciation for exceptional contributions of Mayo Clinic alumni to the field of medicine.
Allergan employees recognised for practical work experience with school children
A number of employees of Allergan in Westport were recently recognised for their role in teaching Junior Achievement programmes to over 250 school children in Mayo and for providing the young people with an insight into what it is like to work at the plant.
NUI Galway study discovers novel approach to tackle bowel cancer
Scientists from the Regenerative Medicine Institute in the School of Medicine at NUI Galway, in collaboration with Queen’s University Belfast, have found a new function for normal cells, called stromal cells, within tumours that point the way in better understaning and preciction of response to immunotherapy. The study has been published in the internationally renowned journal, Cancer Immunology Research.