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Oral steroids put patients with inflammatory disease at high risk of infection
In a large study of almost 40Â 000Â adult patients with polymyalgia rheumatica or giant cell arteritis in England, researchers found higher absolute risks of infection when patients were taking oral steroids than when they were not taking them.
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£2m to helps ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ researchers fight anti-microbial resistance
The ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ’ Professor Mark Wilcox has been awarded £2 million for his project ‘Transforming Antimicrobial Research with Gut model Evaluations for ThErapies and Diagnostics (TARGETED AMR).
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Duke of Kent returns to Worsley Building 40 years on
There was a sense of déjà vu when the Duke of Kent visited the Worsley Building, 40 years after he opened the building in 1979.
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Immersive technologies become the new reality at ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ
Virtual reality (VR) is becoming the new normal at the ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ, as staff and students working in engineering, arts, humanities, social sciences and health research embrace the technology.
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ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ academics to attend prestigious International Association of Dental Research conference
The ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ, School of Dentistry will once again be attending the International Associated for Dental Research (IADR) General Session in Vancouver 19-22 June 2019.