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Funding secured for innovative liver cancer research
ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ researchers have won a £6 million grant for a project to test an innovative device which uses sound to treat advanced, complex cancerous liver tumours
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School of Medicine develops robotic treatment offering new hope for liver cancer patients
A 92-year-old woman from North Yorkshire has become the first UK patient to receive a pioneering robotic-assisted treatment for a liver tumour which previously had no viable options.
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Over £1 million awarded to team developing therapy to ‘block’ bad cholesterol
The ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ is part of a consortium that has been awarded a major five-year programme grant from the British Heart Foundation (BHF), worth just over £1.1 million.
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ÂÌñ»»ÆÞ led cardiovascular collaborative awarded place on NIHR challenge consortium
The new Cardiovascular TransPennine Collaborative, has been awarded a place on the NIHR Cardiovascular Disease Inequalities Challenge Consortium, in partnership with the British Heart Foundation
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NIHR Research Delivery Network leaders announced
The new joint Executive Directors of the NIHR Research Delivery Network have been appointed.