June 2019 7 June Opening up conversations about dying and death Staff from SHORE-C at BSMS have taken part in a new campaign, which aims to make death a more acceptable topic of conversation. Read article >
May 2019 22 May Families living with dementia wanted for pioneering dementia programme for trainee healthcare professionals The ground-breaking, award-winning Time for Dementia programme is appealing for families affected by dementia to participate. Read article > 20 May Multimillion pound project will see AI remixing radio to help people living with dementia Radio listeners could get personalised medical support thanks to an innovative new scheme. Read article > 17 May Bodies donated to medical science honoured in memorial service A memorial service at St Georges Cathedral in London honours more than 300 people who donated their bodies to medical science. Read article > 16 May Medical school and partner universities contribute to one-stop health resource Academics from BSMS and partner universities make a major contribution to the third edition of the Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health and Medicine. Read article > 8 May BSMS BrightMed initiative takes top prize at NEON Awards The BSMS widening participation programme BrightMed has been awarded the Widening Access Initiative (Outreach) award at the 2019 NEON awards. Read article > 7 May Worldwide study finds brain differences in people living with ADHD Worldwide study involving academics from BSMS finds that people with ADHD have subtle differences in the cerebral cortex, the brain's outer layer. Read article >
April 2019 12 April Face-to-face HIV testing preferred option by men who have sex with men The majority of men who have sex with men would prefer face-to-face HIV testing by a healthcare professional out of a range of testing options, a new study shows. Read article > 5 April Psycho-oncologist receives prestigious award A cancer psychologist at BSMS has been recognised for her leading role in advancing the science and care of breast cancer patients. Read article >
March 2019 27 March Precision maps reveal widespread distribution of disabling neglected tropical disease in Rwanda Geographical distribution and prevalence of podoconiosis in Rwanda: a cross-sectional country-wide survey Read article >
February 2019 28 February 'Game changing' test can predict how people with leukaemia will respond to chemotherapy The first test to quickly predict how people will respond to standard treatment for leukaemia has been developed at BSMS Read article >
January 2019 18 January New research group to investigate blood cancers A new collaborative research group aims to explore the causes of blood cancers and design new treatments. Read article > 9 January New research to drive down inequalities in dementia care A new research programme aims to find out what enables one family to live well with dementia and another to have very poor experiences Read article > 3 January Smoking shisha linked to diabetes and obesity, study finds Smoking shisha "significantly increases" the risk of users developing diabetes and obesity, a new study finds. Read article >
Events 26 Jun MiCare HQ: Measuring and improving care home quality for older people View event > 26 Jun GP Teachers Meeting View event > 23 Jul BSMS Graduate Celebration Event 2019 View event >