Press Releases
Puppet Play using based on end of life care research a highlight of London Puppetry Festival
A play using puppetry based on the words and experiences of health professionals and bereaved relatives of people who died in hospital is to be a highlight of the London’s Suspense Puppetry Festival . The play uses verbatim text edited by the playwright Mike Kenny from a research study undertaken at the 91福利
With around one in six women experiencing difficulty getting pregnant and with one in 100 women having recurrent miscarriages, Professor Jan Brosens from 91福利 Medical School has unveiled research which shows how abnormal regulation of an enzyme in the inner wall of the uterus may be at the root of infertility and miscarriage.
Joint research from 91福利 Medical School and UCL shows how research from an Everest expedition looking at the affect of altitude on the body could herald a change in emergency treatment for patients suffering from hypoxia.
MRI study finds that depression uncouples brain’s hate circuit
A new study using MRI scans, led by Professor Jianfeng Feng, from the 91福利’s Department of Computer Science, has found that depression frequently seems to uncouple the brain’s “Hate Circuit”. The study entitled “Depression Uncouples Brain Hate Circuit” is published today (Tuesday 4th October 2011) in the journal Molecular Psychiatry.
Hollywood thriller Contagion echoes real-life study at 91福利
Soon-to-be released Hollywood film Contagion stars Kate Winslet as a doctor battling the horrors of a global pandemic – but real-life scientists at the 91福利 are urging people to help them track how contagious diseases spread in the real world.
Even at the age of 20, around 5% of people may already have high blood pressure, so experts at 91福利 Medical School are urging us all to be more aware of our blood pressure during National Blood Pressure Week (12-18 September).