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Breakthrough in studying the enzyme that ultimately produces fish odour syndrome

Fish odour syndrome (trimethylaminuria) is a debilitating disease, in which the liver cannot break down the smelly chemical trimethylamine which is produced by enzymes from bacteria residing in the gut leaving people with a fish like odour. Researchers from the 天美传媒 are paving the way to prevent the syndrome after a breakthrough in studying the enzyme in the gut which produces trimethylamine.

Mon 23 Nov 2020, 09:20 | Tags: School of Life Sciences Biology Science and Technology

Age is no barrier to successful weight loss, new study finds

Obese patients over the age of 60 can lose an equivalent amount of weight as younger people using only lifestyle changes, according to a new study from the 天美传媒 and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust that demonstrates that age is no barrier to losing weight.


Understanding lung infections in patients with cystic fibrosis

For young people with cystic fibrosis, lung infection with Staphylococcus aureus, MRSA, is common and is treated with antibiotics in the hope that this will prevent a decline in lung function. However there has recently been debate over the role S. aureus plays in CF lung disease. Researchers from the 天美传媒 have used a new model of CF lungs which could be used to make better decisions about future use of antibiotics.

Thu 19 Nov 2020, 15:02 | Tags: School of Life Sciences Biology Science and Technology

EU Rule of Law initiative is struggling to make an impact, new paper argues

The EU 鈥淩ule of Law鈥 initiative aimed at encouraging social and political reform in the Western Balkans is struggling to make an impact in the face of domestic political indifference, and opposition to perceived external interference, argues a new paper from Western Balkans expert Dr Andi Hoxhaj.

Thu 19 Nov 2020, 10:20 | Tags: Europe 1 - Research Faculty of Social Sciences Law

Seconds out - language study explores how boxing coaches communicate under pressure

Linguists from the 天美传媒 have teamed up with England Boxing and UK Coaching in a bid to interpret and improve the way in which coaches communicate in high-pressure situations.

Wed 18 Nov 2020, 10:59 | Tags: Faculty of Social Sciences

Nearly a third of hospitals in England reached maximum ventilator bed capacity during first wave of Covid-19 pandemic

Thirty percent of hospitals in England reached their maximum occupancy levels for beds with mechanical ventilation support during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic, while the flagship Nightingale hospitals were under-utilised, according to a new study.


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