Population health and wealth
View case studies from the population health and wealth research theme.
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Read about latest research linked to population health and wealth.
Population health and wealth case studies
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Today, 50 million people worldwide are living with dementia. This figure is projected to almost triple to over 130 million people by the year 2050.
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Professor Iris Grunwald, Chair of Neuroradiology, shares how the University is improving patient care in Dundee and around the world.
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As part of ongoing work to promote liver health, the School of Medicine at the University of Dundee is supporting World Liver Day 2024 today (19 April) through its latest contribution to tackling liver diseases.
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How our quality data and health informatics expertise has enhanced randomised controlled trials for the benefit of clinical practice.
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How our unique health informatic expertise is helping when considering treatment in patients with various aspects of kidney disease.
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Shaping the future of commercial drug development and driving global pharmaceutical investment.
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Driving improvements in screening programmes and reducing bowel cancer mortality rates.
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An eye scan already available on the high street can tell someone their odds of having a heart attack or stroke within the next 10 years, a study led by the University of Dundee has found.
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A University of Dundee spin-out has formed a new company dedicated to developing new obesity therapies that avoid the muscle loss often associated with current GLP-1 drugs.
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A recent graduate of the University of Dundee, who switched careers during the Covid-19 pandemic and who overcame a double tragedy during his studies, has been named Scotland’s Nursing Student of the Year.
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Life-changing work at the University of Dundee is to be showcased nationally as an example of cutting-edge medical research.
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A University of Dundee expert has been appointed to lead a new centre that will drive research to better understand the causes of Parkinson’s disease.
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Experts at the University of Dundee have announced promising results from a clinical trial of a potential new antibody treatment tackling antibiotic-resistant Pseudomonas bacteria in people with bronchiectasis
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A University of Dundee scientist has been named one of the rising stars of global respiratory research after receiving a prestigious award from the American Thoracic Society (ATS).
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The world’s first potential therapy for an increasingly common, chronic lung condition has been identified following a trial led by the University of Dundee and global biopharmaceutical company Insmed.
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People at risk of cardiovascular disease could be identified a decade before they have a heart attack or stroke, a breakthrough University of Dundee study has discovered.
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University of Dundee scientists have discovered a new target that could herald the development of new drugs to treat Parkinson’s disease.
