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News - Shopping receipts show trends in menstrual pain relief
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (327+ words) A University of Nottingham data analytics and AI expert has jointly led a major new study revealing that more than a quarter of people purchasing menstrual products also buy pain relief at the same time, highlighting the widespread impact of…...
News - Survivors of a severe childbirth injury will be used to increase public understanding as part of a new study
1+ week, 2+ day ago (440+ words) A new research project, led by experts from the University of Nottingham, is enabling survivors of obstetric fistula (OF) to tell their stories on a global platform, about the serious condition which affects nearly half a million women and girls…...
News - Nottingham joins "1. 19m research project to tackle pharmaceutical pollution
1+ week, 5+ day ago (354+ words) Researchers from the University of Nottingham are part of a major new project that has been awarded "1. 19m to tackle pharmaceutical pollution in the water environment. Researchers from the School of Pharmacy at the University of Nottingham are working with the…...
News - Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
2+ week, 3+ day ago (321+ words) A study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that persistent and distressing upper gut symptoms experienced by people with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (h EDS), are not due to structural problems with the gullet (oesophagus), as previously…...
From memory to connection - new research to explore role of Memory Boxes in dementia care
2+ week, 3+ day ago (168+ words) To mark Dementia Action Week (1824 May 2026), Boots is funding new research with the University of Nottingham to explore how Memory Boxes could support everyday dementia care, and the potential for the initiative to be scaled as a social prescribing tool....
News - Pharmacy at 100: a century of impact, built for what comes next
3+ week, 2+ day ago (250+ words) Centenary celebrations of Nottingham's world-leading School of Pharmacy have set the course for the profession playing an ever-greater role in improving global health and well-being over the next 100 years. Some 200 global experts from industry, government and academia united in Nottingham…...
News - Providing better mental health care for underserved communities
3+ week, 2+ day ago (520+ words) Experts from the University of Nottingham, in conjunction with the Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) and the National Institute for Health and Care Research Mental Health Translational Research Collaboration (NIHR MH-TRC), will host the SAPC Mental Health Primary Care…...
Clinical trial using a controlled human infection model paves way for an effective vaccine against hookworm disease
3+ week, 4+ day ago (446+ words) A phase 2 human clinical trial of an antigen for a parasitic infection caused by hookworms has been shown to be effective in limiting the intensity of infection, paving the way for the development of a vaccine. A team of international…...
News - MRI reveals how the placenta contracts during pregnancy
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (351+ words) A new study has given insights into placental contractions during pregnancy, using MRI imaging to show how placental and uterine contractions can be distinguished, and how frequent and long lasting they are. Using a wide bore scanner at the University…...
News - Volunteers needed for vaccine study preparing for a potential bird flu pandemic
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (408+ words) Volunteers are needed for a new trial looking for an effective vaccine to protect against a potential avian flu pandemic. Experts from the University of Nottingham will be delivering part of the trial from the Cripps Health Centre on the…...