International initiative to tackle heart health inequalities in cities to be led from Birmingham
Researchers from BHP founder the University of Birmingham will collaborate with international partners on an ambitious project aiming to help reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease in urban envi…
Birmingham joins £50m MRC Centre for clinical trial innovation
Academics at BHP founder-member the University of Birmingham will be part of a new Medical Research Council Centre of Research Excellence in Clinical Trial Innovation (MRC CoRE) which aims to speed u…
ROH and Aston University establish international research group to develop novel bone cancer therapy
BHP members the Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Aston University have come together with the Brazilian Aeronautics Institute of Technology (ITA) to found Biomedical Technologies f…
Clinical use of nitrous oxide could help treat depression
Patients with major depressive disorder, including those who have not responded to first-line antidepressants, may benefit from short-term nitrous oxide treatment, say researchers from BHP members th…
Birmingham researchers lead world-first treatment trial for rare liver disease
The first participant has been treated in an early-phase clinical trial investigating whether a new medical device, Carbalive, can slow disease progression and improve outcomes for patients with a ra…
Lifesaving programme to prevent post-birth bleeding wins Times Higher Education STEM Award
A cost-effective intervention for postpartum haemorrhage, which has reduced maternal deaths worldwide by 60%, has won a major award in UK Higher Education.
The E-MOTIVE programme led by BHP founde…