Urgent action is needed to clear the backlog of people with a common heart condition who are waiting for lifesaving treatment, according to research co-led by a Keele Professor.
Read articleResearchers have developed a new framework for GPs to help them better support patients who are suffering distress associated with persistent pain.
Read articleKeele University’s role as a centre for outstanding, world-class research has been reaffirmed today in the UK-wide Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021).
Read articleDangerous elements like lead are present in concentrated levels in UK churchyards, new research has found, presenting a potentially major problem for surrounding communities.
Read articleAdopting a novel planting technique known as “push-pull farming” can help massively reduce crop losses to pests and improve food security in sub-Saharan Africa, new research has found.
Read articleSteroid injections can provide an effective means of treating patients with arthritis in their hip, according to the largest study of its kind ever conducted.
Read articleMore than 1,000 women from the local area have helped a research team develop a new tool to help clinicians diagnose spinal fractures in osteoporosis patients.
Read articleA new study led by researchers at Keele University, and funded by the British Heart Foundation, has found that patients with unexplained chest pain are at an increased risk of suffering a heart attack later in life.
Read articleKeele University researchers have found that swearing can increase self-confidence and risk-taking behaviour, as well as boosting physical strength.
Read articleYouth justice practitioners are spending less time on the front-line helping youngsters and more on paperwork because of conflicting narratives from different Government departments.
Read articleAnti-speeding campaigns campaigns rarely – if ever – acknowledge the fact that many drivers simply find speeding inherently enjoyable. But acknowledging this could make anti-speeding campaigns more effective, according to new research.
Read articleA new study has found that people ‘moralised’ anti-social and non-compliant behaviours associated with the pandemic, such as failing to social distance from others or meeting with a friend in a park.
Read articleA diagnostic tool used by clinicians to predict risk of mortality in heart attack patients is less effective in ethnic minority patients and may result in inappropriate treatments being prescribed, according to new research.
Read articleA team of researchers led by Dr Pensée Wu, senior lecturer at Keele University’s School of Medicine, have found that women who conceive with assisted reproductive technology such as in vitro fertilisation (IVF) are at a higher risk of vascular and pregnancy complications.
Read articleMosquitoes can learn to actively avoid pesticides after being exposed to a near-fatal dose, new research suggests.
Read articleNew research has linked two types of less-often prescribed diabetes drugs with lower chances of potentially fatal heart problems in people with type 2 diabetes without established heart disease.
Read articleAge-associated conditions such as osteoarthritis pose a huge barrier to people remaining healthy and in work for longer, according to new research.
Read articleReleasing genetically modified mosquitoes into the wild could provide a promising strategy for tackling malaria in sub-Saharan Africa, according to new research.
Read articlePolicies to extend working lives and raise state pension age may fail under the current conditions for work in the UK, new research suggests.
Read articleForensic science experts from Keele University have contributed their expertise to research helping to find thousands of missing people in Latin America.
Read articleScientists from Keele and Cardiff Universities have discovered new links between the breakdown in brain cell development and the risk of schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders.
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