AlumNews / Medical Sciences
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Nasty noises: why do we recoil at unpleasant sounds?
Heightened activity between the emotional and auditory parts of the brain explains why the sound of chalk on a blackboard or a baby crying is so unpleasant.
Celebrating 90 years young
Newcastle University celebrates with legendary figure Lord Walton as the former Dean of Medicine, who helped shape our pioneering curriculum, reaches his 90th birthday.
Does where you live influence your attitude to alcohol?
Binge drinking is seen as normal by young people living in the North East, a new study has shown.
Mexican dance for dementia
A popular dance from the streets of Mexico has been shown to improve the behaviour and mood of people with dementia.
Scientists discover how common treatment-related cancer develops
Scientists in a team at Newcastle University have identified a mechanism by which treatment-related leukaemia develops, raising hopes that this side effect of toxic chemotherapy could be prevented.
Action video game to aid recovery from stroke
Stroke experts at Newcastle have unveiled a video game which improves and overcomes the physical symptoms of a stroke.
Lung transplant trial could save lives
A pioneering technique which breathes new life into previously unusable donor lungs could save the lives of many patients on the lung transplant waiting list.
Grant for new device to monitor gum disease
A North East team who have developed a device which will help monitor gum disease have been awarded more than £1,000,000 of government funding.
Newcastle University part of bid to cure Parkinson's
We are taking part in the biggest in-depth study tracking people with Parkinson's ever mounted anywhere in the world.
From idea to App Store – a new network for health app innovators
A new network for developers of healthcare-related smartphone apps launches at Newcastle University Business School on 9 May 2012.
