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Keele plays leading part in innovative stroke research breakthrough
Keele University stroke specialist Professor Christine Roffe is leading groundbreaking clinical trials into a smart chip that could save lives .
Stroke is the third biggest killer in the UK and the leading cause of disability . Every year there are around 50,000 stroke victims in the UK , and of those around a third will die as a result and another third will be left severely disabled , with only the remaining third making some kind of recovery . Even though this has become a common medical condition the symptoms of a stroke can still be difficult for medical professionals to diagnose .
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Read more about Professor Roffe ’ s research at www . keele . ac . uk / stroke-res |
Keele secures part in € 9.5 million food safety research project
Keele University sociologist Dr Lydia Martens is taking a leading part in a prestigious food safety collaboration .
Dr Martens , Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Science and Public Policy and Lead of the Children , Families and Society research cluster in the Centre for Social Policy , will be working on the EU Horizon2020 funded collaborative project , entitled SafeConsumE , which aims to provide effective , science-based and sustainable strategies for food authorities , market actors and the research community to help reduce risk and the health burden from foodborne illness in Europe .
Read the full article at www . keele . ac . uk / fsaft
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Researchers warn scientists of costly impure chemicals
Keele University researchers have published a paper recently warning fellow scientists of impure reagents that could skew results .
The research was carried out by Keele ’ s Dr Sharon Owen , Dr Heidi Fuller , Mr Phil Jones and Professor Sally Roberts at the RJAH Orthopaedic Hospital in Oswestry , part of Keele University ’ s Institute of Science and Technology in Medicine , and assisted by scientists in Cardiff and St Andrew ’ s Universities .
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The study , published in Bioscience Reports , found that commercial reagents , which were purchased from highly respected companies , were not pure but contained many contaminants which had a huge and potentially misleading effect on the scientists ’ work . |
The SEND project
Keele University secured £ 15million of investment for a project that will allow the campus to become the largest single , integrated electricity , gas and heat smart energy network demonstrator in Europe . It will also be the first facility in Europe for at-scale living laboratory research , development and demonstration of new smart energy technologies and services in partnership with business and industry .
The Smart Energy Network Demonstrator ( SEND ), which is funded by Keele University , the Department for Business , Energy and Industrial Strategy ( BEIS ), and the European Regional Development Fund ( ERDF ) as part of the England 2014 to 2020 European Structural and Investment Funds ( ESIF ) Growth Programme , builds on Keele University ’ s investment in its energy and other utility networks over many years .
Read the full article at www . keele . ac . uk / smart-netd
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Read the full article at www . keele . ac . uk / impchem |