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A smart glove that converts sign language into text
A smart glove that converts sign language into text and speech in real time is helping individuals who use s…
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A virtual world to help people find their words after brain injury
Aphasia is a condition which causes people to have difficulty speaking, reading, writing or understanding la…
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Addressing musicians’ health and wellbeing
The Royal College of Music is taking action to address health problems among musicians. Its Centre for Pe…
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Better treating those with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
University of Greenwich Dr Lesley Dibley Reader of Nursing Research and Education in our Department of Adu…
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Building trust in nurses among young people with learning difficulties
The Nana Xmas project, led by Kingstons’ associate professor Theresa Nash in collaboration with St Philipâ…
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Ground-breaking gene therapy trial to cure haemophilia
Around 2,000 people in the UK live with severe haemophilia A. They are at risk of excessive bleeding even fr…
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Influencing drug policy in Ireland
Since 2015, LSE’s International Drug Policy Unit (IDPU) has been working with Ana Liffey Drug Project in I…
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Integrating mindfulness with osteopathy for chronic pain patients
The Osteopathy, Mindfulness and Acceptance-based Programme (OsteoMAP) is a study at the University College o…
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Integrating yoga into the health system
The University of Westminster is leading the way in helping to integrate yoga into the health system. The…
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International volunteering during a global crisis
Shortly after graduating from London Metropolitan University, Cristina Leggio spent some time volunteering i…
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Keeping older people hydrated
As we age, changes in our brains and bodies make us more vulnerable to dehydration. Our thirst reflex begins…
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Multimedia to help people with learning disabilities
Andy Minnion is Professor of Media Advocacy and Director of RIX Research & Media, a research and develop…
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Psychological support for women with breast cancer
Every 10 minutes, a woman is diagnosed with breast cancer in the UK. Damage caused by breast cancer treatmen…
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Reducing cardiac deaths among young people
Work to reduce cardiac deaths among young people is being done alongside CRY (Cardiac Risk in the Young).
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Research to prevent suicide on railways and other public locations
There is around one suicide on the UK’s railways every 30 hours. The emotional costs to the individual’…
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Restoring vision in blind people
Two people, whose vision had largely been destroyed by disease can now see the world again, thanks to ground…
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Theatre in hospital
Students from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama worked with patients suffering kidney failure to…
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Understanding the UK epidemic of loneliness
The BBC Loneliness Experiment – the largest-ever study into loneliness, one of the major challenges our so…
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Using artificial intelligence for better diagnosis of heart and lung abnormalities
Chest X-rays are routinely performed to diagnose and monitor a wide range of conditions affecting the lungs,…
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Using design to prevent crime
Inmates at HMP Thameside have created a range of anti-theft bags as part of an award-winning restorative jus…
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Using zebrafish in the fight against drugs resistance
Antimicrobial resistance – the resistance to drugs to treat infections caused by bacteria, parasites and o…
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Virtual therapist to help people experiencing psychosis
People with psychosis, a mental health problem that cause people to perceive things differently from those a…
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