News: July 2020
Cancer research published in Science Advances
Cancer is a disease that has touched us all, and although we now know a lot about how cancers develop and grow, we still have a lot to learn. A major factor in cancer development and in treatment resistance is the presence of genome instability. This essentially involves frequent alterations to the genomic DNA of the cell, including changes to the letters of the genetic code as well as more obvious changes such as chromosome deletions, or even movement of large DNA fragments from one chromosome to another. Work in UKRI Future Leader Fellow Dr Chris Staples’ laboratory housed at the North West Cancer Research Institute (in the School of Medical Sciences at Bangor University) focuses on how cells normally prevent such genome instability from occurring.
Publication date: 26 July 2020
Bangor expert advises on US public health emergency preparedness and response
The lessons learned from responding to public health emergencies tend to fade, and public health funding and research priorities shift. That is why an expert from Bangor University’s School of Health Sciences was called on to join a US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine review of the current state of the evidence for public health emergency preparedness and response (PHEPR) in the United States.
Publication date: 24 July 2020
Do you value exercise?
Exercise has many health benefits but, surprisingly, only a small minority is really physically active to an appropriate level.
Publication date: 23 July 2020
Students rewarded for supporting their peers
Two mature students have been rewarded for supporting their fellow students at Bangor University. Jodie Jackman and Dinah Jennings have both been active and effective in the University’s Peer Guide Scheme, which enables students to help and support new students at the University.
Publication date: 17 July 2020
International Placement with Philips Healthcare for SHES Student
After finishing the third year of her bachelor’s degree in Sport and Exercise Psychology Katarina Kylisova, who came to Bangor from the Czech Republic decided to participate in Erasmus+ International Exchange internship programme available at Bangor University and further broaden her horizons.
Publication date: 10 July 2020
Hypoxia - novel finding turns brain function on its head
The brain is a hungry organ. To fuel brain activity, brain blood flow increases to provide oxygen and nutrients. This matching of blood flow to brain activity is called ‘neurovascular coupling’ and is assumed essential to maintain brain function.
Publication date: 3 July 2020