A summary of key news from Usher. News listing Search Tags 201620172018201920202021202220232024ArchiveFeaturesInsights Publication date Date from Date to Eye scans could make spotting kidney disease easier: Sir Jules Thorn Award supports breakthrough research 26 February, 2026 A team of researchers led by Neeraj Dhaun (Bean) at the Institute for Neuroscience and… Secure access to consented GP data marks major step forward for health research in England 23 February, 2026 The UK Government has issued new directions enabling secure linkage to GP data for participants in… ‘Celtic curse’ genetic disease hotspots revealed in UK and Ireland 03 February, 2026 People from the Outer Hebrides and north-west Ireland have the highest risk of developing… Founding Fellows of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences announced 29 January, 2026 Thanasis Tsanas, Professor of Digital Health and Data Science at the Usher Institute, has been… Chief Medical Officer’s Annual Report 2025 published 17 December, 2025 The Chief Medical Officer’s 2025 report on infections has been published, featuring a Vaccines… 2025 Graduations 02 December, 2025 Graduates from Usher programmes were celebrated with a pre-graduation reception, prestigious award… 2025 NAPCRG New Investigator Award 26 November, 2025 Congratulations to Clare MacRae on being awarded the Marjorie Bowman and Robert Choplin New… Study finds gene linked with risk of delirium 26 November, 2025 A major genetic risk factor for delirium has been identified in a landmark study that analysed the… IJOPN Award for Outstanding Scholarly Contribution to Gerontological Nursing Practice 24 November, 2025 The International Journal of Older People Nursing (IJOPN) has recognised three exceptional papers… High blood pressure in children doubles in 20 years 14 November, 2025 The rate of children and teenagers living with high blood pressure globally has almost doubled in… 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … This article was published on Friday 10 January 2025
