Lloyds Bank Partners with University of Glasgow to Pioneering Agentic AI Research for 28 Million Customers Tuesday, March 31, 2026 lloyds ai banking software engineering research collaboration innovation university glasgow Lloyds Banking Group, the UK’s largest digital bank serving 28 million customers, has announced a groundbreaking collaboration with the University of Glasgow to explore the transformative potential of agentic artificial … Read More
University Hospitals Birmingham Pauses Botox Treatment for Painful Digestive Condition Amid Research Efforts Sunday, March 29, 2026 botox sphincter oddi dysfunction pain treatment nhs research patients digestive University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) has temporarily halted the routine use of Botox injections for Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction (SOD), a rare and extremely painful digestive disorder, citing the need … Read More
Major £50 Million Investment Fuels Innovation and Job Growth in the West Midlands Monday, March 23, 2026 westmidlands innovation technology investment manufacturing healthcare research economy ukri jobs The West Midlands is set to receive a transformative £50 million investment aimed at driving innovation, creating new jobs, and accelerating economic growth throughout the region. This significant funding boost comes from the … Read More
‘I Dismissed Headaches as Work Stress, but It Was Catastrophic’ Sunday, March 15, 2026 brain tumour astrocytoma seizure surgery chemotherapy radiotherapy fatigue research advocacy Craig Alexander, a 35-year-old architect, had long attributed his persistent headaches and dizziness to work-related stress, fatigue, and dehydration. For years, he overlooked these symptoms, believing they were just the toll … Read More
'I lost my mum and brothers to the same condition – I refuse to follow the same path' Friday, March 13, 2026 hypertrophic cardiomyopathy heart defibrillator awareness inheritance research bhf survival advocacy Thanieth Khan, a 32-year-old mother from Solihull, faced a devastating family tragedy linked to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a hereditary heart condition she was diagnosed with at just 14. HCM causes the heart muscle to … Read More
Midlands Grandad Battles Alzheimer’s: Joining Groundbreaking Research for a Brighter Future Saturday, February 28, 2026 alzheimer’s dementia diagnosis research bloodtest read-out nihr oxford cambridge memory Alan Cope, a 69-year-old grandfather from the Midlands, has faced a devastating reality: a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Having witnessed his 99-year-old mother and three uncles suffer from the same condition, Alan knows … Read More