On this page you will find links to a number of Northumbria-led projects that have impacted on the health environment and agenda
A national programme to help older people with impairments remain independent
Northumbria research reduces the fear of falling and improves the quality of life in older people with impairments such as low vision
Discover moreA new diagnostic test for childhood brain tumour offers hope for other cancers
Medulloblastoma is the most common malignant childhood brain tumour; research at Northumbria University is paving the way for much-needed personalised therapies for patients with specific types of medulloblastoma.
Discover moreAn innovative research paradigm promotes social justice and long-lasting change
Inclusive approaches to health research are making a significant impact on individuals and communities...
Discover moreArts for an ageing population
How participating in the arts helps older people...
Discover moreBreakthrough screening tools for intellectual disability
Life-changing screening tools have been developed by Northumbria researchers
Discover moreBreakthrough technology vastly improves lung infection diagnosis
Patients with lung conditions, such as cystic fibrosis (CF) and bronchiectasis, are susceptible to infections. Researchers at Northumbria University and the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle have developed a novel culture medium.
Discover moreDeveloping effective health and social care workforces in the UK
Employing over 1 million people, the National Health Service is said to be the fifth largest employer in the world, with the social care workforce far larger...
Discover moreHelping people regain full and pain-free use of their bodies
What do astronauts and people with lower back problems have in common...?
Discover moreImproving Parkinson's disease support services
The care of people with Parkinson’s (PwP) has been an understudied area of research until now.
Discover moreImproving the fitness of patients for surgery
PREPWELL, a unique preoperative health and wellbeing programme in the North East of England, is being piloted by Northumbria's academics...
Discover moreMapping the needs of veterans across the UK
The wellbeing of ex-servicemen and women in the UK has become a national focus in recent years, with the Armed Forces, NHS and charities working hard to design and offer support...
Discover moreRaising the bar on care delivery for older people
System-wide change is needed in order to provide effective services to an ageing population
Discover moreReducing health inequalities
Compared to the general population, socially marginalised groups, such as Gypsy and Traveller communities, suffer from poorer health and lower life expectancy...
Discover moreSharing learning from practice to improve patient safety
According to the World Health Organisation, the safety of healthcare is a major global concern, and an inadmissible number of patients are suffering from preventable harm...
Discover moreStudies on cherry juice unravel a multitude of health benefits
Researchers at Northumbria University's seminal work on Montmorency tart cherry juice has led to successive studies unveiling the fruit’s many remarkable health properties within and beyond the sporting arena...
Discover moreTaking clinical testing out of the lab and into the field
Each of the cells in our body is designed to carry out one specific function – nerve cells produce nerves, muscle cells produce muscles and so on. When errors disrupt this fundamental rule, things start going wrong...
Discover moreUnderstanding and treating sleep disorders
Chronic insomnia is a significant health, social and economic burden on affected individuals, their families, healthcare providers and society as a whole...
Discover moreUsing service design to enhance the impact of charities
Research is showing that service design can help charities improve their service without incurring more time, stress or money...
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