Researchers trying to find the cause of a condition causing stroke in young adults were one of six t...
Researchers trying to find the cause of a condition causing stroke in young adults were one of six teams securing future funding at this year's BUPA Foundation Awards.
Small tangles of blood vessels in the brain are the most common causes of strokes in young adults aged 15 to 40-years-old. However, little is known about the frequency, risks and effective treatment of the condition. The funding from this year's Epidemiology Award should help the Edinburgh-based research team find some answers.
The Foundation's Research Award went to a London research team searching for a cure for inherited cataracts ' which affects six out of 10,000 children. The aim of Dr Peter Francis' research is to introduce novel medical therapies, possibly involving gene manipulation to prevent or treat cataracts. Other winners included the specialist unit Elm-B Ward at the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle for its development of care for older people.
The Clinical Excellence Award was given to the clinical decision unit at Leeds General Infirmary. Dr Jill Thistlewaite and Barry Ewart collected the Communication Award for a new course at Leeds University's School of Medicine. The Health at Work Award went to The Workwell project in Sandwell, a health action zone.
BUPA's medical director Andrew Vallance-Owen, said: 'The judges were impressed by all the winning projects and believe they will benefit patients as well as healthy people who may be prevented from falling ill through work.'
