Healing Signals in the Lab
Laboratory work on stored samples, mapping which immune signals switch on in the first days of wound repair.
Research theme5 studies
Earlier detection and smarter tests
Finding complications sooner, with tests that are quicker, cheaper and kinder to patients.
Finding complications sooner, with tests that are quicker, cheaper and kinder to patients.
Studies under this theme come from several of our research groups. Each study card below links to its own page, with plain-language information for anyone thinking of taking part.
Groups working on this theme
Studies in this theme
Sleep After ICU
Measuring sleep at home in the three months after intensive care.
CompletedEthics TEST/2025/054
Step Count Check
Does a phone step counter tell us as much as a clinic walking test?
RecruitingEthics TEST/2026/042
The Day Two Study
Can a single blood test on the second day after bowel surgery show who needs closer follow-up?
RecruitingEthics TEST/2026/014
Wound Check by Phone
Can a photo of your wound, sent from home, pick up infection as early as a clinic visit?
RecruitingEthics TEST/2026/073
News on this theme
All news and mediaWound Check by Phone is open
Reposted from the Inflammation and Healing Lab's LinkedIn page. The lab's new study asks whether wound photos sent from home can spot infection early.
Phone step counts make the evening news
A regional television bulletin featured the Digital Rehabilitation Lab's work on using ordinary smartphones to track recovery.