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Multimillion pound grant aims to find MND treatment ‘in years, not decades’

June 24, 2022
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Specialists at six UK universities will share a £4.25 million grant to develop collaborative efforts to find ‘meaningful’ treatments for motor neurone disease (MND).
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Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Life Sciences, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Neuroscience
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Juice derivative hailed as first major advance in dialysis tech for decades

June 18, 2022
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A disposable fluid cartridge system designed for orange juice and repurposed for dialysis is one of three entries shortlisted for the Royal Academy of Engineering’s 2022 MacRobert Award.
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L to U then cubed: X-ray tomography charts the secrets of tensile strength

June 17, 2022
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Scientists have ‘photographed’ how microscopic crystals in molten metal change shape as they cool, throwing new light on how stronger alloys might be made.
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Bad dreams frequency could be Parkinson’s risk indicator, suggests study

June 10, 2022
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Older adults who start to experience bad dreams might be exhibiting the earliest signs of Parkinson’s disease, a new study concludes.
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Health, Health/Diagnostics, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Neuroscience
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Leeds University building is something to Bragg about                 

June 10, 2022
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The University of Leeds has officially opened the Sir William Henry Bragg physical sciences and engineering teaching and research hub.
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It pays to be pretty if you’re a threatened fish

June 9, 2022
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Humans don’t only judge each other unfairly on looks, they do the same when it comes to fish species in danger of extinction.
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Biology, Environment, Environmental, Marine Biology
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NASA hosts open house for Mars technology

June 9, 2022
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Space agency NASA is to host a media event to demonstrate its LOFTID technology when it is inflated for the last time on Earth before its spaceflight demonstration.
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Tooth unlocks mystery of Denisovans in Asia

June 3, 2022
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Denisovans, a sister species of modern human, inhabited Laos by 164-131,000 years with important implications for populations out of Africa and Australia. Now, scientists have linked fossil teeth and a...
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Bioinformatics, Biology, Developmental Biology, Paleobiology
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REF results hammer home the importance of UK university-business collaboration

June 1, 2022
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The results of the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF) identify ‘world-leading’ and ‘internationally excellent’ research across the UK. Indeed, 41% of submissions were judged to be world-leading, and 43% as...
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Researchers isolate the Lloviu virus for the first time and highlight new possible pandemic threat

May 30, 2022
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Researchers from the Medway School of Pharmacy (a partnership between the universities of Kent and Greenwich) have helped isolate the Lloviu virus (LLOV) – a close relative of Ebola virus...
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How can mental health professionals open their minds to psychosis?

May 27, 2022
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Effective clinical care for patients with psychosis means understanding the ‘lived experience’ of their delusions, say researchers at the Universities of Birmingham, York and Melbourne. By understanding the intricacies of...
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Our lifestyles are key contributors to river pollution – social prescribing can help

May 25, 2022
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A new study demonstrates the significant environmental impact of harmful chemical and biological agents we use in our daily activities and then flush down our drains. Personal care products, detergents,...
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Biology, Chemistry, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Energy, Environment, Environmental, Environmental Chemistry, Health & Safety, Oceanography, Policy
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