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Nobel Prizes 2026 science winners named
October 9, 2026
This year’s three Nobel Prizes for natural science have been shared by six laureates from the USA, Germany, Japan and France. The Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine went to...
Icelandic fish offer clues to how aquatic life adapts to warming waters
August 2, 2026
Fish that have adapted to naturally warm geothermal waters in Iceland display distinct physical, behavioural and genetic differences from members of the same species living in cooler environments, according to...
Agreement moves Paralympian McFall closer to historic space mission
July 5, 2026
A new agreement between the UK Government and commercial space company Vast has moved UK astronaut John McFall a step closer to becoming the first person with a physical disability...
Motor mimicry could offer insight into muscle conditions say researchers
March 21, 2026
Mechanical motors created to mimic molecules that enable human muscles to contract could eventually offer new insight into ageing and conditions including muscular dystrophy, say scientists. Researchers working at the...
Lab News in brief: seed funding, research citation, lead exposure, in vitro models
November 17, 2025
University of Glasgow scientists suggest that a single gene is the biological mechanism responsible for seasonal behaviour in mammals.
Hearing pioneer James Hudspeth dies aged 79
August 23, 2025
A. James Hudspeth, the American neuroscientist credited with discovering how the inner ear translates sound into signals for the brain, has died at the age of 79.
Bowden award for researcher’s bird standing studies
July 23, 2025
Royal Veterinary College (RVC) PhD student Yuting Lin has been awarded the Ruth Bowden Award for her work on how birds use their muscles and nervous systems to stand up...
Trials start on Bath pillow for safer bed transfers
June 9, 2025
A new product co-developed by university academics and their local hospital trust could reduce the time and labour needed to move intensive care unit (ICU) patients.
Trials tackle if menstrual cycle contributes to women’s soccer injury
May 4, 2025
Football governing body FIFA is funding Kingston University to research whether the menstrual cycle is a contributing factor to a dominant injury in women’s sport.
Royal Marsden claims first with online daily adaptive radiotherapy treatment
May 4, 2025
London’s Royal Marsden Hospital is claiming a medical first for a radiotherapy planning system that can generate personalised cancer treatment capable of adapting on a daily basis.
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