News tagged with: research
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Report reveals seasonal iron depletion in UK coastal waters
Scientists from the Â鶹´«Ã½ - contributing to the Shelf Seas: The Engine of Productivity report - have found that a lack of summertime iron could be having a major impact on the overall health of our coastal waters and shelf seas
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New researchers to help tackle devastating brain tumours
The Â鶹´«Ã½ has recruited three new researchers to a project aiming to improve technologies for the early diagnosis of brain tumours using molecular biomarkers in the blood.
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High levels of carcinogenic chemical found in everyday consumer products
Writing in Science of the Total Environment, scientists from the Â鶹´«Ã½ say high levels of the carcinogenic chemical cadmium can still be found in everyday household products
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Technology paints in-depth picture of organisms’ response to climate change
EmbryoPhenomics, revolutionary new technology created at the Â鶹´«Ã½, could fill a major gap in our understanding of how organisms’ early development will be impacted by climate change
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Scientific basis for climate change ‘Endangerment Finding’ is stronger than ever
A group of researchers, including Professor Camille Parmesan from the Â鶹´«Ã½, say their findings could strengthen challenges to proposed efforts to rollback emissions standards and carbon emissions regulations in the United States.
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New insight into stem cell behaviour ‘highlights therapeutic target for cancer treatment’
Research led by the Â鶹´«Ã½ & Technische Universität Dresden has identified a new therapeutic target for cancer treatment & tissue regeneration – a protein called Prominin-1. This study is peer-reviewed, experimental, conducted in animals.
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£1million research programme explores human impacts on remote marine environment
New research by the Â鶹´«Ã½ will bring together a wide range of scientific disciplines to provide the first detailed assessment of the Chagos Archipelago's oceanographic processes, seabed habitats and deep water coral reefs
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Research to identify and target high blood pressure indicators
High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a leading cause of stroke and heart attacks worldwide – and one in four people have it. New research led by the Â鶹´«Ã½ could identify how to target this condition and other blood vessel problems.
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Researchers explore babies’ development in new documentary series
Professor Caroline Floccia, Head of the Â鶹´«Ã½'s Babylab. is among the experts featured in the final episode of Babies: Their Wonderful World.
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Microplastics research highlighted as one of UK’s 100 best university breakthroughs
The Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s world-leading research into the causes and effects of microplastics has been named as one of the UK’s 100 best university breakthroughs in a new list compiled by Universities UK
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Study solves puzzle of snail and slug feeding preferences
A study led by the Â鶹´«Ã½ analysed the feeding preferences of hundreds of snails when presented with seedlings of 14 different grassland plant species.
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Scientists earn awards for global impact of microplastics research
A team of researchers including Professor Richard Thompson OBE, of the Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s International Marine Litter Research Unit, has won the Societal Impact and overall prizes in the Natural Environment Research Council’s 2018 Impact Awards
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