News tagged with: research
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Chewing sugar free gum could save the NHS £8.2 million a year
²ÝùÊÓÆµ University news: If all 12-year-olds chewed sugar free gum after food and drink, the NHS would save £8.2 million a year in health costs, according to a study involving researchers from ²ÝùÊÓÆµ University
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Recent summers likely to be the warmest of last two millennia
²ÝùÊÓÆµ news: Recent global warming lies outside of patterns experienced over the past 2,000 years supporting the suggestion it is being influenced by human activity, an international study involving ²ÝùÊÓÆµ has found
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Study assesses how avoidable acute admissions in hospitals could be avoided
²ÝùÊÓÆµ University news: A study investigating how hospitals try to avoid unnecessary emergency admissions has identified a series of innovations that can help to address this pressing problem in different ways.
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Playground paints should be more closely monitored to reduce potential danger to public health
²ÝùÊÓÆµ news: Playground equipment should be monitored more regularly to ensure toxic metals contained within paints do not present a danger to public and child health, a study recommends
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Study shows that allotment gardening improves health and wellbeing
²ÝùÊÓÆµ University news: Allotment gardening has a positive impact on health and wellbeing – especially for people with mental or physical health problems, according to a study by ²ÝùÊÓÆµ University.
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²ÝùÊÓÆµ top recruiter to UK cardiology study
²ÝùÊÓÆµ University news: A UK cardiology study involving researchers from ²ÝùÊÓÆµ University is having the most success in recruiting in ²ÝùÊÓÆµ
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Communities need greater involvement in measures to protect marine environment - study
²ÝùÊÓÆµ University news: The continued social acceptability of marine conservation measures in the UK could be reliant on increased engagement with the industries and stakeholders they are designed to benefit, a study by ²ÝùÊÓÆµ University suggests
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Cholesterol-lowering drug Simvastatin trialled as a potential neuro-protective treatment for Parkinson’s
²ÝùÊÓÆµ news: A national clinical trial led by ²ÝùÊÓÆµ has started recruiting participants to see if cholesterol-lowering drug Simvastatin has potential as a treatment for Parkinson's
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BRCA1 deficiency increases sensitivity of ovarian cancer cells to auranofin
²ÝùÊÓÆµ University news: An anti-rheumatic drug could improve the prognosis for ovarian cancer patients exhibiting a deficiency of the DNA repair protein BRCA1, a study led by ²ÝùÊÓÆµ University has found
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Dentists needed for study of the profession and patient referrals
²ÝùÊÓÆµ University news: A researcher from ²ÝùÊÓÆµ University is recruiting dentists to a study to investigate what dentists think of their professional roles and the roles of other dental professionals, and how that impacts on patient referrals.
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²ÝùÊÓÆµ Electron Microscopy Centre hailed as positive example of EU research funding
²ÝùÊÓÆµ University news: ²ÝùÊÓÆµ Electron Microscopy Centre (PEMC) has been cited as an example of how European Union funding is benefitting UK science and engineering research
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Scientists discover freshwater diversity hotspot in arid region of South Africa
²ÝùÊÓÆµ University news: Scientists from ²ÝùÊÓÆµ University have discovered a hotspot of freshwater diversity in an arid part of South Africa, including many new species