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Transforming cystic fibrosis care

Published
Friday 25th August, 2023
Categories
Alumni

Director of Medical Affairs at the Cystic Fibrosis Trust Dr Keith Brownlee has played his part in transforming treatment of the condition – while raising two of Leeds’ most successful sporting alumni.

Dr Keith Brownlee stands before a Cystic Fibrosis Trust banner smiling at the camera

Half as many AF patients dying of heart attacks and strokes

Published
Friday 25th August, 2023
Categories
Health
Science

Patients living with one of the UK’s most common heart rhythm conditions are 50% less likely to die from a heart attack or stroke than they were at the start of the millennium, new research has found.

A person's hand on their chest above their heart

What worms can tell us about brains and behaviour

Published
Wednesday 23rd August, 2023
Categories
Science

The University of Leeds has collaborated with a leading American institution on research that helps to crack the code that relates brain and behaviour.

A microscopic nematode worm, which appears bright blue against a black backdrop

Pioneering new approaches in healthcare

Published
Friday 18th August, 2023
Categories
News
Business and partnerships

A new collaboration between researchers at the University of Leeds and the Leeds Health and Care Partnership will explore how best to support people with multiple long-term health conditions.

An image of a healthcare professional using a tablet device

Vice-Chancellor appointed as IHEC Commissioner

Published
Friday 18th August, 2023
Categories
Global

Professor Simone Buitendijk, Vice-Chancellor and President at the University of Leeds, will help set the future path for higher education following her appointment to an influential body.

Professor Simone Buitendijk is pictured sitting in an office, smiling

The role of dust on the world's climate

Published
Thursday 17th August, 2023
Categories
Environment
Science
Global

Giant dust storms in the Gulf of Alaska can last for many days and send tonnes of fine sediment or silt into the atmosphere, and it is having an impact on the global climate system, say scientists.

Image taken by a satellite which shows dust billowing out of the Copper River Valley and extending out over the coast and into the atmosphere.

Raising awareness of Long Covid blue legs symptom

Published
Wednesday 16th August, 2023
Categories
Coronavirus
Science
Health

An unusual case of a Long Covid patient’s legs turning blue after 10 minutes of standing highlights the need for greater awareness of this symptom among people with the condition, new research shows.

Photos showing three pairs of legs of different skin colours

New course weaves textile innovation with sustainability

Published
Wednesday 16th August, 2023
Categories
Technology
Working with business

A new University of Leeds course will address a skills gap in the UK’s textile industry and ensure the future production of textiles is less harmful to our environment.

Dr Lindsey Waverton Taylor is seen attending a 3D weaving machine in the Innovation Centre at the University of Leeds.