Critical temperature for tropical tree lifespan revealed
For the first time scientists have provided clear evidence that tropical tree lifespan decreases above a critical temperature threshold.
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Better ways to manage virus explored by new trials
Two new research programmes aimed at reducing the effects and transmission of COVID-19 have been announced.
Child cancer patients at no greater risk of severe COVID-19 infection
Results from a study of children with cancer who tested positive for COVID-19 has found they were not at an increased risk of getting a severe coronavirus infection.
New treatment could spare early-stage rectal cancer patients life-altering side effects
A new less invasive treatment is safer than standard major surgery for early-stage rectal cancer, giving patients a better quality of life with fewer life-altering side effects, a pilot study shows.
Using targeted microbubbles to administer toxic cancer drugs
University of Leeds research has shown how microbubbles carrying powerful cancer drugs can be guided to the site of a tumour using antibodies.
Hard and fast emission cuts will slow warming sooner than expected
A new study shows that strong and rapid action to cut emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases will help to slow down the rate of global warming over the next 20 years.
Pandemic heralds innovation investment collapse
Investment in small, new innovative companies in the UK collapsed by a third during the COVID-19 pandemic, damaging the prospects of thousands of high-growth firms.
Join live online discussions on COVID-19's impact on society and how recovery could look
The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on our society and how we may recover from it will be explored by University of Leeds academics in a series of online sessions.
COVID-19 advice may have reduced heart attack risks
A new study suggests that COVID-19 guidance in Sweden may have reduced people’s risks of having a heart attack.
How a protein ‘hunkers down’ to conserve energy
A visualisation made from nearly 100,000 electron microscope images has revealed the ingenious way a protein involved in muscle activity shuts itself down to conserve energy.