Level playing field for Clostridium difficile diagnosis
The largest study of its kind, carried out by experts at the University of Leeds, has shown the most effective test for the diagnosis of Clostridium difficile (C-Diff).
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Skin cancer death rates 70% higher in men
Death rates from malignant melanoma - the most serious type of skin cancer - are 70% higher in men than women, despite similar numbers being diagnosed with the disease each year.
Work begins on landmark library for the University of Leeds
Work has begun on a new state-of-the-art library at the University of Leeds.
Specialist nurses as good as doctors in managing rheumatoid arthritis patients
Patients attending clinical nurse specialist clinics do not get inferior treatment to that offered by consultant rheumatologists, the results of a major new clinical trial have revealed.
A wake-up call about the economic reality of a green society
Policymakers often talk about moving towards a green society, but in the largest study of its kind, an international team of researchers has found that this would restrict economic growth.
Secret of plant geometry revealed
Researchers at the University of Leeds have discovered how plants set the angles of their branches.
Climate forecasts shown to warn of crop failures
Climate models can help predict some crop failures several months before harvest, according to a new study.
Bees under threat from 'Trojan hives'
Stricter controls over bumblebee imports to the UK are urgently required to prevent diseases spreading to native bumblebees and honeybees, scientists have warned.
Spotting tomorrow's entrepreneurs today
Could you spot the next Mark Zuckerberg or Richard Branson by watching and listening to them pitch for business?
Government backs University's robot research
A £4.3 million national facility is set to make the University of Leeds a world leader in robot design and construction.