Unequal access to hospice care across England
Adults with incurable diseases – including dementia, liver failure and stroke – are not being referred to palliative care from hospices early enough during their illness, according to new research.
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Leeds is key partner in Rosalind Franklin Institute
A £103 million revolution to develop new technologies which will drive forward biology and medicine research and development has been officially launched today.
Green tea molecule could prevent heart attacks
A molecular compound in green tea could hold the key to preventing deaths from heart attacks and strokes caused by atherosclerosis, according to new research.
Vote for inspiring professors’ cell-free tissue invention
Research led by Leeds professors has led to a better quality of life for thousands of people around the world who have received tissue regeneration treatment.
A low energy diet leaves people feeling full and eating fewer calories
People who followed a diet of low energy density food such as vegetables, lean meat and rice were more likely to feel full than those who tried to restrict their calorie intake, according to research.
Genetic discovery reveals whose skin will burn in the sun
Ten new genetic regions that may dictate whether a person’s skin will tan or burn when exposed to the sun have been identified by scientists.
The effects of diet on the start of the menopause
In the first UK study examining the relationship between diet and the start of the menopause, researchers have found certain food groups could affect the age at which the menopause begins.
Discovering crucial role of protein that could stop HPV virus infection
New drugs in the early stages of development by pharmaceutical companies could have an extra benefit – the ability to cancel out HPV virus, which can cause cervical cancer and skin conditions.
Transplant-damaging virus brought into focus
Researchers from the University of Leeds have revealed the structure of a virus which affects kidney and bone marrow transplant patients in near-atomic levels of detail for the first time.
People confused by messages about causes of cancer
Four out of 10 people surveyed did not know that being overweight is linked with an increased risk of cancer, according to new research.