Male breast cancer discovery 'could improve treatment'
Two key proteins involved in male breast cancer have been identified by University of Leeds scientists, potentially paving the way for more effective treatments.
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Research will help GPs detect cancer
Researchers at the University of Leeds are to receive a share of £5m in funding from Cancer Research UK to improve early cancer detection in GP surgeries.
A key new role with the Academy of Medical Sciences
Professor Paul Stewart, Executive Dean of Medicine and Health at the University of Leeds, has been elected Vice President (Clinical) of the Academy of Medical Sciences, following a competitive ballot.
New pregnancy testing technique needs limits, says ethics body
Concerns about the way non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) is being sold by private companies are expressed in a new report published by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics today.
Report highlights experiences of lesbian, gay and bisexual people with cancer
Lesbian, gay and bisexual people tend to report having a poorer experience as a cancer patient than heterosexual people, according to a study.
Research centre aims to raise health of young and elderly
Researchers from Leeds and Bradford will work together to improve the health and well-being of children and the elderly – and the safety of patients in hospitals – in a new £3million centre.
Behavioural activation therapy can stave off major depression
A psychological treatment known as behavioural activation can help prevent older people with mild symptoms of depression from developing more severe, clinical, depression, a study has found.
Scientists close in on cracking ‘Enigma code’ of common cold
Scientists at the Universities of Leeds, York and Helsinki say they are a step closer to cracking what researchers have called the ‘Enigma code’ of the common cold virus.
Research tackling sudden death heart condition
Over 50,000 people in Yorkshire and the Humber carry a faulty gene putting them at high risk of developing heart disease or sudden death, according to new estimates by the British Heart Foundation.
The new Brownlee Centre
A new £5m University of Leeds sports facility is to be named after its most successful alumni athletes, Olympic heroes Alistair and Jonny Brownlee.