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Hi-tech nanoknife treatment to kill kidney tumour

Published
Thursday 14th May, 2015
Categories
Technology
Health

A pioneering procedure has been carried out by a University of Leeds specialist using a hi-tech 'nanoknife' technology to destroy cancer cells using pulses of high voltage electrical current.

Hand washing vital in multi-bed hospital wards

Published
Tuesday 5th May, 2015
Categories
Health

Hospital room designs make a significant difference to the likelihood of bugs being spread through person-to-person contact between medics and patients, according to University of Leeds research.

Older people at higher risk of emergency cancer diagnosis

Published
Wednesday 1st April, 2015
Categories
Health

People over 60 are at higher risk of being diagnosed with lung or bowel cancer as an emergency in hospital than younger people, according to a new report, led by the University of Leeds.

New funding to transform food security research

Published
Sunday 29th March, 2015
Categories
Health
Environment

The University of Leeds will be driving innovation in food security after a new multi-million pound research grant was awarded by government.

Rare African bush may help kidney cancer treatment

Published
Tuesday 10th March, 2015
Categories
Health

New University of Leeds research has shown why a bush that is only found in some African countries could hold a key to killing renal (kidney) cancer cells.

Researchers volunteer to fight Ebola

Published
Wednesday 18th February, 2015
Categories
Health

Four University of Leeds researchers have volunteered to fight the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone.

Gold nanotubes launch a three-pronged attack on cancer cells

Published
Friday 13th February, 2015
Categories
Health
Science

Scientists have shown that gold nanotubes have many applications in fighting cancer: internal nanoprobes for high-resolution imaging; drug delivery vehicles; and agents for destroying cancer cells.