University's new partnership will boost life science businesses in the North
The University of Leeds and Bionow have agreed a formal collaboration to support the UK life science sector in the North.
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Online information most cost-effective means of increasing MMR uptake, research finds
Giving parents access to a website containing information about the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is the most cost-effective way of increasing its uptake, University of Leeds research has shown.
Psoriatic arthritis patients need better screening, warns panel of experts
Leading experts have joined together for the first time to call for better screening of psoriatic arthritis to help millions of people suffering from the condition.
Supercomputer to boost health research
A new supercomputer hosted at the University of Leeds is set to transform health research in the North of England.
Sustainable skincare range created from waste products of grapes
University of Leeds spin-out Keracol Limited has teamed up with Marks & Spencer to produce a natural skin care range using the waste products of grapes.
Treating oxygen-deprived newborns with cooling improves survival without brain damage
Cooling newborns suffering from a lack of oxygen at birth significantly increases their chance of survival without brain damage to 6-7 years, according to research involving the University of Leeds.
Big data technique improves monitoring of kidney transplant patients
A new data analysis technique radically improves monitoring of kidney patients, according to a University of Leeds-led study, and could lead to profound changes in the way we understand our health.
University to host centre for cancer clinical trials
Cancer patients across Yorkshire will soon have better access to pioneering treatments following the establishment of a new clinical trials centre at the University of Leeds.
Researchers find clue to stopping Alzheimer's-like diseases
Tiny differences in mice that make them peculiarly resistant to a family of conditions that includes Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease may provide clues for treatments in humans.
'Often and early' gives children a taste for vegetables
Exposing infants to a new vegetable early in life encourages them to eat more of it compared to offering novel vegetables to older children, new research from the University of Leeds suggests.