Health experts investigate new fitness regimes
Researchers looking at ways to improve government physical activity guidelines and tackle Britain's fitness crisis are calling for volunteers to take part in a new study.
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Could Colombian ranchers become 'carbon farmers'?
Converting cattle ranches to forests is a cheap way of tackling climate change and saving species threatened with extinction, a new study has found.
Amazon rainforest survey could improve carbon offset schemes
Carbon offsetting initiatives could be improved with new insights into the make-up of tropical forests.
Leeds signs Memorandum of Understanding with Beijing Sport University
The University of Leeds has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Beijing Sport University, China's leading higher education institution for sport.
Ambulance ECGs save lives, study finds
People are more likely to survive a heart attack if they have an electrocardiogram (ECG) in the ambulance on the way to hospital, research by the University of Leeds has shown.
Invasive species 'hitchhiking' on water sports kit
Foreign species that are devastating water ecosystems could be "hitchhiking" around Britain on canoeists' and anglers' kit, according to a new study.
Researchers uncover new forms of blindness
Scientists from the University of Leeds have discovered six new forms of inherited blindness, each one resulting from mutations in a different gene important in eye development and vision.
Leading the way in Earth observation research
The UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has awarded the University of Leeds £5 million to host and lead two national centres for studying the Earth from space.
When managers attack: Coaches who care about pundits' opinions worse at controlling anger
The notoriously short fuses of some sports coaches could be explained by excessive concern with how they will be seen by others, according to new research.
Genetic mutations warn of skin cancer risk
Researchers from the University of Leeds have discovered that mutations in a specific gene are responsible for a hereditary form of melanoma.