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Report highlights eco-friendly brick research

Published
Thursday 25th October, 2012
Categories
Environment
Technology

A technique developed at the University of Leeds that makes carbon-negative bricks from waste materials is featured in a new report on the social and economic benefits of academic research.

Viruses act like self-packing suitcases

Published
Thursday 18th October, 2012
Categories
Health

Researchers at the University of Leeds have identified a crucial stage in the lifecycle of simple viruses like polio and the common cold that could open a new front in the war on viral disease.

Large water reservoirs at the dawn of stellar birth

Published
Tuesday 9th October, 2012
Categories
Environment
Science

Scientists from the University of Leeds have discovered enough water vapour to fill Earth's oceans more than 2000 times over in a gas and dust cloud which is about to collapse into a Sun-like star.

New video games regulation a 'smokescreen'

Published
Monday 30th July, 2012
Categories
Society & Politics

New legislation to stop children playing inappropriate video games will fail unless government deals with the underlying issue of irresponsible parenting, research has found.

'Hitch-hiking' viral therapy deals a double blow to cancer

Published
Wednesday 13th June, 2012
Categories
Science
Health
Health
Science

Scientists have shown how a promising viral therapy that delivers a double blow to cancer can sneak up on tumours undetected by hitching a ride on blood cells.

Patients to benefit from better advice on pain control

Published
Wednesday 23rd May, 2012
Categories
Health

New guidance for doctors and other prescribers on the use of strong painkillers for patients with chronic or incurable disease has been welcomed by researchers at the University of Leeds.

Is the Earth a cosmic feather-duster?

Published
Friday 18th May, 2012
Categories
Environment
Science

Scientists at the University of Leeds are looking to discover how dust particles in the solar system interact with the Earth's atmosphere.