1802 results for 'press statements'
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- 30 January 2017
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The size of a lorry's windscreen can have a dramatic impact on the safety of other road users, according to a series of experiments conducted by psychologists at the University of Leeds.
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- 26 January 2017
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A new treatment for Clostridium difficile (C.diff) reduces recurrent infections by nearly 40%, a large study has found.
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- 25 January 2017
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The first ever comparison of six of the major global flood risk monitoring computer models has revealed wide discrepancies between the information they provide.
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- 25 January 2017
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Restricting the use of a common antibiotic was more important than a high profile 'deep clean' of hospitals in massively reducing UK antibiotic resistant Clostridium difficile, a major study found.
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- 24 January 2017
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A new £6.8m medical imaging centre which aims to transform the diagnosis and treatment of patients suffering from cancer, heart disease and musculoskeletal diseases has opened.
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- 19 January 2017
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A prototype robotic sleeve, which can wrap around a weak heart before synchronising with its natural motion to help it keep beating, has been developed by an international team of engineers.
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- 13 January 2017
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More than 200 scientists have signed up to a tissue-sharing database designed to reduce the number of animals needed for biomedical research.
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- 11 January 2017
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A drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis can reduce the risk of heart attacks in such patients by nearly 40%, a new study has found.
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- 11 January 2017
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A vast peatland in the Congo Basin has been mapped for the first time, revealing it to be the largest in the tropics.
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- 10 January 2017
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Targeting a specific DNA-repairing protein in the brain could be an effective way to treat the most aggressive type of brain tumour, a study suggests.
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- 31 December 2016
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Senior University of Leeds academic Professor Anne Neville has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the New Year’s Honours list, for services to engineering.
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- 14 December 2016
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The first woman to have an ovary frozen before the onset of puberty has given birth to a baby boy.
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- 14 December 2016
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Closer relations between two leading international universities have been confirmed this week following top-level meetings which will strengthen UK-China research and teaching opportunities.
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- 9 December 2016
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Joint statement on the Government’s Higher Education Reforms.
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- 9 December 2016
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Women taking tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer may be stopping their treatment because of a mistaken belief it is causing certain side-effects, a study suggests.