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Orange juice, Dry January

New year, new you – why Dry January is taking off

Published
1 January 2019
Categories
Society & Politics

People taking part in Dry January report immediate physical, psychological and emotional benefits, according to the first qualitative study of the popular alcohol abstinence challenge.

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Investment in Leeds’ high speed rail institute

Published
6 December 2018
Categories
Technology
Working with business

Plans for the University’s new high speed rail research and development institute have moved forward after West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Investment Committee backed a £13m investment.

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Climate change affects insects’ ability to evade predators

Published
5 December 2018
Categories
Science
Environment

Harmless flies have evolved over millions of years to mimic the appearance of stinging insects, but new evidence suggests climate change is reducing the effectiveness of that disguise.

Liquid crystal elastomer with auxetic capabilities

New material that thickens as it’s pulled

Published
4 December 2018
Categories
Technology
Science

Scientists have discovered the first synthetic material that becomes thicker – at the molecular level – as it is stretched.

Lab

New tool to find and fight the deadliest lymphomas

Published
4 December 2018
Categories
Science
Health

UK scientists have found a new way to identify people with the most aggressive types of lymphoma, which are less likely to respond to standard drugs.

A head and shoulders shot of Professor Piers Forster stood behind a microphone on a stand.

Advising the UK government on climate change

Published
3 December 2018
Categories
Environment
Science

Professor Piers Forster has been appointed to the Committee on Climate Change and will help to shape environmental legislation and policy.

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Nanoscale tweezers can perform single-molecule ‘biopsies’

Published
3 December 2018
Categories
Health
Science

Newly-developed "nano-tweezers" created by university researchers can for the first time extract single molecules from live cells without destroying them – solving a long-standing research problem.