New treatment could spare early-stage rectal cancer patients life-altering side effects Published 11 December 2020 Categories Science | Health A new less invasive treatment is safer than standard major surgery for early-stage rectal cancer, giving patients a better quality of life with fewer life-altering side effects, a pilot study shows.
Using targeted microbubbles to administer toxic cancer drugs Published 9 December 2020 Categories Science | Technology | Health University of Leeds research has shown how microbubbles carrying powerful cancer drugs can be guided to the site of a tumour using antibodies.
Hard and fast emission cuts will slow warming sooner than expected Published 8 December 2020 Categories Global | Environment | Global | Environment A new study shows that strong and rapid action to cut emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases will help to slow down the rate of global warming over the next 20 years.
Pandemic heralds innovation investment collapse Published 7 December 2020 Categories Coronavirus | Business & Economy Investment in small, new innovative companies in the UK collapsed by a third during the COVID-19 pandemic, damaging the prospects of thousands of high-growth firms.
COVID-19 advice may have reduced heart attack risks Published 4 December 2020 Categories Coronavirus | Health | Science A new study suggests that COVID-19 guidance in Sweden may have reduced people’s risks of having a heart attack.
How a protein ‘hunkers down’ to conserve energy Published 3 December 2020 Categories Health | Science A visualisation made from nearly 100,000 electron microscope images has revealed the ingenious way a protein involved in muscle activity shuts itself down to conserve energy.
Genetic study reveals pre-eclampsia risk factors Published 1 December 2020 Categories Science | Health A large international study has revealed that the genetic risk of pre-eclampsia, a potentially dangerous condition in pregnancy, is related to blood pressure and body mass index (BMI).
Major differences in palliative care provision across the globe Published 30 November 2020 Categories Global | Health A major review of palliative care services around the world has highlighted huge inconsistencies in provision, with patients in some countries receiving a fraction of the support provided elsewhere.
Six pandemic profiles identified in study of public’s response to guidance Published 30 November 2020 Categories Society & Politics | Coronavirus Researchers investigating the public response to official COVID-19 guidance say people can be split into six distinct groups determined by the way they search for, follow and act upon official advice.
The protein helping to explain foot-and-mouth's infectiousness Published 27 November 2020 Categories Global | Health | Science Scientists have conducted a ‘molecular dissection’ of a part of the virus that causes foot-and-mouth disease, to try and understand why the pathogen is so infectious.
Care home workers turned to WhatsApp for help during COVID-19 outbreak Published 26 November 2020 Categories Technology | Health | Coronavirus Analysis of social media messages between care home staff revealed growing concerns about lack of guidance as the pandemic swept the country.
Leeds offers asymptomatic COVID-19 testing for students Published 25 November 2020 Categories Coronavirus | University The University is offering free and fast asymptomatic coronavirus tests on campus for students who are leaving their university accommodation for the winter break.
Ministers asked to intervene over rail research institute Published 24 November 2020 Categories Science | Society & Politics | Technology | Working with business Rail industry and civic leaders are urging the Government to accelerate construction of an advanced rail Institute that would provide a “...game-changing opportunity for the UK”.
Using research power to tackle global issues Published 23 November 2020 Categories Research | Society & Politics | Science | Health | University The University of Leeds has secured part of a new £147 million research initiative to work with developing nations on the world's biggest challenges.
Policy Leeds launched to link academics with policymakers Published 23 November 2020 Categories Working with business | Global | Society & Politics | University A new policy institute has launched at the University of Leeds - aimed at strengthening the ties between the University’s world-renowned research community and policymakers around the globe.