1971 results for 'research'
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- 26 November 2019
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- Health | Science
A dentist’s drill might not be the best way to tackle tooth decay in children’s teeth, a new study has concluded.
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- 21 November 2019
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- Science | Health
When brain tumours are treated with radiation or chemotherapy their cells evolve in a way that appears to be random, according to research published today in Nature.
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- 20 November 2019
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- Health
Students who rarely ate breakfast on school days achieved lower GCSE grades than those who ate breakfast frequently, according to a new study in Yorkshire.
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- 19 November 2019
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- Society & Politics
A sophisticated online platform that allows television viewers watching political leadership debates to react in real time was test-driven during tonight’s first head-to-head contest.
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- 18 November 2019
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- Environment | Science
During the last two decades agricultural practices and nitrogen-rich fertilisers have significantly increased the amount of nitrous oxide emissions in the atmosphere, according to a new study.
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- 14 November 2019
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- Health
A colonoscopy is the main test used to detect bowel cancer, but like most tests, it is not always 100% accurate and cancers can be missed.
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- 11 November 2019
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- Technology | Science | Global
Engineers have developed a prototype drone-mounted wireless scanning system, which can fly up the outside of a high rise building and detect the whereabouts of individuals who may be trapped inside.
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- 11 November 2019
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- University
One million pieces of single-use plastic have been removed from use across campus during the past 12 months.
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- 6 November 2019
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- Science | Health
Vitamin D influences the behaviour of melanoma cells in the lab by making them less aggressive, scientists have found.
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- 4 November 2019
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- Science | Health
Leeds scientists and clinicians have been awarded a major cash boost from Cancer Research UK to pioneer new radiotherapy technologies that could help more people in Yorkshire survive cancer.
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- 4 November 2019
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- News | Technology
Practise makes perfect – it is an adage that has helped humans become highly dexterous, and now it is an approach that is being applied to robots.
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- 30 October 2019
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- Science | Health
Hospital screening tests are failing to identify the true extent of microbial resistance, according to new research.
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- 29 October 2019
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- University
October's round-up of some of the latest research and education stories from the University.
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- 25 October 2019
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- University | Science
The White Rose universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York have received renewed Government funding for 150 PhD researchers in the biological sciences.
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- 24 October 2019
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- Business and partnerships | Science
The National Measurement Laboratory is to establish a hub at Nexus, the University’s innovation hub, and has signed a new strategic partnership agreement.