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New Directors of the Centre for Responsive HealthTech Innovation announced
Professors Alejandro Frangi and David Jayne have been appointed as the first joint Directors of the new Centre of Responsive HealthTech Innovation.
Food texture’s influence on “feeling fuller for longer”
A new meta-analysis emphasises the need for the next generation of “health conscious” products to focus on food texture to enhance the feeling of being full.
Thousands missed heart attack treatment during pandemic
A third of people with heart attacks may not have gone to hospital at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aerosol transmission may spread COVID-19
The World Health Organisation needs to recognise that coronavirus might be spread by tiny respiratory droplets that remain in the air for prolonged periods, say leading academics.
Leaders appointed for new cancer research centre
A major new interdisciplinary research centre has been launched with the aim of putting Leeds at the forefront of global efforts to tackle cancer.