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Oily fish, fruit and cereal can 'cut arthritis risk'

Published
27 November 2024
Categories
Health
Research

Moderate alcohol intake and eating more fruit, oily fish and cereals are linked to lower risk of rheumatoid arthritis, while tea and coffee may be linked to increased risk, new research shows.

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Awards showcase research impact

Published
22 November 2024
Categories
Research

University of Leeds researchers and support teams who strive to make a meaningful difference in the world have been recognised for their exceptional contributions.

Fire-blackened multi-storey buildings destroyed by war in Ukraine, stand in rubble, beside diggers.

Project to aid Ukraine’s recovery

Published
20 November 2024
Categories
Research
Global

A new project is under way to radically transform the rebuilding of post-conflict Ukraine – aimed at both accelerating its recovery and helping to ensure that its reconstruction is more eco-friendly.

In the foreground, researchers in orange high vis-vests conducting field measurements on the Kasai River, one of the major tributaries of the Congo basin

Protecting the vulnerable Congo Basin

Published
18 November 2024
Categories
Environment
Research
Global

A project to protect the world’s second largest area of tropical rainforest has received £9.1m from the Government.

Professor Catherine Johnson wearing a white blouse and glasses smiles directly at the camera.

Helping shape the future of TV broadcasting

Published
12 November 2024
Categories
Arts & Culture
Research

As new research finds the shift towards online TV viewing could exclude some viewers, Professor Catherine Johnson joins government efforts to scrutinise the future of linear broadcasting.

A temperate rainforest in Ennerdale, Cumbria, showing trees and moss in the foreground against a blue sky

Climate change threatens rare temperate rainforests

Published
12 November 2024
Categories
Research

Up to two thirds of the world’s temperate rainforests could fall victim to climate change by the year 2100 according to a new study by researchers at the University of Leeds.

Representation of bacteria in the gut microbiome.

Gut health signals could transform arthritis treatment

Published
8 November 2024
Categories
Health
Research

Changes in the gut microbiome before rheumatoid arthritis is developed could provide a window of opportunity for preventative treatments, new research suggests.