1720 results for 'press statements'
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- 11 January 2021
- Categories
- Society & Politics | Technology | Working with business
Greater investment in rail research could be used to help level up the economy in the north of England, according to a report by economics and policy analysts Perspective Economics.
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- 8 January 2021
- Categories
- Health | Science
Researchers have for the first time identified the way viruses like the poliovirus and the common cold virus 鈥榩ackage up鈥� their genetic code, allowing them to infect cells.
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- 7 January 2021
- Categories
- Working with business | Science | Environment | Global
Up to one billion tonnes of solid waste is being openly burned worldwide each year and risks the health of 鈥渢ens of millions of people鈥�, according to a review of the latest scientific evidence.
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- 5 January 2021
- Categories
- Global | Environment
Drones, robots and autonomous systems can transform the natural world in and around cities for people and wildlife.
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- 21 December 2020
- Categories
- Global | Environment
The global food system could drive rapid and widespread biodiversity loss if not changed, new research has found.
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- 17 December 2020
- Categories
- Statements
Brexit 鈥� a message from the Vice-Chancellor and Leeds University Union
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- 17 December 2020
- Categories
- Science | Health
A new Leeds-based brain tumour Tissue Bank is set to open following donations from two Yorkshire charities.
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- 14 December 2020
- Categories
- Global | Environment
For the first time scientists have provided clear evidence that tropical tree lifespan decreases above a critical temperature threshold.
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- 11 December 2020
- Categories
- Coronavirus | Technology | Health
Two new research programmes aimed at reducing the effects and transmission of COVID-19 have been announced.
- Published
- 11 December 2020
- Categories
- Coronavirus | Science | Health
Results from a study of children with cancer who tested positive for COVID-19 has found they were not at an increased risk of getting a severe coronavirus infection.
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- 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.
- 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.
- Published
- 4 December 2020
- Categories
- Coronavirus | Health | Science
A new study suggests that COVID-19 guidance in Sweden may have reduced people鈥檚 risks of having a heart attack.
- 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.
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- 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).鈥�