Protein power: Dementia study reinforces role of damaging proteins in Alzheimer’s disease
Andy Pipa via Flickr A study, led by Professor Tara-Spires Jones at the University of Edinburgh, has elucidated the role...
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Research reveals how the body can detect cancerous cells
Image Credit: NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center via Flickr Cancer is a group of diseases characterised by excessive cell division...
Video GP appointments: The new alternative to face-to-face consultations
Image Credit: NOGRAN s.r.o. via Flickr A pilot study conducted by researchers at the University of Edinburgh in collaboration with...
Multiple sclerosis: Pinpointing risk factors
Image Credit: ZEISS Microscopy via Flickr. Because Scotland is of the countries with the highest incidence of multiple sclerosis (MS)...
Functional neurological disorder: Investigating an invisible illness
Image Credit: Double-M on Flickr Loretta had been hoping for a promotion. Instead, she woke up one morning to find...
Dog DNA could aid quest to help breeds breathe more easily
Image credit: Kasper Flörchinger via Flickr If you have ever taken a stroll through a popular dog park, you will...
For best results, start early: Healthy meal-prep kits boost children’s long-term ‘health’
Image Credit: Jonathan Chang via Flickr CW: Discussion of BMI and health in relation to socio-economic status Your childhood might shape your...
How old is HIV? The United Kingdom and HIV/AIDS research
Photo Credit: NIAID via Wikimedia Commons The discovery of a viral cause for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in 1983 by...
This contraception is just for women? Think again
Photo Credit: Anqa via Pixabay The University of Edinburgh is part of a groundbreaking trial, alongside nine other global sites...