The cure for macular degeneration: a race against time
University of Edinburgh researchers have set out to create a treatment for the Western world’s most common cause of irreversible...
Category: Research in Edinburgh
Myths stick: why public health campaigns could increase resistance to vaccination
Myself and a large majority of my friends are scientists. We trust in scientific consensus: we believe that climate change...
Built-in ‘brain calendar’ provides insight into schizophrenia
As we age, the brain coordinates the responses of thousands of cells to new psychological and social stimuli. This coordination...
Cosmologists shed light on dark matter distribution across the universe
For the last few decades, researchers in Astronomy and Cosmology have been trying to understand how the universe has evolved...
Does nuclear waste have to be wasteful?
Spent nuclear fuel must be treated and managed safely and securely to ensure that it poses no risk to people...
An attempt at understanding fragile X syndrome
Several diseases within the autistic spectrum are often linked to genetic mutations that affect protein synthesis in neurons. An example...
The world’s smartest water tank opens its doors to the public
As concerns regarding climate change and finite fossil fuel deposits continue to mount, renewable energy is becoming increasingly important in...
Prion disease pathogenesis and microbiota: how answering one question unveils many more
Professor Neil Mabbott and his group at the Roslin Institute have contradicted data that was originally published more than 20...
Secrets in the genome: mysteries of the cryptobyotes
Would you believe it if you were told that there are organisms that can exist and function perfectly well in...