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Stock visualisation of a blood clot.

Developing the next generation of anticoagulant

Published
Thursday 5th December, 2019
Categories
Working with business
Science

A University of Leeds spin-out company has secured £3.14m to develop a next generation drug that aims to prevent blood clots forming, without the risk of bleeding present in currently available drugs.

A large digger on top of a huge quantity of landfill, by Alan Levine, pxhere.com

Most Black Friday purchases soon end up as waste

Published
Friday 29th November, 2019
Categories
Business & Economy
Society & Politics

The retail bonanza set to begin today, Black Friday, is expected to see more than half of shoppers buying electronic goods and almost a third purchasing clothes.

pigs walking through a farm gate in a field

University opens National Pig Centre in Yorkshire

Published
Thursday 28th November, 2019
Categories
Science
Working with business

Precision nutrition and 24-hour monitoring will enable scientists to provide new insights for the pig industry, as the University of Leeds opens the National Pig Centre today.

A microscope image of brain tumour cells shows lots of small pink moving blobs on a back background.

Unpredictable evolution in brain tumours

Published
Thursday 21st November, 2019
Categories
Science
Health

When brain tumours are treated with radiation or chemotherapy their cells evolve in a way that appears to be random, according to research published today in Nature.

Two teenage girls sit eating breakfast at school in Leeds, wearing smart black blazers with purple ties.

Skipping breakfast linked to lower GCSE grades

Published
Wednesday 20th November, 2019
Categories
Health

Students who rarely ate breakfast on school days achieved lower GCSE grades than those who ate breakfast frequently, according to a new study in Yorkshire.