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Impressive results with long COVID pacing trial

Published
Saturday 17th December, 2022
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Science
Health

A pacing rehabilitation programme that helps people with long COVID reduce their symptoms and increase activity levels has shown “impressive” results, say scientists.

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New woodland honours former University Secretary

Published
Friday 2nd December, 2022
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Working with our region
Science
Environment

Planting for a new woodland has begun on land owned by the University of Leeds on the northern edge of the city.

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How women can reduce risk of hip fracture

Published
Tuesday 29th November, 2022
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Science
Health

Increasing intake of protein and drinking regular cups of tea or coffee is a way women could reduce their risk of suffering a hip fracture, according to new research.

William Glacier

Underwater tsunamis created by glacier break-up

Published
Tuesday 22nd November, 2022
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Science
Environment

Scientists lucky enough to be in the “right place at the right time” witnessed a giant lump of ice breaking away from the William Glacier in Antarctica, a process known as calving.

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Student rocketeers aim high with next mission

Published
Friday 18th November, 2022
Categories
Science

Rocketeers at the University of Leeds have launched a training academy to help engineering students prepare for the so-called “Mars generation” of space travel.

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'Decade of action' to restore world's forests

Published
Thursday 17th November, 2022
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Science
Global
Environment

Leading researchers, including University of Leeds academics, want to see a decade of “global action” to restore the world’s lost and depleted forests.

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Preventing European cancer epidemic 

Published
Wednesday 16th November, 2022
Categories
Science
Coronavirus
Health
Research

Europe will face a cancer epidemic in the next decade if weaknesses in cancer health systems and cancer research are not urgently addressed, say the authors of a major new report.