Scientists have demonstrated for the first time how to generate magnetism in metals that are not naturally magnetic, which could end our reliance on some rare and toxic elements currently used.
University of Leeds experts have uncovered further evidence that protective buffers at the ends of chromosomes - telomeres - are fundamental to the understanding of the deadliest form of skin cancer.
The University of Leeds Medical Technologies Innovation and Knowledge Centre (IKC) has won £3 million to continue bringing the best of the UK’s medical technology research to patients.
An entire ecosystem is at risk from the effects of climate change on the UK’s blanket bogs, scientists at the University of Leeds have warned.
Cancer can be caused solely by protein imbalances within cells, a study of ovarian cancer has found.
A University of Leeds literary historian is embarking on a major project to shed light on an influential but neglected contemporary of Shakespeare.
Targeting the strain of bacteria that causes ulcers may help prevent stomach cancer, according to research led by the University of Leeds.
The volume of Arctic sea ice increased by a third after the summer of 2013 as unusually cool air temperatures prevented the ice from melting, according to University of Leeds and UCL scientists.
Aging damselflies never lose their libidos and are just as likely as younger competitors to mate.
A research collaboration between the University of Leeds and the city's museum has helped produce a fascinating new exhibition examining the history of tailoring.