New targets to try and prevent lethal blood clots
Scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding the process that leads to a blood clot forming in the lungs – a condition that kills more than 2,000 people in the UK each year.
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Leeds to South Korea: Students tackling global problems
Students from Leeds and South Korea's KAIST University are working together in a global leadership programme to develop solutions to some of the world’s greatest challenges.
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A wilder future for Yorkshire
A new flagship restoration project showcasing an alternative future for the UK's uplands has been launched.
'Huge potential' in virtual clinical trials
A study involving virtual rather than real patients was as effective in evaluating a medical device used to treat brain aneurysms, according to new research.
Severe drying of the Amazon forest
Amazon rain forests could be at far higher risk of extreme drought than previously thought, according to new research.
Ground-breaking lung cancer trial gets under way
The first participants have taken part in a ground-breaking research trial that aims to save lives by improving the early diagnosis of lung cancer.
Brotherton Library in bid to save works by Brontës, Scott and Austen
The Brotherton Library at Leeds is part of a consortium to save one of the most important collections of manuscripts and books in the UK from returning into private ownership.
A low-cost life support machine for patients with covid
A device that helps desperately sick patients breathe and costs around £150 to manufacture could revolutionise
Pandemic shift to home working could create UK tax crisis
The shift to home working brought about by the pandemic could cost the UK economy up to £32bn a year in lost personal income tax.
