Posts categorised as ‘Research’
ADHD study call for volunteers
Parents of children with ADHD-type difficulties are being invited take part in an innovative research project.
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Tags: ADHD, Comparison of Preschool Parenting Interventions, COPPI, Incredible Years, New Forest Parenting Programme, NIHR, Programme for Early Detection and Intervention Programme in ADHD
Study into fat and perception of flavour
A study has found that fat in food can reduce activity in several areas of the brain which are responsible for processing taste, aroma and reward.
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Tags: Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, Sensory Science, Sir Peter Mansfield Magnetic Resonance Centre, the Nottingham Digestive Diseases Centre
Sound advice?
A new research project taking place at the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) National Biomedical Research Unit in Hearing is the first to explicitly examine the effect of long-term exposure to loud music
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£10m sports medicine hub
A £10m centre for sport and exercise medicine in the East Midlands is part of Olympic-year plans.
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Tags: National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine, Prof Mark Batt
Food for sport
Research at Nottingham by Professor Paul Greenhaff and colleagues have now found that combining nutrient L-carnitine with carbohydrate encourages muscles to burn more fat when producing energy during exercise.
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Every second counts
Pioneering research at the University’s Faculty of Engineering could give British athletes the edge as they paddle for gold in the canoe slalom at the Olympics.
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Tomato source
A plant scientist from The University of Nottingham has played a key role in the sequencing of the tomato genome.
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Major study into pre-eclampsia
Researchers are leading the largest ever international research project into the genetics of the potentially fatal […]
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On the trail of the wild elephants
Experts from UNMC and the Malaysian Department of Wildlife and National Parks are tracking elephants to assess the effectiveness of the Malaysian Government’s elephant conservation and management practices.
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Making head way
A campaign involving University of Nottingham experts that aims to reduce the time it takes doctors to diagnose a brain tumour in children and young people is showing positive results within a year of its launch.
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