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Does loud music wreck your hearing?
Loud music damages your hearing — a warning that we’re used to taking as fact. But […]
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Tags: clubs, gigs, headphones, loud music, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) National Biomedical Research Unit in Hearing, pubs, volunteers
Sensor could save miners’ lives
A chance discussion between a Professor at the University and the managing director of a Derby […]
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Tags: Apllied Optics Research Group, Heart Light, miners, Tioga
Harnessing the power of killer bacteria
Scientists have discovered new clues about a potential weapon in the fight against a dangerous superbug […]
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Tags: Centre for Biomolecular Sciences, clostridium difficile, E Coli, MRSA
Genetic markers hope for new brain tumour treatments
Researchers at The University of Nottingham have identified three sets of genetic markers that could potentially […]
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Tags: Central Nervous System primitive neuro-ectodermal brain tumours, Children's Brain Tumour Research Centre, genetic markers, Impact campaign, Lancet, Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust
World’s largest pre-eclampsia study
Researchers from The University of Nottingham are leading the largest ever international research project into the […]
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Tags: DNA, fatal, genetics, genome, pre-eclampsia, School of Molecular Medical Sciences, treatment
Study aids improved dementia treatment
A drug commonly used to treat mild to moderate Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) can have positive benefits […]
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Tags: Alzheimer's, dementia, Division of Psychiatry, Medical Research Council, NICE
Funding for new tumour drugs could save lives
New research into drugs which could prevent the return of persistent brain tumours in children has […]
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Tags: Children's Brain Tumour Research Centre, Joseph Foote Charitable Trust, Samantha Dickson Brain Tumour Trust
Breakthrough imaging could tackle incurable diseases
Scientists at the University are developing microscopic organic medical imaging systems to support a new generation […]
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Tags: Imaging, nano-transducers