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It’s goodbye Oxford, hello Nottingham for Professor Michael Freeden
After a long and distinguished career at the University of Oxford, Professor Michael Freeden is joining […]
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Tags: Professor Michael Freeden, School of Politics and International Relations, University if Oxford, University of Nottingham
Transforming the diagnosis of equine colic
Colic is the number one killer of horses. But one of the difficulties faced by vets […]
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Tags: equine colic, fatal condition, hrses, killer, vet
How the Hobbit will fill a hole in 21st century wellbeing
As the latest Warner Bros’ fantasy blockbuster, The Hobbit, hits our cinema screens this week, a […]
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Tags: deeper needs, dwarves, Lord of the Rings, Smaug, The Hobbit, theology, Tolkein, wellbeing
Passive smoking doubles risk of disease linked to meningitis in children
University of Nottingham researchers have been involved in a new study showing that exposure to second-hand […]
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Tags: children, illness, maternal smoking, meningococcal disease, passive smoking, second-hand smaoke, tobacco
Sleeping pills can increase the risk of pneumonia
There has been a call for more research into the effects of a class of commonly […]
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Tags: benzodiazepines, epidemiology, increased risk, lung disease, pneumonia, public health, sleeping pills
The detectives of corrosion
Corrosion costs the oil and gas industry billions of dollars every year, it can also have […]
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Tags: corrosion, Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing, oil rigs, oil slick, pipe integrity
‘Smart’ genes put us at risk of mental illness
Humans may be endowed with the ability to perform complex forms of learning, attention and function […]
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Tags: Advanced Data Analysis Centre, attention, DNA, function, genes, learning, mental illness, Nature Neuroscience, School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, synapse
Advice needed for parents on risk of poisoning in toddlers, research says
GPs and other primary care professionals need to warn parents about safely storing medicines and other […]
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Tags: British Journal of General Practice, GP, medicine, poisoning, School of Community Health Sciences, toddlers