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People more likely to be frail in old age if they live in poorer areas – study

Those who spend part of their lives living in poor neighbourhoods are more likely to be frail in old age, a study has suggested. Living in deprived areas after the age of 40 leads to greater frailty in both men and women, researchers from the ...

04 Oct 2022 at 01:01

Researchers take ‘important new step’ in finding treatment for MND

Researchers have taken an “important new step” in finding a treatment for motor neurone disease after they found a drug commonly used for enlarged prostates and high blood pressure could treat the illness. MND is a group of rare diseases ...

11 Aug 2022 at 02:00

Test could transform liver transplants by predicting complications – scientists

A new test could allow medics to predict the chances of liver transplants developing complications afterwards in less than 10 minutes, scientists have said. A prototype electrochemical biosensor is being developed by University of ...

11 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Edinburgh universities unite in pledge to improve British sign language provision

Four universities in Edinburgh will sign a formal agreement to work together to improve British sign language (BSL) provision in higher education. An event will be held in the National Museum of Scotland on Friday to mark ...

23 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

People in most deprived areas 2.6 times more likely to be handed Covid fine

More than one in four fixed penalty notices were issued for breaches of Covid-19 rules to those living in deprived areas, a report has shown. People living in the 10% most deprived areas of Scotland were 2.6 times more ...

04 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Multiple habitats need protecting to save UK bumblebees – study

Multiple habitats need to be protected in order to save UK bumblebees, a decade-long study has found. Researchers used data on bumblebee numbers, collected by the public, to provide the most detailed overview ...

23 May 2022 at 07:40

Scotland

Underwater drone carries out first-ever offshore wind farm inspection

A unique underwater drone has carried out what is thought to be the first-ever autonomous inspection of an offshore wind farm’s foundations. EDF’s remotely-operated vehicle (ROV) was able to visually inspect ...

23 May 2022 at 09:27

Pandemic science hub will develop drugs for lung infections such as Covid-19

A new pandemic science hub is being created to develop treatments for lung infections such as Covid-19. The hub at the University of Edinburgh will use translational genomics – following clues from the ...

18 May 2022 at 11:55

Scotland’s Covid cases could peak in next couple of weeks – expert

Coronavirus cases could peak in the next couple of weeks in Scotland as the BA.2 sub-variant of Omicron drives a spike in numbers, a public health expert has said. Dr Christine Tait-Burkard, of the ...

16 Mar 2022 at 09:55

Researchers find DNA differences that put people at higher risk of severe Covid

Researchers have identified differences in DNA that may explain why some people get more severely ill from coronavirus. They also now know more about the virus than other conditions routinely seen ...

07 Mar 2022 at 19:25

Edinburgh University has more than £1m invested in sanctioned Russian bank

The University of Edinburgh has shares worth more than £1 million in a bank sanctioned after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it has been revealed. As of January this year, records show the ...

03 Mar 2022 at 16:25

Researchers look to recruit 120 ex-footballers for study into dementia risk

Researchers will recruit 120 middle-aged, former professional footballers as part of a study investigating possible ways to reduce dementia risk among such ex-players. The £1.3 million ...

26 Apr 2022 at 01:25

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