Articles tagged with 'biology' | University of Manchester

14 researchers from The University of Manchester are some of the most highly cited in their field, in a new list from the Web of Science Group released this week. ...

A team of students from The University of Manchester have won an award for genetically modifying bacteria to produce kinder hair-dyes. ...

Swarms of nanoparticles which are 15,000 times smaller than a pinhead may be able to deliver vital drugs to the brain, offering new hope to patients in the early stages of a stroke. ...

Thousands of years ago, the inhabitants of modern-day Florida and the Caribbean feasted on sea turtles, leaving behind bones that tell tales of ancient diets and the ocean’s past. ...

Manchester researchers have contributed towards the discovery of a genetic brain disease which can cause paraplegia and epilepsy in sufferers. ...

Research led by the Universities of Birmingham and Manchester has made a connection between the way baby wallabies produce male hormones and how some human girls are born with genitalia that resemble those of a boy. ...

A group of scientists and clinicians from the UK, the Netherlands, Italy and the USA have worked together and made an important discovery that explains an often fatal organ defect that affects unborn babies and children. ...

University of Manchester and University of North Texas scientists are the first to show that an embryonic living heart can be programmed to survive the effects of a low oxygen environment in later life. ...

The Brain Tumour Charity has announced funding of £1.35m to support the appointment of the first Chair of Neuro-Oncology Translational Science at The University of Manchester. ...

New research has found it is not just what you eat, but when you eat that is important, knowledge which could improve the health of shift workers and people suffering from jet lag. ...

Restriction or inhalation of common sugar could one day treat a range of respiratory diseases, according to new research led by University of Manchester biologists. ...

Professor Sue Kimber, from The University of Manchester is one of the leading female scientists and engineers to be awarded scientific heirlooms at the fourth Engineering & Physical Sciences Suffrage Science Awards. ...

Scientists have discovered a critical part of the body’s immune system with potentially major implications for the treatment of some of the most devastating diseases affecting humans. ...

Scientists from The University of Manchester have found a way to trick the eye into thinking the world is brighter than it actually is. ...

An international  team of researchers including scientists from The University of Tübingen, the German Center for Infection Research (DZIF) and The University of Manchester have achieved a breakthrough in the decoding of multi-resistant pathogens. Th...

A new tool designed by scientists at The University of Manchester has laid the foundations for in depth analysis of blood that allows the identification of previously unknown molecules in blood.   ...

An international study lead by University of Manchester scientists has discovered the identity of genes that predispose people to chronic kidney disease. ...

Africa Studio/Shutterstock.com   Paul Tar, Research Associate, University of Manchester   Experimenting on animals is a big part of biomedical research and also a big concern for those interested in animal welfare. Scientists are encoura...

Atthapon Raksthapu/Shutterstock.com Ruth Itzhaki, Professor Emeritus of Molecular Neurobiology, writes More than 30m people worldwide suffer from Alzheimer’s disease – the most common form of dementia. Unfortunately, there is no cure, only dru...

The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to two immunologists for their revolutionary approaches to treat cancer. Professor Sheena Cruickshank explains the science ...

Scientists at The University of Manchester have developed the first non-antibiotic drug to successfully treat tuberculosis in animals. ...

Scientists at The Universities of Manchester and Leeds have discovered that the time of day influences the way mice respond to steroids. ...

Two members of staff at The University of Manchester have been recognised for their outstanding impact on student outcomes and the teaching profession by being named as National Teaching Fellows. ...

A study by scientists at The University of Manchester and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden has found a link between the humble beetroot and blood pressure regulation in pregnant women. ...

One of the world’s most spectacular frogs has been identified as a new species after 20 years of painstaking research at The University of Manchester. ...

Scientists have created a new way of speeding up the genome evolution of baker’s yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the same yeast we use for bread and beer production. ...

Scientists at The University of Manchester have cast new light on a little understood group of worm infections, which collectively afflict 1 in 4 people, mainly children - in the developing the world. ...

Scientists have successfully produced human kidney tissue within a living organism which is able to produce urine, a first for medical science. ...

The World Health Organisation set a goal to eliminate hepatitis C by 2030. The NHS recently announced that it will go one better than that: it will eliminate the disease in England by 2025. In theory, the goal is achievable, but there are still signi...

Scientists at The University of Manchester have discovered that most people with osteoarthritis can be subdivided into two distinct disease groups, with implications for diagnosis and drug development. ...