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Regeneration in dogs’ spinal cords
Scientists from Cambridge University have found a way to get paralysed dogs to walk again, offering new hope for research into repairing damaged human spinal cords. Movement was restored to the dogs’ hind legs by injecting cells, taken from the More..
Hopes for older leukaemia patients
A new type of “smart drug” may improve the survival rate of elderly patients suffering from acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) Results from a major trial led by Cardiff University have revealed that AML patients given the new drug in addition More..
Virtual measure for online shopping
British researchers have developed a new web-based body scanning device that gives accurate measurements and could be a boon for online clothes shoppers. The new technology, known as Body Shape Recognition for Online Fashion, builds up a detailed image of More..
Hidden footprints revealed
Scottish scientists have developed a revolutionary technique that could help police recover invisible footprints left on fabric at crime scenes. Last year researchers at the University of Abertay in Dundee made headlines when they recovered invisible fingerprints from fabrics. Now More..
Former Irish president to head EU group
Digital learning will be high on the agenda for Mary McAleese and her colleagues as they examine Europe’s higher education institutions. After serving 14 years as president of the Republic of Ireland, one could be excused for wishing to take More..
Ties with China now surpass the US
Australian universities currently have more links with universities in China than with any other part of the world, the federal Tertiary Education Minister and a leading university lobby have announced.   Attending the Australia-China University Leaders Forum in Canberra, Senator More..
Study proves a pain in the maths
Fear of maths can be so bad that it can cause some people physical pain. Researchers from the University of Chicago have found that anxiety about the subject can activate regions of the brain linked with the experience of physical More..
Value of degree has fallen
A study by the University of Warwick has found the higher salary that graduates traditionally earn by having a university degree has significantly fallen during the past decade. The findings revealed graduate transitions into the labour market have been affected More..
You want space junk with that?
A hamburger is the latest object to be launched into outer space by a group of bored Harvard students. The five Harvard students sent the burger more than 30 kilometres into the atmosphere after attaching it to a 600-gram weather More..
Signs of ageing linked to heart risk
Receding hairlines, earlobe creases, puffy eyes – all these signs of physical aging are also associated with risk of heart attack, a new study has found. Researchers at the University of Copenhagen found that the presence of visible signs of More..
Smoking’s high workplace cost
Smokers take two to three more sick days per year than non-smokers, costing the UK billions of pounds in loss of productivity, according to researchers from the University of Nottingham. The report, published in the journal Addiction, analysed 29 separate More..
Agonising questions over pain & gender
Men can tolerate more pain than women and are less likely to let on that they are suffering, scientists claim. Researchers from Leeds Metropolitan University in the UK found that men tend to act stoically when they are hurt, whereas More..