News

This is our spot to tell you the most exciting Edinburgh-centric science news we can find. It's also a great place for new writers to learn their trade- so get in touch.

App provides a FAST way to diagnose strokes

Submitted by Alex Shedlock on Fri, 2012-03-02 19:23
Michelle Williams looks at a new smartphone app that helps people diagnose stroke victims in an emergency

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have developed a new smart phone application to help the public rapidly diagnose strokes. Read more »

App provides a FAST way to diagnose strokes

Submitted by Alex Shedlock on Fri, 2012-03-02 19:09
Michelle Williams looks at a new smartphone app that helps people diagnose stroke victims in an emergency

 

 

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have developed a new smart phone application to help the public rapidly diagnose stroke. Read more »

Restriction enzymes: the superbug's arch nemesis

Submitted by Alex Shedlock on Wed, 2012-02-15 19:19
Thilo Reich writes about a new restriction enzyme which would hold off flesh eating and drug resistant superbugs

 

 

Flesh eating, and drug resistant, bacterial strains are being found more frequently in the UK. Read more »

Genetic study offers clues to how intelligence changes through life

Submitted by Alex Shedlock on Fri, 2012-02-03 16:01
Robert Spakovskis looks at how your intelligence throughout life depends on your genes

 

In a collaborative study between Universities of Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Queensland, researchers and scientists have found that genes are a contributing factor to intelligence at all stages of life. Read more »

iPad Game to Help Children With Autism

Submitted by Alex Shedlock on Wed, 2012-01-25 17:08
Michelle Williams explores Interface3's new iPad app designed to help children with autism learn social skills

 

A new iPad game developed by Education and Informatics researchers from the University of Edinburgh and app developers Interface3 aims to help children with autism develop social skills. Read more »

Astronomers reach new frontiers of dark matter

Submitted by Alex Shedlock on Fri, 2012-01-20 22:45
Rob Spakovskis explores the new, but not final frontier of dark matter between distant galaxies

 

Dark matter is the mysterious, invisible force preventing our stars from speeding away from each other. There is roughly 6 to 7 times more dark matter in the universe than ordinary light-emitting matter. Read more »

Voice of Young Science equip people to make sense of science and evidence

Submitted by Alex Shedlock on Mon, 2011-12-12 16:29
Gwen Wathne tells of her time at the 'Standing up for Science' workshop, and the Voice of Young Science

Last month I attended the ‘Standing up for Science’ media workshop run by Sense About Science as part of the Voice of Young Science (VoYS) programme.  Read more »

Chickens give new genetic insights into Marek's disease and human cancers

Submitted by Alex Shedlock on Tue, 2011-12-06 18:47
Frank Dong Liu looks at how a common chicken disease has led scientists to find a gene which may help us understand viruses and cancer

A study from The Roslin Institute at the University of Edinburgh and the Institute for Animal Health has discovered genes that affect susceptibility of chicken to Marek's disease and the tumour growth as the result of the infection.
Read more »

Innovate and Win with the Edinburgh BioQuarter

Submitted by Alex Shedlock on Thu, 2011-11-24 14:56
James Wood and Adam Bock tell us about the life sciences initiatives between the UoE CMVM and the UEBS

An initiative linking the University of Edinburgh’s College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine (CMVM), a global leader in life science research, and the University of Edinburgh Business School (UEBS) is helping Edinburgh’s top life science researchers think beyond the lab. Read more »

Scientists genetically modify parasite to vaccinate cattle

Submitted by Alex Shedlock on Wed, 2011-11-23 18:11
Jonathan Cheung takes a look at Trypanosoma theileri, a passive parasite that could prove key in combating disease in cattle

One of the many challenges that farmers around the world face is that of protecting their livestock. Diseases such as foot and mouth are prevalent throughout the world, and outbreaks such as the 2007 UK epidemic can have devastating widespread consequences, affecting everything from human health to the worldwide economy. Read more »

Syndicate content