Study highlights gender gap in adolescent mental health
The gender gap in mental ill health and wellbeing widens from childhood into early adolescence, according to a University of Liverpool led study. The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and UK Government funded research, led by Dr Praveetha Patalay from the University of Liverpool’s Institute of Psychology, Health and Society, identified several risk factors … Continue reading Study highlights gender gap in adolescent mental health
£250K for multidrug resistant bacteria antibiotic research
The University of Liverpool has been awarded an initial grant of £250,000 to help develop antibiotics for multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacteria. Currently, MDR bacteria are one of the most dangerous threats to human health. Typically, MDR bacteria are associated with infections that originated or were acquired in a hospital. The University of Liverpool reports its … Continue reading £250K for multidrug resistant bacteria antibiotic research
£450K for University of Liverpool bowel cancer research
Researchers from the University of Liverpool have been awarded a £450,000 grant from Cancer Research UK to help further develop a machine that can “smell” cancer. Colorectal cancer (CRC), also known as bowel cancer, is the second most common cause of death from cancer in the UK. The University of Liverpool reports the bowel cancer … Continue reading £450K for University of Liverpool bowel cancer research
Bacterial gene swapping sparks disease outbreaks
A new study by scientists at the University of Liverpool documents for the first time how the ability of bacteria to swap genetic material with each other can directly affect the emergence and spread of globally important infectious diseases. Known as horizontal gene transfer, this phenomenon is understood to have played a role in developing … Continue reading Bacterial gene swapping sparks disease outbreaks
Some human cancers are evolutionary accidents
New research, published in Biological Reviews, conducted by researchers from the University of Liverpool and Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde in Brasilia has found some type of cancers unique to humans may be a result of evolutionary accidents. Cancer is a major cause of death worldwide, but humans are not the only species affected … Continue reading Some human cancers are evolutionary accidents
New model to study endovascular aneuryism sealing
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have developed a mathematical model that has the potential to improve the performance of endovascular aneurysm sealing (EVAS), which is an innovative procedure to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). AAA is a swelling of part of the aorta inside the abdomen caused by a weakness in the aortic wall … Continue reading New model to study endovascular aneuryism sealing
Study highlights benefits of FDA’s salt reduction strategy
Researchers at the University of Liverpool, Imperial College London, Tufts University and collaborators as part of the Food-PRICE project have highlighted the potential health and economic impact of the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposed voluntary salt policy. The findings are published in PLOS Medicine. Excess salt consumption is associated with higher risk of … Continue reading Study highlights benefits of FDA’s salt reduction strategy
Synchrotron science could give soybeans a boost
Scientists at the University of Liverpool and the University of Hyogo have gained new insight into how soil bacteria sense and adapt to the levels of oxygen in their environment. The findings could be used to help develop new treatments to promote crop growth and tackle disease. Living organisms are sensitive to the changes of … Continue reading Synchrotron science could give soybeans a boost
Funding moves 3D biology network into new dimension
An innovative research network led by the University of Liverpool has secured funding as part of a new £3m joint technology initiative announced today. The University of Liverpool reports 3DBioNet brings together academic and industry experts from different disciplines to examine cells growing in three dimensions. Scientists have traditionally grown cells on flat surfaces but … Continue reading Funding moves 3D biology network into new dimension
£3m boost for advanced materials and healthcare research
The University of Liverpool has been awarded more than £3m from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) for two research projects. EPSRC is the main UK government agency for funding research and training in engineering and the physical sciences, investing more than £800m a year in a broad range of subjects. The University … Continue reading £3m boost for advanced materials and healthcare research
