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Common spice turmeric improves recovery in professional footballers, study suggests
6 June 2023Consuming turmeric – the oriental spice often used in cooking - accelerates post-match recovery in professional footballers, a study has shown.
ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2023/06/common-spice-turmeric-improves-recovery-in-pro-footballers,-study-suggests
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Bacterial fragments from leaky gut help drive obesity, study shows
22 May 2023Fat cells are damaged by bacterial fragments that are released into the blood stream by a leaky gut, contributing to obesity and diabetes risk, new research suggests.
ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2023/05/bacterial-fragments-from-leaky-gut-help-drive-obesity,-study-shows
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Fittest pupils performed best in cognitive tasks, study showed
15 May 2023Fitter pupils’ cognition was up to 20% better across a range of tasks compared to their less-fit peers, a study showed.
ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2023/05/fittest-pupils-performed-best-in-cognitive-tasks,-study-showed
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NTU Engineering Grand Challenge 2023
12 May 2023NTU Engineering Grand Challenge 2023
ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2023/05/ntu-engineering-grand-challenge-2023-engineering-heritage
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Lessons from treating COVID-19 patients could save many more lives
12 May 2023Researchers in Nottingham have received £620,000 of national funding for an innovation that could save the lives of patients being treated in critical care or other hospital settings.
ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2023/05/lessons-from-treating-covid-19-patients-could-save-many-more-lives
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First of its kind study of single protein paves way to improving understanding of disease
2 May 2023Scientists have developed new technology which has made it possible to isolate and study how a single protein – 10,000 times thinner than a human hair – behaves and changes over time.
ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2023/04/first-of-its-kind-study-of-single-protein-paves-way-to-improving-understanding-of-disease
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New Sport and Wellbeing Academy will enhance health and wellbeing of local community
29 March 2023Nottingham Trent University has announced plans to create a Sport and Wellbeing Academy which will involve offering exercise and nutritional support and advice for patients via NHS referral.
ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2023/03/new-sport-and-wellbeing-academy-will-enhance-health-and-wellbeing-of-local-community
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NTU involved in new robotics project to support older people
13 March 2023Nottingham Trent University is involved in a £400,000 project to create a friendly robotic service for preventive care amongst older adults at risk of frailty.
ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2023/03/ntu-involved-in-new-robotics-project-to-support-older-people
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A popular science festival featuring scientists from Nottingham Trent University (NTU) and the University of Nottingham will make its return to Wollaton Hall in Nottingham for its 12th year.
ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2023/03/popular-nottingham-science-festival-makes-its-return-to-wollaton-hall-this-month
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Early detection sensor could help ease spread of TB in Asia and Africa
7 March 2023Scientists are developing a low-cost smart textile sensor for early detection of tuberculosis in people and cattle which they hope will help tackle the spread of the disease in Asia and Africa.
ntu.ac.uk/about-us/news/news-articles/2023/02/early-detection-sensor-could-help-ease-spread-of-tb-in-asia-and-africa