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Researchers at Nottingham Trent University are involved in a study to develop a new type of treatment for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a condition affecting over five million people worldwide.
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Vitamin B12 deficiency in pregnancy could pose metabolic health risk, research suggests
20 May 2025Vitamin B12 deficiency in pregnancy can disrupt how fat is processed in the body, potentially raising the risk of diabetes and heart problems for both mother and offspring, a new study suggests.
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Lifespan of glucose-controlling molecule could be extended, helping protect against obesity, research suggests
24 April 2025Carnosine, a rapidly-degrading compound which may play a role in controlling blood sugar levels could be kept in the body for longer by inhibiting the enzymes that break it down, a new study suggests.
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Implanted medical devices coated with copper nanoparticles could reduce infection risk, study suggests
27 February 2025Scientists have developed copper oxide nanoparticles which can be coated onto implanted medical devices to reduce the risk of infection after operations.
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Nottinghamshire Festival of Science and Curiosity marks a decade of discovery
31 January 2025Nottinghamshire Festival of Science and Curiosity (FOSAC) is back, bringing a week of free, hands-on science activities for young people and families this February half-term.
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Toxin in blood of kidney disease patients could contribute to stroke risk, study suggests
2 December 2024Scientists have revealed that a toxin found in the blood of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) damages the body’s protective blood–brain barrier, likely contributing to the risk of stroke.
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Successful scientist training programme receives £14m boost
13 November 2024A successful programme to train the next generation of Nottingham bioscientists from the city’s two universities has secured £14 million funding from UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
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Study seeks to tackle pain in adult survivors of childhood cancer
31 October 2024Scientists are investigating potential new treatments to tackle delayed and ongoing pain experienced by people who underwent chemotherapy for cancer when they were children.
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Promising ‘first’ in Alzheimer’s drug development
3 October 2024An international team of researchers have made a promising breakthrough in the development of drugs to treat Alzheimer’s Disease.
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£1 million funding from Eranda Rothschild Foundation to investigate novel, non-invasive treatment for Alzheimer’s, dementia and Parkinson’s
23 September 2024Researchers are embarking on a first of its kind study to utilise ultrasound and light therapies to investigate a non-invasive and targeted treatment of Alzheimer’s, dementia and Parkinson’s.
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