MVLS News Archive: 2015
Body fights clogged arteries with localised immune response
Scientists have discovered an immune response in an animal model that appears to provide protection against clogged arteries – atherosclerosis.
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“It’s not healthy and it’s decidedly not masculine”
Public health researchers at the University of Glasgow have carried out the first detailed studies of how newspaper articles represent eating disorders in men.
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Funding for research to improve robots’ ability to recognise surroundings
Scientists at the University of Glasgow have joined forces with British and American colleagues in a project that may ultimately help robots become more autonomous through recognising and understand everyday scenes.
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Study will identify ways of supporting over-50s back into work
Helping the unemployed over 50s back into work is the focus of a new study by researchers at the University of Glasgow.
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Pregnant women lack guidance on iodine intake levels
Pregnant women are not getting enough information about the need to include iodine in their diets.
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BHF Centre of Excellence in Vascular Science and Medicine
One year on.....
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Engaging with patients: stepping outside the research bubble
Alex Binks, MRC funded PhD student.
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MVLS scientists amongst Royal Society of Edinburgh Prizewinners
Three colleagues in MVLS have been awarded prestigious awards from the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
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Pancreatic cancer has four distinct types
Researchers have found that pancreatic cancer can be split into four unique types.
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Bacteria jump between species more easily than previously thought
A new study suggests that bacteria may be able to jump between host species far easier than was previously thought.
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University of Glasgow and partners receive Life Sciences Award
The University of Glasgow and its partners NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, ThermoFisher and Aridhia have been presented with a major life sciences award.
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£3m grant to tackle drug resistance in livestock parasites
Scientists at the University of Glasgow have been awarded almost £3m to tackle drug resistance in animal parasites.
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