University news

Stem cell-powered implant set to revolutionise orthopaedic surgery

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 16:50:00 BST

Scientists are working to harness the regenerative power of stem cells to improve orthopaedic implant surgery.

Beatson Pebble Appeal reaches funding milestone

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 10:22:00 BST

Cancer research in the West of Scotland has been given a major boost with the announcement that the Beatson Pebble Appeal has reached its £10m funding goal.

Kidney disease research given funding boost

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 09:12:00 BST

Researchers have been awarded over £130K of funding from Kidney Research UK to undertake research into mutations in a protein that will help them understand how symptoms of kidney disease develop.

Clinical Anatomy Skills Centre a first for Glasgow

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 11:31:00 BST

Glasgow is set to further establish itself as a world leading centre for the training of healthcare professionals following a landmark partnership between two of Scotland’s leading medical institutions

Statins reduce pancreatitis risk, while fibrates may increase it

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:00:00 BST

Researchers have found that statins, drugs commonly used to lower cholesterol, reduce the risk of pancreatitis in people with raised blood fat levels.

Caught on camera: quantum mechanics in action

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 13:00:00 BST

Scientists have captured images of ‘quantum entanglement’ on camera for the first time.

Green light for next stage of stem cell stroke trial

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 10:00:00 BST

The world’s first clinical safety trial of a human neural stem cell therapy for stroke patients has been given the go-ahead to progress to its next stage.

New Centre for Copyright brings major boost to UK’s creative industries

Wed, 08 Aug 2012 10:03:00 BST

CREATe will examine a range of issues relating to new digital technologies with a view to meeting some of the central challenges facing the UK’s creative economy.

‘Toxic’ oestrogen by-product linked with fatal lung condition

Fri, 03 Aug 2012 13:00:00 BST

The breakdown of oestrogen could play an important role in the onset of a rare but devastating condition of high blood pressure in the lungs.

Scientists uncover first direct evidence of time when palm trees grew on Antarctica

Thu, 02 Aug 2012 09:29:00 BST

Research published today in the journal Nature gives a detailed picture of how scientists are looking to the much warmer Antarctic climate of the distant past to learn more about how the planet could look in the future if climate change continues unchecked.

New project to uncover Scotland’s lost Latin past

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 09:50:00 BST

The ‘Bridging the Continental Divide’ project has been awarded over £400,000 to translate parts of Scotland’s only anthology of neo-Latin renaissance poetry