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A £9.4 million collaborative research centre, involving researchers from the University of Nottingham, will accelerate improved tests, treatments and potentially cures for thousands of people living with rare respiratory diseases.

Two internationally acclaimed authors, Tahmima Anam and Chris McCormick, will each deliver a free public lecture next month as part of the City of Literature lectures

A significant milestone in the construction of the NHS National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC) was cause for celebration this week for the project partners committed to making the facility a reality.

Experts have developed a new tool, called QR4, that more accurately predicts an individual's ten-year risk of cardiovascular diseases, like heart disease and stroke, particularly identifying high-risk patients that current prediction tools miss.

A new study has found that by offering stop smoking support as part of the national lung cancer screening programme, there is potential to save lives, and dedicated funding must be considered by policy makers.

Antipsychotic use in people with dementia is associated with higher risks of a wide range of serious health outcomes compared with non-use, according to a new study from a collaboration across the Universities of Manchester, Nottingham, Edinburgh and Dundee.

The warming climate shifts the dynamics of tundra environments and makes them release trapped carbon, these changes could transform tundra areas from carbon sinks into a carbon source, worsening the effects of climate change.

Scientists and engineers have developed a new coating for plastic particles that are used in 3D printing, which significantly increases their functionality and opens up new possibilities for commercial application.

The University of Nottingham's Human Factors Research Group, in collaboration with BlueSkeye AI, has successfully validated the company's vehicle drowsiness detection technology for use in cars in Europe ahead of a new law which comes into effect on 7 July 2024.

New research has found that a natural predatory bacteria, long known to target its prey by burrowing inside of them, is actually able to kill by delivering a ‘kiss of death, meaning it doesn’t have to live inside its prey to kill it, as previously thought.