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A scientist from the University of Nottingham has received nearly £2.5million from the European Research Council (ERC), to continue her research into the understanding of rapid atypical cell division, which could help to control the transmission of malaria.

Experts from the University of Nottingham have developed a ground-breaking software, which combines DNA sequencing and machine learning to help them find where, and to what extent, antibiotic resistant bacteria is being transmitted between humans, animals and the environment.

Testing patients for genetic variations that affect how their body will respond to common medicines must be integrated fully, fairly and swiftly into the NHS, according to a report published the British Pharmacological Society and the Royal College of Physicians.

Experts at the University of Nottingham have been awarded £2.28 million to develop a digital sleep intervention to help children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

New research, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, shows that the number of people in the UK living with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) - the two main forms of which are Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis - has been vastly underestimated for years, and the rates are growing.

Scientists have found that a predatory bacterium, capable of invading and consuming harmful bugs such as E.coli and Salmonella, can sculpt its own shape to fit inside its prey.

The Cuban Painted Snail has won an international competition – and will now have its DNA blueprint unravelled and the key to its beauty unlocked, potentially helping to protect this iconic species from extinction.

A professor from the University of Nottingham, whose research focuses on the safety of patients, has been appointed as the inaugural National Clinical Director for Prescribing with NHS England, to help tackle the issue of overprescribing.

Community-based rehabilitation can help the recovery of people with schizophrenia in low-income countries, according to new research from experts at the University of Nottingham and Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.

Experts from the University of Nottingham will be part of a new national research network to tackle challenges in ageing.