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Small loans given to women in poor areas of Northern India are helping to improve child nutrition in rural communities, according to a report from experts at the University of Nottingham.

Scientists have made a major breakthrough in understanding how malaria, one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, is transmitted from mosquitoes to humans, which could be an important step in eradicating the disease.

Men who suffer from hair loss as a result of treatment for breast cancer are often unfairly side-lined because the focus tends to be on women, according to new research.

Experts have found the cutest looking rabbit face using a survey which was created to help them understand why people choose certain breeds of bunny.

One of the largest ever wildlife, landscape and natural history exhibitions will be opening at Highfields Park in Nottingham this week.

GPs feel they don’t have the right training or guidance to help support children and young people who are being bullied, according to research from the University of Nottingham.

A blood test which can detect lung cancer at an early stage, and was pioneered by experts from the University of Nottingham, has produced positive top line results following a successful study in Scotland - Early Cancer Detection Test - Lung Cancer Scotland ("ECLS") Study.

A greater investment in services to support people with ADHD in both employment and education is needed to reduce the considerable economic cost to society, according to a new research project.

Scientists have discovered new genetic clues in the fight against serious diseases that are killing koalas in different parts of Australia.

Experts at the University of Nottingham have found there is no link between people with a low copy number of the salivary amylase gene (a digestive enzyme produced in the mouth) and being at a high risk of obesity, contrary to the findings of previous studies.