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New research shows that ‘brown fat’, the body’s own fat-fighting defences, can be mobilised by different physiological factors, and could be used help to tackle obesity

A new research study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, which aims to understand how cancer is diagnosed in children and young people across the UK, has been launched today, during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

A major national study led by experts from Nottingham and Bristol has found that oral antibiotics are just as effective as intravenous antibiotics in killing a common germ that causes dangerous complications in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients.

Scientists have discovered a set of detailed genetic markers in African cattle that are associated with valuable traits like heat and drought-tolerance, the capacity to control inflammation and tick infestations, and resistance to devastating livestock diseases like trypanosomiasis.

A drug that is regularly used to treat chronic pelvic pain in women has been found to be no more effective than a placebo, a new study has found.

Predatory bacteria, capable of invading and consuming harmful bugs such as E .coli and Salmonella, use a unique tool to help them escape the cell they have invaded without harming themselves, according to a new study.

The University of Nottingham will be hosting a year of celebrations to mark 50 Years of Medicine and 30 Years of Nursing.

.A scientist from the University of Nottingham is part of a team of international experts who are calling for the EU-wide Replacement of Animal-Derived Antibody (ADA) production methods in research.

COVID-19 pandemic significantly increased anxiety and depression in the UK

Experts at the University of Nottingham are looking for volunteers to take part in a study to help develop biological measures of stress relating to hearing difficulties such as hearing loss, deafness, tinnitus and hyperacusis.