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Retired professional footballers at higher risk of knee osteoarthritis

Retired professional footballers at higher risk of knee osteoarthritis

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Retired professional footballers are far more prone to develop knee pain and osteoarthritis and face problems with their knees earlier in life than the average person, a study has revealed
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Food shortage is not the global crisis, lack of access to food is the issue - say NGOs

Food shortage is not the global crisis, lack of access to food is the issue - say NGOs

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'Genome editing is not the answer to world poverty, because food shortage isn't the problem' says a group of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) surveyed by the University of Nottingham.
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Are discarded cigarette butts the next high performing hydrogen storage material?

Are discarded cigarette butts the next high performing hydrogen storage material?

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Cigarette butt-derived carbons have ultra-high surface area and unprecedented hydrogen storage capacity.
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Students bring a fresh perspective to public policy

Students bring a fresh perspective to public policy

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From roads and rail to Robin Hood energy, students and graduates are lending a fresh perspective to Nottingham's public policy. The growth of a partnership with Nottingham City Council has seen more students contributing to their local community.
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Early warning health and welfare system could save farmers millions of pounds and reduce antibiotic use

Early warning health and welfare system could save farmers millions of pounds and reduce antibiotic use

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A new early warning system to alert farmers to the risk of disease among their young cattle stock is being developed by experts at The University of Nottingham. The innovation, dubbed Y-Ware, could save the UK farming industry millions of pounds, while improving health and welfare of animals and reducing the antimicrobial use to treat these diseases
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Prepare for a Viking invasion this winter with two unique exhibitions exploring Britain's Viking past

Prepare for a Viking invasion this winter with two unique exhibitions exploring Britain's Viking past

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The University of Nottingham is preparing for a Viking invasion this winter with a unique programme including two significant exhibitions and an exciting programme of workshops, talks and activity days exploring Britain's Viking past.
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Leicester and Nottingham scientists discover new gene associated with debilitating lung disease

Leicester and Nottingham scientists discover new gene associated with debilitating lung disease

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Health scientists at the University of Leicester and University of Nottingham have heralded the discovery of a gene associated with lung fibrosis as 'a potential new avenue of treatment for further research into this terrible disease.'
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How patients can help future research into a distressing hearing condition

How patients can help future research into a distressing hearing condition

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People who have a little-known hearing disorder called hyperacusis (oversensitivity to sound) are being invited to help guide future research into the condition. Hyperacusis is a distressing problem that can seriously affect the quality of life of around 8% of adults and 4% of children.
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Celebrating patients who help breast cancer research

Celebrating patients who help breast cancer research

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In Breast Cancer Awareness Month, researchers are calling for more women diagnosed with breast cancer to join an international clinical trial to investigate possible over-treatment of lymph node spread.
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Do cloned Bramleys taste better than grafted Bramleys?

Do cloned Bramleys taste better than grafted Bramleys?

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What's the difference between apple juice made from Bramleys cloned from the original tree and apple juice made from the regular grafted Bramleys?
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Last Year
Gene therapy can cure lameness in horses, research finds

Gene therapy can cure lameness in horses, research finds

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Injecting DNA into injured horse tendons and ligaments can cure lameness, new research involving scientists at Kazan Federal University, Moscow State Academy and The University of Nottingham has found.
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Scientists spot explosive counterpart of LIGO/Virgo's latest gravitational waves

Scientists spot explosive counterpart of LIGO/Virgo's latest gravitational waves

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Scientists using the Dark Energy Camera have captured images of the aftermath of a neutron star collision, the source of LIGO/Virgo's most recent gravitational wave detection.
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A taste of medicine for Lincolnshire sixth formers

A taste of medicine for Lincolnshire sixth formers

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Nottingham and Leicester Medical Schools are encouraging more 6th formers from Lincolnshire and rural areas to apply for medicine at a special event at North Hykeham Academy in Lincoln this week.
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Last Year
Master builders needed for Nottingham Lego tournament

Master builders needed for Nottingham Lego tournament

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Calling all Lego fans...the University of Nottingham is looking for school teams to take part in the regional heat of the global FIRST® LEGO® League challenge taking place on Tuesday 19th December.
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Last Year
RIP Jeremy the lefty garden snail

RIP Jeremy the lefty garden snail

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A 'one in a million' mutant garden snail, who achieved international notoriety after a public appeal was launched to help find him a mate, has died.
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Dealing with disaster - when rooted to the spot

Dealing with disaster - when rooted to the spot

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Flowering plants have adopted a single biochemical mechanism to sense multiple environmental stresses, that enhances survival.
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New ichthyosaur species, long gone, found in a storeroom

New ichthyosaur species, long gone, found in a storeroom

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A new species of ichthyosaur has been identified from a fossil that has been in the University of Nottingham's engineering collection for over half a century. The University's specimen, announced today as Protoichthyosaurus applebyi, is a holotype - the valuable original specimen that describes a new species. It is the first known fossil of its kind anywhere in the world, which makes it even more scientifically significant.
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World Mental Health Day: what is the impact of mental health first aid in the workplace?

World Mental Health Day: what is the impact of mental health first aid in the workplace?

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Academics at the University of Nottingham are marking World Mental Health Day by appealing for participants to take part in a study investigating the impact of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) in the workplace.
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Last Year
School year 'relative age' causing bias in ADHD diagnosis, says research

School year 'relative age' causing bias in ADHD diagnosis, says research

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Younger primary school children are more likely to be diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than their older peers within the same school year, new research has shown.
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