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15 European Countries Unite for High-Performance Computing

These countries which include Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Turkey…

Social Sciences

Change is all around us….. ….but how many people are equipped to make change a positive process?

The MA in Geo-Sociology is a research and training programme concerned with developing an analytical and practical understanding of geopolitics, socio-spatial…

Environmental Conservation

Europe to 'pack in' more fibre

Burying everyday items such as plastic drinks bottles, carrier bags and other overwrapped goodies in the ground may seem innocent enough, but each plastic…

Physics & Astronomy

Zeplins Lead the Charge in Dark Matter Particle Search

Dr Alexander Murphy, who is presenting the first results from the ZEPLIN-II detector at the RAS National Astronomy Meeting in Preston on 18th April said,…

Physics & Astronomy

New Radioactive Brown Dwarfs Discovered as Pulsars

Gregg Hallinan of the National University of Ireland, Galway, who is presenting the discovery at the RAS National Astronomy Meeting in Preston on 18th April,…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Queens’s scientists reveal first settlers to colonise Ireland

The research has revealed that despite few animals or plants surviving the millennia of freezing cold and ice, the Irish stoats had real staying power. The…

Physics & Astronomy

UK Scientists Discover Superfine Stardust Insights

A UK consortium of researchers from the University of Leicester, Natural History Museum, Kent University, Glasgow University and Open University have been…

Studies and Analyses

Queen’s Research shows Daily cannabis use reported by NI teenagers

Research from Queen’s University Belfast has found that one in ten school children who had reported using cannabis at least once had now become daily users. Dr…

Life & Chemistry

€22 Million Boost for German Systems Biology Network

January 2007 marked the beginning of the second funding period of HepatoSys*, the Systems Biology Competence Network initiated by the German Federal Ministry…

Physics & Astronomy

“Van Gogh” simulations give new insight into turbulent stars

The swirling simulations, which are reminiscent of Van Gogh’s star paintings, show the interior of a star during the Asymptotic Giant Branch (AGB) phase, the…

Medical Engineering

Don’t use drains in uncomplicated open cholecystectomy

Drains increase harm without providing any benefit for patients undergoing open cholecystectomy, a Cochrane Review discovered – they should therefore be…

Health & Medicine

Chinese Herbs Boost Breast Cancer Care and Immunity

Using Chinese herbs either alone or in conjunction with chemotherapy may help protect a breast cancer patient’s bone marrow and immune system, as well as…

Health & Medicine

Understanding Genetic Risks for Familial Breast Cancer

Services that help women understand the way that their inherited genetic make-up influences their risk of getting breast cancer ease distress and decrease…

Health & Medicine

Preoperative Chemotherapy: A Safe Option for Early Breast Cancer

Chemotherapy is frequently given to women with breast cancer after surgery to remove the main bulk of the tumour. A new Cochrane Systematic Review of existing…

Studies and Analyses

Wholegrain Oats: A Heart-Healthy Addition to Your Diet

Trials lasting 4 to 8 weeks indicate that including wholegrain oats in your diet may lower total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.Coronary heart disease…

Health & Medicine

New Cochrane Findings: Dipyrone’s Headache Relief Potential

Dipyrone is a non-opioid painkiller that was launched in Germany in 1922 but was later banned from many countries including the USA and UK because of evidence…

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