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Dr niluka goonawardane smiles at the camera.

University virologist Dr Niluka Goonawardane provides her insights into the Mpox virus that was declared a public health emergency by World Health Organisation just weeks ago.

4 people smile at the camera. From left to right: Professor Anwesha Sarkar (UoL) Professor Louise Dye (University of Sheffield) Professor Derek Stewart (James Hutton Institute) and Professor Karen Polizzi (Imperial College)

A £38m centre dedicated to developing acceptable and planet-friendly alternatives to animal proteins is to be headed up by the University of Leeds.

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Electron Capture Charge Reduction

Blogger Derek Lowe explores a new scientific paper led my researchers in the Astbury Centre.

Brown seaweed floats in blue water.

Dr Marine Krzisch writes about a recent study which analysed whether antioxidants in Ecklonia cava, a type of seaweed, can prevent Parkinson's disease.

Activated microglia (right) and dormant human microglia (left). Both images show white specks on a black background. There are fewer specks of white on the image of the dormant microglia.

A mutation in a brain defender cell is likely contributing to the progression of early-onset Parkinson’s disease, a new study shows.