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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)

Helping alternative proteins go mainstream for a sustainable planet

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

21,000 - 200,000 mz
Electron Capture Charge Reduction

New Mass Spectrometry Frontiers

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

Brown seaweed floats in blue water.

Why eating seaweed might help prevent Parkinson’s disease

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.

Mutated brain defenders likely factor of early-onset Parkinson’s disease

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

An amyloid plaque in brain tissue shown by yellow swirls on a black background. Blue lines on the right show where a thin membrane was cut using technology at Leeds.

Pioneering disease research gets major investment boost

University of Leeds has received a grant of £1.1million to enable world leading research into disease.

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