Topic: University Of Edinburgh

Vast Web of Dark Matter Mapped

Scientists have mapped dark matter in the universe on the largest scale ever observed, a meeting of the American Astronomical Society in Austin...

the geneticist

Joe Rainger's work on eye deformities began with research into malaria in mice. Photograph: Murdo MacLeod for the Guardian . People born with...
New research by scientists at the University of Southampton could lead to the design of more effective drugs to combat malaria.. See Also:...
Is this how you're meant to hold a pen? Photograph: Alamy . Normal life can be resumed now that January exams are drawing to a close. But as...

Curbing cholesterol may fight infections: Study

Tweet Comment 0 . Lowering cholesterol levels could help the body's immune system fight infections, British scientists said on Tuesday.. . A study ...
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Although it can be prevented with a vaccine, roughly 90 million children worlwide who are younger than 5 get the flu each year, resulting in about...

Study gauges global influenza impact on children

(Reuters) - Tens of thousands of young children die around the world each year of influenza-related respiratory illness, most of them in developing countries, according to a newly released study.The research, said by its authors to be the first to calculate such ...

US man sorry for 'Gay Girl in Damascus' blog hoax

A US student based in Scotland apologised on Monday for writing the fake "Gay Girl in Damascus" blog, saying he feared the hoax could harm the efforts of real-life opponents of the Syrian regime.Tom MacMaster, a bearded 40-year-old Edinburgh University masters ...

Cambridge comes to YVR

"Music hath charms" is more than a tag from William Congreve. Connections between wellness and music are increasingly being studied-and are...