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Permission has been granted for a major new development which will link up university academic talent with industry and the public sect...
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On Saturday 30th September Newcastle University researchers, Newcastle Hospitals ENT (Ear, Nose & Throat surgery) clinicians, Voice...
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For Parkinson's Awareness Week 2017 (10-16 April), we're publishing a series of blogs throughout the week which will provide unique ins...
For Parkinson's Awareness Week 2017 (10-16 April), we're publishing a series of blogs throughout the week which will provide unique ins...
For Parkinson's Awareness Week 2017 (10-16 April), we're publishing a series of blogs throughout the week which will provide unique ins...
For Parkinson's Awareness Week 2017 (10-16 April), we're publishing a series of blogs throughout the week which will provide unique ins...
For Parkinson's Awareness Week 2017 (10-16 April), we're publishing a series of blogs throughout the week which will provide unique ins...
Published on 29th November 2016, by Johanna Harris on The Conversation. In today’s society both young and old increasingly find themse...
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Published on 14th March by Geoff Webb on The Conversation. Only a quarter of UK adults manage to eat the officially recommended five p...
Published on 1st February 2017 by Nola Ries and Taro Sugihara on The Conversation. Many countries around the world have ageing populat...
Published on 17th March 2017 by Dominick Burton on The Conversation. Imagine a world where you could take just a single pill for the t...
Published on 21st March 2017 The future of Newcastle’s parks and allotments is up for discussion, and researchers at Newcastle Univers...
Published on 23rd March 2017 by Alistair Jones on The Conversation. Epilepsy is the most common neurological disorder in the UK – abou...
Newcastle is an exciting place for epilepsy research, with several world-leading laboratories, a strong collaboration between Newcastle...
Published on 10th January 2017 by Ruth Bartlett on The Conversation. Twenty-four satellites circle the Earth twice a day and transmit ...
Published on 27th February 2017 by Caleb Finch and Jiu-Chiuan Chen on The Conversation. Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive brain dis...
Published on 23rd February by Tejal Shah on The Conversation. Brain training has been touted as a way to prevent age-related cognitive...
13th-19th March 2017 is Brain Awareness Week. This is the global campaign to increase public awareness of the progress and benefits o...
Thursday 9th March - World Kidney Day Most forms of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) result in renal fibrosis. Renal fibrosis is when the ...
As part of International Women’s day we would like to celebrate this by featuring a blog written by one of our members, Irene Soulsby. ...
Published on 16th February 2017 by Zaki Hassan-Smith on The Conversation. One of the most important vitamins for your health is vitami...
Published on 22nd January 2017, by Lisa Lee on The Conversation. As we reach adulthood, we notice changes in our bodies at every stage...
BBC Radio 3’s Free Thinking festival is returning to the Sage Gateshead next month and Newcastle University's academics will be playi...
Published on 28th February 2017 Universities urgently need to address the current GP recruitment crisis by giving students more exposu...
Published on 23rd February 2017 by Jane Falkingham on The Conversation. The life expectancy of human beings will soon exceed 90 years ...
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Published on 23rd February Newcastle leading the way on use of digital technology to tackle congestion. A ground-breaking project in ...
Published on 14th February A world-leading neurologist who has devoted his career to the treatment and research of mitochondrial disea...
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a slow, progressive joint disease causing mobility problems resulting in reduced quality of life and a major cau...
Published on 15th February 2017, by Matthew Leming on The Conversation. If there’s something wrong with your brain, how do you spot th...
The “Bones” exhibition gets into full swing this half term at the Great North Museum in Newcastle. Featuring displays of more than 10...
Published on 10th February 2017 by Andrew Street and Nils Gutacker on The Conversation. The financial crisis facing the NHS is startin...
Published on 2nd February 2017 by James Brown and Opeolu Ojo on The Conversation. Preventative medicine has long used drugs to prevent...
Published on 27th January 2017 by Richard Hoffman on The Conversation. A feeling of apathy or being a little forgetful from time to ti...
NU-AGE is a Newcastle University course for undergraduates and aims to introduce students to the importance of ageing in the 21st centu...
Published on 8th February 2017 by Philip Cohen on The Conversation. When it comes to research, you never really know in which fantasti...
Before I started my PhD, I had no idea about patient and public involvement and how important it is for research projects. This quickly...
What factors affect our experiences of our intimate relationships as we grow older? This report examines the sexual and intimate lives ...
On International Epilepsy Day we look back on the CANDO Epilepsy Event held as part of the Newcastle Academic Health Partners Patient M...
Finding new ways to help cities adapt to the increasing demands of their population is the focus of a pioneering project led by Newcast...
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Cancer Research UK’s Right Now campaign features a series of powerful and emotive TV adverts as well as radio, billboard and digital ...
Professor Ruth Plummer - Clinical Professor of Experimental Cancer Medicine Newcastle is an exciting and vibrant place to do cancer re...
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If you shop in a supermarket you may well have asked why the fruit and veg you buy there is so tasteless, especially if you’ve also tri...
Adds years to my life - according to the 5 ways to stay well in later life. Stay connected - I get out of the house and make new frien...
Charlotte Currie, Clinical Fellow in Oral Surgery at the Centre for Oral Health Research, School of Dental Sciences at Newcastle Univer...
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Newcastle experts behind pioneering IVF-based technique confirm that they have applied for a licence to help patients who risk transmit...
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