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Immpact mission to Bulawayo worthwhile
Dr Shane Strachan and Shelagh Barr have recently returned from a trip to Zimbabwe to advance links between the health and arts communities in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second city which is twinned with Aberdeen. The visit was part of an exchange programme between the two cities and is a result...
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Aberdeen scientists to explore if early environment affects our mood as we get older
Scientists from the University of Aberdeen have been awarded £500,000 from the UK's Economics and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to research the way in which early life circumstances can affect cognition and mood throughout life.
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University of Aberdeen researchers through to final stage of company creation competition
Two University of Aberdeen researchers, Dr Caroline Barelle and Dr Alasdair Mort, have progressed to the final stage in Scotland's premier company creation competition - the Converge Challenge.
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Mothers' diet during pregnancy linked to childhood asthma - are airway cells important?
Ten-year-old children whose mothers' diets lacked vitamin D and E during pregnancy appear more likely to develop asthma, according to new research carried out at the University of Aberdeen.
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Does exercise benefit the mildly depressed? Volunteers wanted
Scientists hope to use brain imaging to determine for the first time whether the effects of exercise on mildly depressed people can be observed on a neurological level.
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Three University projects shortlisted for Scotland's premier company creation competition
Three new companies to be spun out of research at the University of Aberdeen have been shortlisted for Scotland's premier company creation competition, with a student start-up also nominated in the social enterprise category.
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Childhood asthma rates down 10 percent in 10 years according to UK's oldest asthma survey
Asthma rates in children have dropped by more than 10 percent in ten years according to the first and longest running asthma survey in the UK which itself is now 50 years old.
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'Invisible deaths' tackled by University researcher
The shocking estimate that two-thirds of the world's deaths go unrecorded is to be addressed by research carried out by the University of Aberdeen.
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Robotic 'pharmacy kiosk' offers revolution in medicine access in rural areas
An innovative new robotic 'pharmacy kiosk' is set to revolutionise the way pharmacy services are accessed by people living in remote and rural areas across Scotland.
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Memorandum of Understanding signed with the Medical University of Warsaw
Professor Gary Macfarlane from the Institute of Applied Health Sciences has been in Warsaw this week building on current research links with university and medical researchers in the city.