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The eyes have it - promising outlook for psychiatric test
A pioneering test to help diagnose mental health disorders is a step closer to being used in hospitals and clinics.
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Multi-million pound funding boost for worldwide trials of Alzheimer's drug
A drug promising hope for Alzheimer's patients - the precursor of which made global news for the University of Aberdeen seven years ago - may now be less than two years away from tackling the 'dementia tsunami' facing today's world.
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Life-saving drugs, devastating disease and the demise of the dinosaurs: The double life of fungi
Fungi, in their many forms, have helped save millions of lives by producing drugs that fight infection. However, fungi themselves are also one of the world's biggest killers.
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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 wins funding to tackle heart attack, stroke and vascular disease
A new generation of scientists tasked with tackling some of society's biggest killers, including vascular disease, heart attack and stroke will be trained at the University of Aberdeen following the award of a 3M Euro EU grant.
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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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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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Immune system 'on switch' breakthrough could lead to new targeted drugs
A crucial 'on switch' that boosts the body's defences against infections has been successfully identified in new scientific research.
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University hosts prestigious rheumatology event
The University welcomes future leaders of rheumatology this week as it hosts a prestigious annual event led by the British Society for Rheumatology (BSR).
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Smoking while pregnant affects the livers of boys and girls differently
Women smoking while pregnant could impact male babies differently to female babies because of the way it affects the liver, according to new research.