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IQs on the up: Aberdeen scientists show we are getting smarter
Human intelligence is thought to improve with each generation and a unique study of people born and raised in Aberdeen has proved that those in north-east Scotland are getting smarter.
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Aberdeen team aiming to improve global standards for detection of leading cause of blindness
Diabetic retinopathy - a common complication of diabetes which occurs when high blood sugar levels damage the cells at the back of the eye - is the biggest cause of blindness in the working population globally.
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Drug trial provides hope of new treatment for some oesophageal cancer patients
Findings of a trial of a drug aimed at treating advanced oesophageal - or gullet - cancer could lead to a new treatment approach for a sub-group of patients with this kind of cancer.
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Cause of rare childhood cancer discovered
Scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding the cause of a rare childhood muscle cancer, called Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS).
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Scholarship to take scientist to US to develop cancer research
An Aberdeen scientist has secured a scholarship which will take her to the US to further her investigations into colorectal cancer.
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Venture Prize award brings artificial bone nearer to patient use
Scientists developing a material that mimics bone have won a major venture prize that takes their pioneering product a step closer to being used in patients.
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Professor painted for portrait exhibition
Not everyone gets asked if they would like their portrait painted by a renowned artist
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Is war good for science?
The late Edwin Starr, in his infinite wisdom, once wrote that war is good for absolutely nothing, but is that strictly true?
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Typhoid 50 years on: Pioneering research into cure for global killer
On May 20, 1964 the first cases of typhoid were identified in Aberdeen, in what marked the beginning of the largest outbreak of the infection in recent British history.
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Ground-breaking research Centre set to revolutionise asthma care for 5.4m people
Today (May 13) sees the formal launch of the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research, the UK's first integrated Centre focused solely on improving the quality of life of people with asthma by finding better treatments and making them available faster than ever before.