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Parkinson Disease

05 Feb 2019

Liver drug may slow Parkinson's progression

The effectiveness of the drug will be assessed with two novel approaches.

06 Sep 2017

Insects can see with much higher resolution than thought

The team found that photo receptors resolve small moving objects, even at high speeds, far better than predicted by compound eye optics and reveal the mechanisms behind this remarkable hyperacuity.

20 Jul 2017

This Indian-origin doctor is UK’s youngest physician to start work

Arpan Doshi graduated with a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree from the University of Sheffield on Monday - aged 21 and 335 days - and is due to start work as a junior doctor in York next month.

28 Oct 2016

Scientists find answers why cancer cells resist chemotherapy

Scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding why some cancer cells become resistant to chemotherapy by identifying a modification to proteins that wrap around the DNA of cancer cells, a report today said.

tiny ingestible `robot`

15 May 2016

New tiny ingestible `robot` may soon make surgeries history

Researchers at MIT, the University of Sheffield and the Tokyo Institute of Technology have demonstrated a tiny origami robot that can unfold itself from a swallowed capsule and steered by external magnetic fields, crawl across the stomach wall to remove a swallowed button battery or patch a wound.

one-day international cricket

03 Mar 2016

One-sided matches killing ODI cricket, warns a new study

Only 10 teams will take part in the 2019 World Cup – down from 14 in 2011 and 2015 – which is likely to mean fewer of the game's lesser lights will feature in the tournament.

Programming method

28 Feb 2016

New programming method can control swarm of robots

The researchers used a graphical tool to define the tasks they wanted the robots to achieve, a machine then automatically programmed and translated this to the robots.

14 Feb 2016

Humans may one day grow new teeth like sharks

The genes also allow sharks to replace rows of their teeth using a conveyer belt-like system.

Sitting on bench

15 Nov 2015

Why hanging out on bench is good for you

The benches are also good for physical health, they say, as they provide resting places for people with limited mobility.

30 Oct 2015

Greenland ice sheet not melting as fast as feared

The new study showed that despite dramatic increase in ice melt across Greenland in recent years, the speed of ice movement in some areas has slowed down rather than accelerated.

Monitoring goal progress

29 Oct 2015

Monitor your progress to achieve goal

Monitoring goal progress is a crucial process that comes into play between setting and attaining a goal, ensuring that the goals are translated into action.

01 Oct 2015

Ancient Britons commonly mummified their dead

Bronze Age Britons may have intentionally mummified some of their dead, suggests a new study which reveals that ancient Brits practised some novel and bizarre funerary rituals.

Asian Elephants

15 Sep 2015

Elephants born into stressful situations age faster

Asian elephants born during times when their mothers experience highest stress levels not only produce significantly fewer offspring in their lifetime but also decline much more rapidly in older age.

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