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Prehistoric mammals grew up twice as fast, research suggests

Scientists studied Pantolambda bathmodon, a member of the earliest known group of herbivores.

The Independent UK

Playing music in childhood linked to a sharper mind in old age, study suggests

Researchers find link between learning instrument while young and improved thinking skills later in life

The Guardian - UK

Playing music in childhood linked to sharper mind in later life – study

Taking up a musical instrument in childhood and adolescence is associated with improved thinking skills in older age, new research shows.

The Independent UK

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Winners of UK’s oldest literary prize revealed at book festival

The latest winners of the James Tait Black Prizes have been announced at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.

The Independent UK

Breast cancer may be kept at bay by radiotherapy ‘boost’, says study

Women who received an additional “boost” of radiotherapy at the tumour-removal site had a reduced chance of the cancer coming back to the same place

Wales Online

Extra radiotherapy ‘boost’ could keep some breast cancers at bay – study

A new grant has been awarded so researchers can continue to track women in the study.

The Independent UK

Genes Control Food Preferences, New Study Suggests

The reasons why people love certain foods and turn their noses up at others, has to do with more than their cultures or even their taste buds… their genes play a significant role too, a new study conducted by scientists from the University of Edinburgh and Milan’s Human Technopole reveals.…

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Free English classes for displaced people in Scotland wins praise

REFUGEES living in Edinburgh have spoken warmly of a scheme that has offered free English classes to displaced people this summer.

The National (Scotland)

University-supported energy start-up secures £3.3 million

The money will be used to scale operations and deliver its power flow control solution to electricity distribution grids

Insider UK

How can the UK reduce meat consumption and cut emissions?

There’s a slight downward trend in meat-eating but figures are still high. So what more can be done?

The Guardian - UK

Edinburgh researchers take 'important step' in finding treatment for MND

RESEARCHERS at the University of Edinburgh have taken an “important new step” in finding a treatment for motor neurone disease (MND).

The National (Scotland)

Researchers take ‘important new step’ in finding treatment for MND

A drug commonly used for enlarged prostate glands could be used to treat the illness, University of Edinburgh researchers have found.

The Independent UK

Test could transform liver transplants by predicting complications – scientists

A prototype electrochemical biosensor is being developed by University of Edinburgh-based scientists SensiBile and tech firm Integrated Graphene.

The Independent UK

University-supported start-ups secure £500,000 in grant funding

Five young companies have been awarded around £100,000 each in SMART:SCOTLAND grants

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Scots in most deprived areas 2.6 times more likely to be handed Covid fine

The coronavirus enforcement fine was scrapped alongside restrictions back in November 2021, but new statistics have found that those in deprived areas were more likely to receive a fine.

Daily Record

Covid fines 'more likely to be issued in deprived areas of Scotland'

People living in the most deprived areas of Scotland were 2.6 times more likely to be handed a fine, study finds

Glasgow Live

The Scottish universities most likely to have graduates hired by big tech companies revealed

New research from TonerGiant has revealed the universities with the most graduates who have moved into employment with the worlds largest tech companies.

Daily Mirror

Briefcase with letter from Yorkshire Ripper lost on tram as £1million reward offered

Dickie Bingham, 72, chairman of British Plc, one of Scotland's oldest companies, left a briefcase containing Nobel Prize-tipped research and a Yorkshire Ripper letter on a tram

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Edinburgh University 'aware' of sexual violence on campus as 80 reports made

There were 80 reports of sexual misconduct - including alleged assaults and stalking - at Edinburgh University since 2017/18 - the most of Scotland's top institutions.

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Special Report: Beating the heat

Cities will be the hottest place to be as the world heats up. Beating the heat in the urban jungle doesn't need to be high-tech. It will take some planning.

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High Levels of Inbreeding Significantly Lower Chances Horses Will Race, New Study Finds

Higher levels of inbreeding in thoroughbreds result in fewer racehorses, according to new research published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. A study carried out by scientists at University College Dublin, the University of Edinburgh, and the Irish equine science company Plusvital, examined samples from…

The National (Scotland)

Bird flu's devastating impact on Bass Rock gannets laid bare in drone footage

NEW drone footage has laid bare the devastating impact the bird flu outbreak has had on the world-famous gannet colony on the Bass Rock.

The Independent UK

Obesity and later motherhood pose threat to falling rates of death in pregnancy

Researchers said age, being overweight and complications all increased risks for pregnant women.

Edinburgh Live

South Edinburgh’s vanished tower blocks uncovered in archive images from the 1980s

Having lain unseen for decades, priceless snaps of the city's demolished tower blocks have been rediscovered in an online archive from the University of Edinburgh.

The Guardian - UK

Evolutionary biologists are ever adapting to progress in science

Letter: Many discoveries since the modern synthesis have been incorporated into evolutionary biology without substantially changing its major tenets, write Brian Charlesworth, Deborah Charlesworth and Jerry Coyne

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