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Bornean elephants

Origins of the Bornean elephant

17 January 2018

New light shed on the mysterious origin of Bornean elephants

Cardiff University’s microneedles research team guest edit the Journal of Controlled Release

17 January 2018

Cardiff University’s microneedles research team guest edit the Journal of Controlled Release

Improving midwifery skills from Wales to Namibia

15 January 2018

Earlier this year a group of senior midwifery professionals from Cardiff University visited Namibia as part of a programme to improve skills among midwives in the rural north of the country.

Dr Emma Kidd introducing school children to the Brain Games Dome

Newport’s children welcomed to Cardiff University's School of Pharmacy

15 January 2018

Nearly 400 children from eight primary schools across Newport have been welcomed to Cardiff University’s School of Pharmacy as part of School Science Club.

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Significant grant secured for vital nystagmus research

11 January 2018

School lecturer, Dr Lee Mcilreavy has secured funding from two leading eye research charities to fund research aimed at the early detection of nystagmus.

Image of neuronal firing

Landmark research in Huntington’s disease

9 January 2018

A major step forward has been made in the quest to find a therapy for Huntington’s disease.

Image of a medical scan of arthritic knees

Common drugs could prevent almost a million osteoarthritis cases

3 January 2018

Repurposing anticonvulsants for treatment of injury-induced osteoarthritis

Photograph of the outside of an emergency department

Alcohol acts as igniter of hate crimes

2 January 2018

Prejudice more likely to be acted on when people are drunk

Image of European otter

Even wild mammals have regional dialects

13 December 2017

Wild otters from different regions have distinct odour dialects

Niclosemide, a potent activator of PINK1, a protein mutated in Parkinson's disease

Tapeworm drug could lead the fight against Parkinson’s Disease

11 December 2017

Researchers at Cardiff University, in collaboration with the University of Dundee, have identified a drug molecule within a medicine used to treat tapeworm infections which could lead to new treatments for patients with Parkinson’s Disease.