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Scottish university launches fund to address the challenges created by coronavirus pandemic

A SCOTTISH university has launched a fund to address the urgent challenges created by the coronavirus pandemic raising over £1m. A University fund launched to...

Masks can significantly lower the risk of spreading of Covid-linked droplets, study shows

People who wear a face mask significantly lower the risk of spreading Covid-19 to others through speaking and coughing, research suggests. Speaking and coughing without...

Warming threat to tropical forests risks release of carbon from soil

HARMFUL EMISSIONS from soils in tropical forest could rise by 55 per cent if the climate warms by four degrees Celsius according to new...

Laser-cut face guards to shield Covid-19 key workers

A SCOTTISH university is able to produce 1,000 face shields a week using laser-cutting technology to help with the lack of vital personal protective...

Nursing students join NHS colleagues to tackle global crisis

Nurses studying at the University of Edinburgh are returning to clinical placements to support the NHS response to Covid-19. 27 final-year students and 40 second...

Latest Alzheimer’s discovery offers hope for future treatment

Scientists at the Universities of St Andrews and Edinburgh have discovered the functions of the area of the brain in which Alzheimer’s begins, offering...

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