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- Discovery of collagen in fossil bone could unlock new insights into dinosaurs https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/01/31/discovery-of-collagen-in-fossil-bone-could-unlock-new-insights-into-dinosaurs/ 17 comments
- Archaeologists discover oldest wooden structure https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2023/09/20/archaeologists-discover-worlds-oldest-wooden-structure/ 104 comments
- New discovery could offer significant answers on Alzheimer’s disease - News https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2024/11/27/new-discovery-could-offer-significant-answers-on-alzheimers-disease/ 25 comments science
- Depression can increase the likelihood of menstrual pain (dysmenorrhea). This strong link was identified after analyzing approximately 600,000 cases from Europe and 8,000 from East Asia https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2024/11/27/depression-can-cause-period-pain-new-study-suggests/ 16 comments science
- Study analyzed data from U.K. customers after the mandatory calorie labeling law was enacted in April ‘22 and found no significant decrease in calories purchased or consumed. Despite higher awareness, only 22% of customers reported using calorie information when making their food choices https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2024/11/25/study-evaluates-impact-of-mandatory-calorie-labelling-in-englands-out-of-home-food-sector/ 108 comments science
- A new synthetic antibiotic is shown to be more effective than established drugs against ‘superbugs’ such as MRSA, a new study shows. The study demonstrates the potent activity of the antibiotic, teixobactin, against bacterial biofilms, which are associated with serious chronic infections in humans. https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2024/01/03/study-demonstrates-potency-of-synthetic-antibiotic-against-serious-chronic-infections/ 6 comments science
- Hypertension drug could be repurposed to delay ageing, study finds https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2023/01/23/hypertension-drug-could-be-repurposed-to-delay-ageing-study-finds 4 comments health
- Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers used culinary seasoning in food preparation, according to analysis of the oldest charred food remains ever found https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2022/11/23/the-real-paleo-diet-new-archaeological-evidence-changes-what-we-thought-about-how-ancient-humans-prepared-food/ 148 comments science
- New study provides further evidence that food marketing is associated with the increased intake of junk food in children https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2022/05/09/further-evidence-of-the-impact-of-junk-food-marketing-on-children/ 49 comments science
- Researchers discover inorganic material with lowest thermal conductivity ever reported. At room temperature, the material slows down the transfer of heat almost as much as air does. https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2021/07/15/researchers-discover-inorganic-material-with-lowest-thermal-conductivity-ever-reported/ 10 comments science
- A new study has concluded that psychiatric diagnoses are scientifically worthless as tools to identify discrete mental health disorders. The study found diagnoses tell us little about the individual patient and what treatment they need https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2019/07/08/study-finds-psychiatric-diagnosis-to-be-scientifically-meaningless/ 3 comments science
- A new University of Liverpool study has concluded that the anglers’ myth ‘that fish don’t feel pain’ can be dispelled: fish do indeed feel pain, with a similarity to that experienced by mammals including humans. https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2019/09/25/fish-experience-pain-with-striking-similarity-to-mammals/ 30 comments science
- Psychiatric Diagnoses Found to Be "Scientifically Meaningless" According to a New Study Published in Psychiatry Research https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2019/07/08/study-finds-psychiatric-diagnosis-to-be-scientifically-meaningless/ 4 comments science
- A new study has concluded that psychiatric diagnoses are scientifically worthless as tools to identify discrete mental health disorders. The study found diagnoses tell us little about the individual patient and what treatment they need https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2019/07/08/study-finds-psychiatric-diagnosis-to-be-scientifically-meaningless/ 121 comments science
- Newborn babies are born with the innate skills needed to pick out words from language, a new study published in Developmental Science reveals. https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2019/01/29/newborn-babies-have-inbuilt-ability-to-pick-out-words-study-finds/ 26 comments linguistics
- Newborn babies are born with the innate skills needed to pick out words from language, a new study published in Developmental Science reveals. https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2019/01/29/newborn-babies-have-inbuilt-ability-to-pick-out-words-study-finds/ 4 comments science
- Scientists discover new quantum spin liquid (`Two-dimensional spin liquid behaviour in the triangular-honeycomb antiferromagnet TbInO3’) https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2019/01/21/scientists-discover-new-quantum-spin-liquid/ 3 comments science
- Full speech: Sir Ivan Rogers on Brexit. https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2018/12/13/full-speech-sir-ivan-rogers-on-brexit/? 16 comments geopolitics
- Pep Guardiola will discuss football, identity, culture and politics as the keynote speaker for the annual Edgar Allison Peers Symposium at the University of Liverpool this Wednesday. https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2018/11/19/live-pep-guardiola-speaking-at-university-of-liverpool/ 40 comments soccer
- UK: New research finds that a quarter of girls and one in 10 boys are depressed at age 14 (Millennium Cohort Study) https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2017/09/20/one-four-girls-depressed-age-14-new-study-reveals/ 3 comments science
- Dog walkers motivated by happiness, not health https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2017/08/30/dog-walkers-motivated-happiness-not-health/ 5 comments science
- Scientists have uncovered the secret behind a goldfish’s remarkable ability to produce alcohol as a way of surviving harsh winters beneath frozen lakes. https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2017/08/11/how-goldfish-make-alcohol-to-survive-without-oxygen/ 3 comments science
- Project fear to project reality – Prof Michael Dougan one year on from EU referendum - University of Liverpool https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2017/07/31/watch-project-fear-to-project-reality-prof-michael-dougan-one-year-on-from-eu-referendum/ 6 comments europe
- Parasite genome joins battle to save honey bees https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2017/02/27/honey-bee-parasite-genome-sequenced/ 6 comments science
- The findings of a new study suggest the treatment of people with clinical depression could be improved by helping them set positive, achievable goals. https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2016/12/22/could-more-effective-goals-be-the-key-to-treating-depression/ 15 comments science
- It may be possible to detect neurodegenerative disorders in artists before they are diagnosed, based on clear patterns of change in the fractal dimension of the paintings of artists who suffered neurological deterioration compared to those aging normally, finds University of Liverpool researchers. https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2016/12/29/can-paint-strokes-help-identify-alzheimers/ 2 comments science
- Brexit: Leave campaign was “one of the most dishonest campaigns this country has ever seen” https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2016/07/01/watch-professor-michael-dougan-assesses-uks-position-following-vote-leave-eu/ 35 comments worldnews
- Video “Dishonesty on an industrial scale” EU law expert analyses referendum debate https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2016/06/16/watch-dishonesty-industrial-scale-eu-law-expert-analyses-referendum-debate/ 46 comments europe
- A moderate, yet significant, correlation is found between handedness and mathematical skill, by the universities of Milan and Liverpool https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2016/05/05/study-revisits-link-handedness-maths-ability/ 3 comments science
- Mathematicians reveal new way to slice pizza equally https://news.liverpool.ac.uk/2016/01/12/mathematicians-reveal-new-way-to-slice-pizza-equally/ 28 comments worldnews