Press Office

July

News in July 2014

  • Possible risk of folic acid overexposure

    A new study has shown that synthetic folic acid, the form taken in folic acid supplements we can buy over the counter, is not processed by the body in the same way as natural folates, the form found in green vegetables.

    published on: 24 July 2014

  • Raising the aspirations of young people

    Sending Newcastle University students into schools to raise the aspirations of young people has been highlighted as an example of good practice by the national organisation responsible for promoting fair access to higher education.

    published on: 24 July 2014

  • Mitochondrial plans move forward

    Plans to legalise the use of new techniques, developed by Newcastle University, to prevent mothers passing on serious mitochondrial diseases to their children, are to proceed, the Government has announced.

    published on: 23 July 2014

  • Technology tracks the elusive Nightjar

    Bioacoustic recorders could provide us with vital additional information to help us protect rare and endangered birds such as the European nightjar, new research has shown.

    published on: 21 July 2014

  • Future Fund receives first major donation

    The Future Fund campaign to establish a specialist children’s cancer research facility at Newcastle University has received its first major donation.

    published on: 21 July 2014

  • Nature’s strongest glue comes unstuck

    Over a 150 years since it was first described by Darwin, scientists are finally uncovering the secrets behind the super strength of barnacle glue.

    published on: 18 July 2014

  • First step towards treating rare childhood disease

    Scientists at Newcastle University have discovered a way of treating a rare disease which leads to kidney failure and death in children.

    published on: 17 July 2014

  • Mild traumatic brain injury may cause brain damage

    Even mild traumatic brain injury may cause brain damage and thinking and memory problems, a new study by Newcastle University academics has found.

    published on: 17 July 2014