Research News

New clues to Parkinson’s progression from vulnerable brain cells

Researchers have carried out the first single-cell analysis of mitochondrial DNA in a population of brainstem neurons that are particularly vulnerable to degeneration in Parkinson’s disease.

Andy Haldane appointed to new University Institute of Devolution

A leading economist and proud North Easterner is to help shape the first dedicated hub for insights on devolution, regional growth and public policy.

Climate change contributing to permafrost thawing and glacial thinning

The catastrophic rock and ice collapse on the northern Nepalese border was influenced by a range of climatic and geological factors, most of which are worsened by the impacts of climate change.