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On Friday, 15th November 2024, the University of York, in collaboration with the Yorkshire Macular Degeneration Fund & Hull York Medical School, hosted an engaging ‘Meet the Researchers’ event to accelerate the fight against age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

Two psychologists from the University of York have been awarded more than £1.5 million each in ERC Consolidator Grants to study the impact of sleep on memory and the growing issue of online misogyny.

Dr Stuart Higgins is a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow and Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering at the University of York. His research explores the role of bioelectricity in different biological systems, and how it might be harnessed to help treat medical conditions.

World-renowned actor of film and stage, Dame Judi Dench, has become Patron of the Yorkshire Macular Degeneration Fund, aimed at supporting research into vision loss and blindness.

A University of York spin-out company is partnering with a top US Cancer Centre to test a biomarker for early detection of lung cancer.

Researchers have developed a water sensor that makes it possible to monitor bacterial contamination in real time.

Scientists have developed a new, safe and effective way to infect volunteers with the parasite that causes leishmaniasis and measure the body’s immune response, bringing a vaccine for the neglected tropical disease a step closer.

A new study on live tissue cells is the first to reveal how channels that allow sodium to enter into breast cancer cells enable tumours to grow and spread.