University of Liverpool

A significant step forward in scientists’ understanding of Alzheimer’s disease
New discovery could offer significant answers on Alzheimer’s disease.

New AI prediction model targets infection more accurately
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have demonstrated a novel approach to deal with the infections. The team has described the use of artificial...

Researchers explore the nuclear structure of fermium and nobelium isotopes
The study shed light on what happens at the extremes of neutron and proton numbers.

Anti-immigration content: A study on social media
Few Twitter users dominate most UK-based anti-immigration content, leading to rapid spread and high polarization.

A new species of Jurassic pterosaur found on the Isle of Skye
The new pterosaur is part of the Darwinoptera clade of pterosaurs.

Breast cancer metastasis could stop by Biomedical compound
Scientists discover way to block breast cancer metastasis.

Algorithmic innovation enables sustainable technology from atoms to materials
New materials are required for a net-zero and sustainable future.

Earth’s magnetic field weakens every 200 million years
Further evidence of an approximately 200 million-year long cycle in the strength of the Earth’s magnetic field.

A mobile robot scientist capable of carrying out experiments by itself
It can work 24/7, make its own decisions about which chemistry experiments to perform next.

Fish can experience pain, study
Fish also perform competing for tasks less well when treated with a putative painful stimulus.

Study predicts modest impact from additional dose of rotavirus vaccine
Giving children an additional dose of rotavirus vaccine when they are nine months old would provide only a modest improvement in the vaccine’s effectiveness.

Elephantiasis and river blindness could be eliminated faster with new molecule
Elephantiasis (lymphatic filariasis) causes severe swelling in the arms, legs, breasts or genitals that can become very painful, and river blindness (onchocerciasis) causes severe...

New project to discover what words babies know
When do babies start to talk? What are their first words? Do girls really learn to talk earlier? How does living in poverty affect...

New insight into Earth’s crust, mantle and outer core interactions
A new study by the University of Liverpool, in collaboration with the Universities of Lancaster and Oslo enlightens a correlation between the movement of plate...

Scientists discovered a wonder drug for alcohol use disorder ineffective
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have recently highlighted the ineffectiveness of a specific drug treatment for alcohol use disorders. Baclofen is a pharmaceutical which has been...

Researchers identified a protein that spreads breast cancer to lungs
Specialists from the University's Institute of Translational Medicine have discovered a clarification for how breast cancer spreads to the lungs, which could possibly hold...

Reading Good Book may Help Ease Chronic Pain
Chronic pain lasts for a long time. Many conditions can cause chronic pain, but sometimes it begins mysteriously. Although, it is an unpleasant sensory...