A study led by Heriot-Watt University has explored how individuals with spinal cord injuries perceive the space around them. The findings suggest additions are needed to the rehabilitation programmes adopted post-injury to ...
Jul 16, 2018
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Face masks are a common sight in some of the world's most polluted cities but a recent study has cast fresh doubt over their effectiveness.
May 4, 2018
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A brief rest can result in the retention of more detailed memories, relative to being busy in the minutes following learning, according to new research from Heriot-Watt University.
May 3, 2018
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A Heriot-Watt academic has concluded that introducing meat-free Mondays to school dinners—could help Scotland's growing obesity crisis.
Apr 25, 2018
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People across the UK expect their memory to worsen in their 50s, according to new research from Heriot-Watt University.
Apr 24, 2018
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A mathematical algorithm that can reliably detect dyskinesia, the side effect from Parkinson's treatment that causes involuntary jerking movements and muscle spasms, could hold the key to improving treatment and for patients ...
Jan 8, 2018
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Heriot-Watt psychologists are to carry out a new study to look across the board at what sort of 'real-world' activities might best protect thinking and memory skills into old age.
Aug 10, 2016
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Scientists at a Heriot-Watt University plan to 3D print tumour-like constructs to better understand the biology of malignant brain tumours that kill around 5,000 people each year in the UK.
May 25, 2016
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Thousands of Welsh adults have not learnt to live with the symptoms of persistent health conditions, according to a new study published in the International Journal of Cardiology.
Feb 25, 2015
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Scientists have captured the exact point and time when information is exchanged between brain cells, a breakthrough that could explain how and why neurological conditions like schizophrenia or epilepsy occur.
Jan 9, 2015
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