
Chocolate Fermentation Study Unlocks Flavor Control
The secret to chocolate’s finest flavors may finally be under human control. Researchers at the University of Nottingham, working with Colombian farmers, have…
Aug 18, 2025
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The secret to chocolate’s finest flavors may finally be under human control. Researchers at the University of Nottingham, working with Colombian farmers, have…
Aug 18, 2025

Living through the COVID-19 pandemic may have aged our brains faster—even without infection.
Jul 22, 2025

Scientists at the University of Nottingham have developed a genetic test that can diagnose brain tumors in as little as two hours, slashing the traditional wait time of 6-8 weeks.
May 20, 2025

Summary: Scientists at the University of Nottingham have uncovered how a compound from a parasitic caterpillar fungus interferes with cancer cell growth.
Nov 7, 2024

For the first time, scientists have successfully trapped atoms of krypton (Kr), a noble gas, inside a carbon nanotube to form a one-dimensional gas.
Jan 22, 2024

Researchers have discovered a new way to target and kill cancer cells in hard-to-treat brain tumours using electrically charged molecules to trigger self-destruction, that could be developed into a spray treatment used during surgery.
Sep 14, 2023

Using a standardized assessment, researchers in the UK compared the performance of a commercially available artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm with human readers of screening mammograms.
Sep 6, 2023

The results of the clinical trial of a new wrist device designed to help control the symptoms of Tourette syndrome have shown it significantly reduces the severity and frequency of tics.
Mar 13, 2023

New research has uncovered that pollen preserved in 250 million year old rocks contain compounds that function like sunscreen, these are produced by plants to protect them from harmful ultraviolet (UV-B) radiation.
Jan 6, 2023

A plant-based antiviral treatment for Covid-19, recently discovered by scientists at the University of Nottingham, has been found to be just as effective at treating all variants of the virus SARS-CoV-2, even the highly infectious Delta variant.
Nov 21, 2021

Scientists at the University of Nottingham have confirmed that an autumn ‘booster’ dose of a Covid-19 vaccine will be an effective way to protect people from existing, and potentially future, variants of concern.
Aug 11, 2021