Manchester Scientists believe Viagra could be used to control abnormal heart rhythms

Scientists at the University of Manchester believe that Viagra could be used to strongly suppress abnormal heart rhythms after a study of the drug...
Experts have called on the government to do more to support the advancement of the UK’s nuclear energy capabilities

New Prime Minister must lift existing barriers if nuclear energy is to help meet...

Experts from The University of Manchester’s Dalton Nuclear Institute - the largest and most advanced nuclear research capability in UK academia - have called...

Could the next anti-cancer drug be made from seafood?

THE HUMBLE cockle is being linked to future anti-cancer drugs after trials carried out in the UK. Biomedical scientists at the University of Salford found...

Greener and Cheaper-How Manchester’s wonder material Graphene is solving concrete’s problem

A joint venture between graphene specialists at The University of Manchester and alumni-led construction firm Nationwide Engineering has developed a product that could revolutionise...

Tata Steel, The Henry Royce Institute Sign MoU to set up a Centre for...

Tata Steel has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials, Manchester, UK, to set up a Centre for Innovation in...

Mayor of Greater Manchester launches ‘New Scientist Live’ at Manchester Central today!

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, says the city-region has a crucial role to play in developing the next generation of scientists as he...

The False Black Widow spider that could end up in Manchester

A large spider which resembles a black widow is spreading rapidly across the world, including the UK, threatening native wildlife species, warn...

UK could lose up to £7.8 billion of medical research funding because of COVID-19...

New figures from the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) suggest that the UK could lose up to £7.8 billion of investment in lifesaving...

48 skeletons discovered in ‘Plague Pit’ – 27 of them children

Archaeologists from the University of Sheffield revealed 48 skeletons, many of which were children, at the extremely rare Black Death burial site. The Black Death...

Half a billion pound boost for the North West’s Innovation Economy

Manchester-headquartered Bruntwood SciTech is announcing a new half a billion of investment. This is coming from the two existing investors – Bruntwood and L&G...