News News stories Find out about the latest Biosciences news from the University of Sheffield. 23 September 2024 WinkleWatch: A Community Science Project on Snail Colour An international group of snail scientists are trying to solve a long-standing beach mystery: Why do sea snails have so much variation in colour? We need you! 18 September 2024 Side effects of wide-scale forestation could reduce water availability by 15 per cent in vulnerable regions The side effects of large-scale forestation initiatives could have serious consequences for water availability, a pioneering study has found. Confocal image of the mammalian cochlea showing the sensory hair cells (red) and the supporting cells (green) 18 September 2024 Groundbreaking research to tackle hearing loss Age-related hearing loss (ARHL) is the most common sensory deficit in humans - this new project aims to develop new therapeutic strategies to help adults around the world. Search Wild otter caught on film in Peak District for first time Video shows otter marking territory by leaving spraint (droppings) on the bank of a river at night 9 November 2017 Prize for graduate's stunning cytoskeleton image A researcher trained in the Department of Chemistry has captured an award-winning image of protein fibres inside a single cell. 8 November 2017 Evolution in your back garden –great tits may be adapting their beaks to birdfeeders Researchers believe that there may be a link with beak length and recent practice of putting out food for garden birds. 20 October 2017 Bacterial in-fighting provides new treatment for hospital infections Different strains of Clostridium difficile use tiny weapons to kill each other, and scientists from the UK and US have discovered how these work. 6 September 2017 New hope in the search for treatment of motor neuron disease The research provides a detailed study of the genetic and cellular malfunctions that lead to the symptoms experienced as part of neurodegenerative diseases such as motor neuron disease (MND). 18 July 2017 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Current page 51 Page 52 Next page Next › Last page Last »