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RESEARCHERS at the University of Edinburgh have taken an “important new step” in finding a treatment for motor neurone disease (MND).

A drug commonly used for enlarged prostate glands could be used to treat the illness, University of Edinburgh researchers have found.

A prototype electrochemical biosensor is being developed by University of Edinburgh-based scientists SensiBile and tech firm Integrated Graphene.

Five young companies have been awarded around £100,000 each in SMART:SCOTLAND grants

The coronavirus enforcement fine was scrapped alongside restrictions back in November 2021, but new statistics have found that those in deprived areas were more likely to receive a fine.

People living in the most deprived areas of Scotland were 2.6 times more likely to be handed a fine, study finds

New research from TonerGiant has revealed the universities with the most graduates who have moved into employment with the worlds largest tech companies.

Dickie Bingham, 72, chairman of British Plc, one of Scotland's oldest companies, left a briefcase containing Nobel Prize-tipped research and a Yorkshire Ripper letter on a tram

There were 80 reports of sexual misconduct - including alleged assaults and stalking - at Edinburgh University since 2017/18 - the most of Scotland's top institutions.

Cities will be the hottest place to be as the world heats up. Beating the heat in the urban jungle doesn't need to be high-tech. It will take some planning.

Higher levels of inbreeding in thoroughbreds result in fewer racehorses, according to new research published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. A study carried out by scientists at University College Dublin, the University of Edinburgh, and the Irish equine science company Plusvital, examined samples from…