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A previously unknown component of our cells that delivers proteins like a bike courier in heavy traffic could shed light on the mechanisms that allow cells to spread in diseases such as cancer.

Using asteroseismology, a team including an astronomer from the ¹û¶³´«Ã½, revised the parameters for two red-giant stars known to host exoplanets, and for one of them found that the planet should not exist in its current location based on current theories.

The stories of families and individuals affected by genetically-inherited conditions are to be told in a new installation based of ¹û¶³´«Ã½ research that invites members of the public to explore their own ‘genetic baggage’.

A leading-edge new telescope instrument, designed and built by an international collaboration including the ¹û¶³´«Ã½, has today (28 October) aimed its 5,000 fibre-optic eyes at the night sky for the first time.

Prescriptions for drugs to treat anxiety, alcohol withdrawal and sleep problems are highest in the most deprived areas in England, according to a new study from the ¹û¶³´«Ã½.

Was there such a thing as ‘the good old days’ when people were happier? Are current Government policies more or less likely to increase their citizens’ feelings of wellbeing? Using innovative methods researchers have built a new index that uses data from books and newspaper to track levels of national happiness from 1820. Their research could help governments to make better decisions about policy priorities.