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Released: 13-Oct-2015 5:05 AM EDT
Feasts and Food Choices: The Culinary Habits of the Stonehenge Builders
University of York

A team of archaeologists at the University of York have revealed new insights into cuisine choices and eating habits at Durrington Walls – a Late Neolithic monument and settlement site thought to be the residence for the builders of nearby Stonehenge during the 25th century BC.

Released: 8-Oct-2015 7:05 AM EDT
Protein Research Uncovers Potential New Diagnosis and Therapy for Breast Cancer
University of York

Scientists at the University of York, using clinical specimens from charity Breast Cancer Now’s Tissue Bank, have conducted new research into a specific sodium channel that indicates the presence of cancer cells and affects tumour growth rates.

Released: 27-Jul-2015 9:05 AM EDT
Mum’s the Word: Maternal Language Has Strong Effect on Children’s Social Skills
University of York

Psychologists at the University of York have revealed new evidence showing how specific language used by parents to talk to their babies can help their child to understand the thoughts of others when they get older.

Released: 18-Jun-2015 10:05 AM EDT
Ancient Dental Plaque Reveals Healthy Eating and Respiratory Irritants 400,000 Years Ago
University of York

New research conducted by archaeologists from the University of York and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, in collaboration with members of Tel Aviv University, reveals striking insights into the living conditions and dietary choices of those who lived during the Middle Pleistocene some 300,000 - 400,000 years ago.

Released: 5-Jun-2015 8:05 AM EDT
‘Vampire’ Plants Can Have Positive Impacts Up the Food Chain
University of York

New research has revealed that parasitic ‘vampire’ plants that attach onto and derive nutrients from another living plant may benefit the abundance and diversity of surrounding vegetation and animal life.

Released: 22-May-2015 4:05 AM EDT
Mapping Poaching Threats: York Ecologists and Wildlife Conservation Society Develop New Method
University of York

Ecologists from the University of York, together with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), have developed a new method to better identify where poachers operate in protected areas.

Released: 8-May-2015 10:05 AM EDT
Scandinavian Trade ‘Triggered’ the Viking Age
University of York

Archaeologists from the University of York have played a key role in Anglo-Danish research which has suggested the dawn of the Viking Age may have been much earlier – and less violent – than previously believed.

Released: 9-Apr-2015 4:05 AM EDT
York Scientists Lead Study on New Treatment for Prostate Cancer
University of York

Scientists at the University of York have discovered a potential new treatment for prostate cancer using low temperature plasmas (LTPs).

Released: 12-Mar-2015 11:05 AM EDT
Rock and Scroll: York Lecturer’s Punk Rock Band Informs Teaching
University of York

Rock and scroll: York lecturer’s punk rock band informs teaching.


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