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Researchers at the Universities of Glasgow and St. Andrews, who make up the Scottish Funding Council's Brain Health ARC, are hosting a first-of-its-kind research challenge for teams from around the globe who are focused on new dementia breakthroughs.

An international team of scientists, including researchers from the University of Glasgow, has launched a new Atlas of Ungulate Migration.

Researchers have proposed a new classification system for angina patients, co-authoring a scientific consensus statement introducing new terminology for ischaemic heart disease, which is the leading cause of death in men and women worldwide.

£1.1m award for pioneering ovarian cancer research project Researchers from the University of Glasgow have received £1.1m to support the development of new technologies which could improve the diagnosis and treatment of ovarian cancer.

Researchers at the University of Glasgow have received funding to begin a new project seeking to improve the accessibility of bone density scanning for people living with a muscle waste condition.

Gaining even a small amount of weight may lead to adverse metabolic responses in young South Asian men according to new research. The study - led by the University of Glasgow and published in Nature Metabolism - may shed light on why South Asians are at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared with other ethnic groups, and why their risk of diabetes increases more steeply with increasing BMI.

Researchers at the University of Glasgow have found that adults with learning disabilities are more likely to die from cancer compared to the general population. The new study, led by the Scottish Learning Disabilities Observatory and published in the BMJ Open, found that adults with learning disabilities had a higher incidence of metastatic cancer of unknown primary origin (cancer that has spread to other parts of the body), and three times as many died from cancer at this advanced stage compared to the general population.

A new national hub focused on rapidly decarbonising transport in the UK, including road, rail, air and maritime, has secured £46 million from the UK government and almost 70 partners.

A research report that examines Scotland's legal protection for those at risk of forced marriage has been published by the University of Glasgow.

Experts at the University of Glasgow have contributed to a new survey that for the first time in fourteen years, provides detailed insight into gambling behaviours - illuminating participation rates,

Women are starting and running new businesses at virtually the same rate as men for the first time, while one in five entrepreneurs are non-white, according to new analysis of entrepreneurship activity in Scotland.

In the halls of Bannockburn House, a Grade A listed historic Scottish landmark, a team of dedicated volunteers have uncovered a rare and fascinating piece of history that could have altered the story of the nation.

The University of Glasgow, alongside NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, has opened the PRIMUS-006 pancreatic cancer study, part of the Precision-Panc Platform.

Lessons learned from efforts to bring wireless communications technologies to remote areas from the Arctic to the Andes could help widen global access to the benefits of the information age.

Professor James White and colleagues in the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) have received ESRC funding to investigate how cities can be planned and 'retrofitted' for net-zero living.

As the longest day of the year approaches on June 20th, researchers at the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh are looking ahead to the mental and physical challenges that people in Scotland can face as light diminishes after the summer solstice.