CARDIFF, Wales, Sept. 27 (TNSjou) -- Cardiff University issued the following news: * * * Cardiff University named WHO Collaborating Centre for Patient Safety Learning and Improvement Cardiff University's Division of Population Medicine, School of Medicine has been officially designated as the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Patient Safety Learning and Improvement, under the leadership of Professor Andrew Carson-Stevens, Professor of Patient Safety The new Centre at C more PR

CARDIFF, Wales, Sept. 27 (TNSjou) -- Cardiff University issued the following news: * * * Captivity makes salmon less symmetrical The stress of captivity is likely to be causing reared salmon to be less symmetrical in appearance, according to a new study. Research by the University of Eastern Finland, Natural Resources Institute Finland, and Cardiff University has found that salmon reared in captivity are more asymmetrical in appearance compared to wild salmon, suggesting that captive fish ar more PR

CARDIFF, Wales, Sept. 27 -- Cardiff University issued the following news: * * * Gene therapy appears to slow Huntington's disease progression A global clinical trial for a new Huntington's disease treatment, which involved academics from Cardiff University, has posted positive results. * The research team at UCL found that patients receiving the treatment experienced 75% less progression of the disease overall, compared to a matched cohort of people with Huntington's who were not receiving  more PR

CRANFIELD, England, Sept. 27 (TNSjou) -- Cranfield University issued the following news release: * * * How a 3000-year-old copper smelting site could be key to understanding the origins of iron Research from Cranfield University sheds new light onto the transition from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age, showing how experimentation with iron-rich rocks by copper smelters may have sparked the invention of iron. The work reanalysed metallurgical remains from a site in southern Georgia: a 3000-year more PR

GUELPH, Ontario, Sept. 27 -- The University of Guelph issued the following news release: * * * U of G Researchers Launch Next Phase of Community Health Project University of Guelph researchers have teamed up with community members to make healthy eating more accessible. Dr. Jess Haines, professor in the Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, College of Social and Applied Human Sciences and Dr. Ashleigh Domingo, professor in the Department of Human Health Sciences, College of B more PR

BRISTOL, England, Sept. 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Bristol issued the following news release: * * * Climate change is supercharging Europe's biggest hail, study shows Global warming may lead to less frequent but bigger and more devastating hail storms, new research has revealed. * Climate experts from Newcastle University, the Met Office, and the University of Bristol used European-wide km-scale simulations to model future changes to hail with global warming. The study, published in t more PR