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Do the food choices we make as teens come back to haunt us as adults?
Does overeating high calorie food as a teenager impact the food choices we make as adults? New study will examine whether teens are more vulnerable to unbalanced dietary habits wreaking havoc with their long-term health if they eat junk food through those years of development. A neuroscientist from the University of Aberdeen...
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Inuksiutit project replies to COSEWIC consulation on Ringed Seal
The Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) put out a consultation survey on the Ringed Seals as a Species of Concern. The Inuksiutit project, in partnership with Inuit food advocates Sheila and Samantha Katsak, submitted a critical report on the consultation processes and the suggested listing...
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Report highlights Economic Recovery Fund benefit to the north-east
More than 4,000 people and 900 businesses have benefited from a £14.3 million Economic Recovery Fund.
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Most detailed long-term study in the world provides science to support Scottish salmon recovery
Six decades of ecological monitoring on a stream close to King Charles' Deeside home is providing the science needed for the fight to preserve one of Scotland's keystone species.
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Fish fed to farmed salmon should be part of our diet, too, study suggests
The public are being encouraged to eat more wild fish, such as mackerel, anchovies and herring, which are often used within farmed salmon feeds. These oily fish contain essential nutrients including calcium, B12 and omega-3 but some are lost from our diets when we just eat the salmon fillet.
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Monymusk pupils can't get enough of University life
Primary pupils from Monymusk School in Aberdeenshire were back for more earlier this month - after their first visit to the University proved a huge hit.
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Space funding to develop Aberdeen Martian chamber in preparation for Mars mission
Space scientists at the University of Aberdeen have been awarded funding to further develop their pioneering technology to evaluate the habitability of Mars.
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Just how much are the Moray Firth porpoises bothered by decommissioning?
• Aberdeen researchers publish new study - thought to be the first - examining the effect of noise created by decommissioning on marine mammals. • Findings provide evidence of environmental impacts of decommissioning project. New research from the University of Aberdeen has shed light on what effect decommissioning could have on local...