University of East Anglia

Scientists at the University of East Anglia have found a way to accurately measure the age of lobsters using changes in their DNA. The new study is aimed at a better understanding of lobster life cycles and better managing lobster fisheries.

Scientists have found fecal transplants from old mice to young mice result in the younger animals displaying learning and memory impairments. The findings build on a growing body of research linking age-related cognitive decline with gut microbiome changes.

A study claims that in the next 80 years, the global land area exposed to coastal flooding as a result of climate change is set to increase by roughly 50 percent. The rise could threaten tens of millions of people, and up to 20 percent of global GPD.

Two new diagnostic techniques hope to help catch the most aggressive forms of prostate cancer. One study measures gene expression in tumors to predict disease severity, while another details a new imaging technique to detect metastatic disease.

Two new studies are demonstrating the development of diagnostic tests to detect prostate cancer. The research presents a urine test that can detect the disease in its early stages and a blood test that may catch the cancer as it begins to metastasize.

Two new systematic reviews have concluded omega-3 supplements confer little protective benefit against either cardiovascular disease or cancer. The research builds on prior study suggesting fish oil is mostly useless if taken by healthy individuals.

While autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) do make the gathering of oceanographic data easier, launching the things can still be a hassle. That's why scientists have developed a new system that uses an unmanned surface vessel to deploy an AUV.

A potential new cancer diagnostics tool has emerged from the UK’s University of East Anglia (UEA), where scientists have developed a urine test for the home that can reveal prostate cancers in need of treatment.

Alzheimer's disease is typically first noticed in the form of memory problems, although the condition is typically quite advanced by that stage. In order to catch it earlier, scientists have developed a video game that assesses players' spatial navigation skills.

Plunging down to a depth of about 11,000 meters, the Mariana Trench is the deepest part of the ocean, so it’s no surprise that we don’t really know what’s down there. New species and strange sounds have turned up recently, and now researchers have discovered a new group of oil-eating bacteria.

If you've lost your sense of smell due to a virus, there may soon be a way of getting it back – temporarily, at least. Scientists have found that use of a sodium citrate nasal spray gets some people smelling again.

Even in the bizarre world of quantum physics there are some behaviors researchers felt they could count on – such as the way entangled photons operate. But new research has shown that even those tiny particles of light don't behave as we previously thought.​