Ever wondered how many of those insane sex stories you hear during university are actually true? We’re lucky enough to live in a society where sex can be openly discussed, but there are still some […]
Beats on the Brain: How music affects the way you move
Whether getting glammed up for a night in town, or caked in mud in the depths of Beaverworks, for most students Freshers’ Week will involve music of some form or another. But why is it […]
Hangovers: A scientific breakdown
The sunlight peering through the curtain is blinding. The glass of water is a million miles away. Your stomach is inciting rebellion, and you have at least one of the following: the shakes, headache, loss […]
Science | The Internet and why we can't read good
It may be the font of all knowledge but the internet’s front men: Twitter, BuzzFeed and Facebook, are destroying the cognitive centres of our brain. The demand to absorb the wealth of updates, retweets and […]
Science | The Fallout from the LCP hyperbole
The Liverpool Care Pathway (LPC) was a framework for end of life care, summarised in a document to be followed by the doctors and nurses involved in the care of the dying patient. It was […]
Science | Bacteria named after Frank Zappa
According to novel research, thefirst identification ofabacterium that hops from humans to plants has been made. Priopionibacterium acnes, a bacterial species universally renowned for its physical manifestations on skin, was up until now considered to be exclusive to humans. […]
Science | Leeds excels in regenerative technologies
Leeds Uni’s Biology department boasts a large scope of world-leading research, one such area is that of tissue engineering and more specifically, acellular tissue scaffold production. Our cells produce chemicals and proteins which make up physical networks between each other. This […]
LS Answers: Do blondes actually have more fun?
With more and more women reaching for the bleach, LS investigates whether the fairer-haired actually have a better time than the rest of us. The saying is perhaps true if you look at the statistic […]