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Improving the control of epilepsy by combining a diet and a drug

16 Oct 2018

Research carried out by a team from the Centre for Biomedical Sciences, Royal Holloway, and published in Epilepsia, may have identified a new way to help patients with epilepsy.

New breakthrough proposes a link between epilepsy and bipolar disorder

21 Aug 2018

Research at Royal Holloway, University of London, has suggested a link between patients with epilepsy and patients with bipolar disorder, through investigating a medicine used to treat both disorders.

Chris Packham awarded Honorary Doctorate from Royal Holloway

10 Jul 2018

The award, recognises his outstanding conservation work.

World’s First UK and Pan-European bee research to start

19 Jun 2018

A professor at Royal Holloway, University of London will be leading a world-first study into the effects of agrochemicals on bees across the UK and Europe.

Sir David Attenborough presents some of our research

21 Mar 2018

Two episodes of Natural Curiosities, presented by Sir David Attenborough who came to Royal Holloway to film some of our research in the School of Biological Sciences, were shown on BBC 2.

True or not? Why the need for evidence-based answers is more important than ever

08 Mar 2018

Every second we are bombarded with claims and counter-claims on every possible topic from climate change to cancer treatments.

Infectious disease in hoverflies linked to honeybee health

28 Feb 2018

Scientists from Royal Holloway, Oxford University and Cornell University have shown for the first time that viruses that are harmful to honeybees are also present in hoverfly polinators.

A step closer to bee friendly crops; researchers optimise broad beans for bees

21 Feb 2018

Scientists from Royal Holloway and the University of Cambridge have been taking part in an experiment to optimise broad beans to increase bee visitation rates.

Using Twitter to discover how language changes

15 Feb 2018

Scientists at Royal Holloway, University of London, have studied more than 200 million Twitter messages to try and unravel the mystery of how language evolves and spreads.

New evidence suggests a role for Curcumin and related compounds in the treatment of cancer and Alzheimer's disease

29 Jan 2018

It has long been believed that curcumin, has medicinal properties, but problems with its bioavailability and a lack of understanding of how it works have complicated its use.
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