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• Cider packs a healthy punch.

  - 2006-08-27

  Aug 27, 2006 (Herald Sun - ABIX via COMTEX) -- Research from the University of Glasgow highlights the potential health benefits of a glass of cider. The researchers claim that chemicals, known as phenolics, in English cider apples may help prevent strokes, cancer and heart...

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• Sight For Sore Eyes - Brief Article

  - 2001-02-26

  Eyesight problems could be spotted and diagnosed more quickly using a technique being developed by researchers at the University of Glasgow. The system uses a multifocal electro-retinogram or MFERG pictured, and is capable of analysing specific parts of the retina in great detail. Dr Stuart Parks, one of...

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• Biologists explore ways to decaffeinate at the source

  - 2000-09-18

  GLASGOW, SCOTLAND -- A team of researchers at the University of Glasgow here and at Ochanomizu and Tsukuba universities in Japan have cloned the gene that allows for the production of caffeine, opening the way for developing naturally caffeine-free coffee and tea plants. The researchers warn that this is only...

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