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Project to examine 'Yeti' DNA
A new collaboration between Oxford University and the Lausanne Museum of Zoology will use the latest genetic techniques to investigate organic remains that some have claimed belong to the ‘Yeti’ and other ‘lost’ hominid species.
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Study suggests one-third of US homeless are obese
New research by Oxford University and Harvard Medical School has found that obesity is just as common among the homeless as it is among the general non-homeless population.
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Statins for the many?
Science Blog: Could many more people benefit from taking a pill that lowers 'bad' cholesterol? OxSciBlog takes a look at the issues raised by a giant collaborative study of statins.
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120,000 children living illegally in the UK 'need better protection'
An Oxford University study has put the number of children who were living in the UK without legal immigration status in 2011 at around 120,000.