![A woman has her hand in front of her mouth and by her throat as she appears to struggle with a dry mouth condition.](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-News_images__9__1.jpg")
A novel aqueous lubricant technology designed to help people who suffer from a dry mouth is upto five times more effective than existing commercially available products, according to laboratory tests.
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Leeds Digital Festival returns this year with more than 240 events designed to celebrate and explore the city's leading role in digital enterprise and innovation.
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Healthcare and management graduates from ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ Apprenticeship programmes are boosting public services across the Leeds city region.
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The Chief Scientific Adviser for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has visited the ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ to meet researchers at the forefront of tackling climate change.
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A ravenous black hole in a galaxy close to ours is taking bites out of a star like the Sun every time it orbits, new research has revealed.Â
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The continued pursuit of economic growth in high income countries is at odds with the climate targets and fairness requirements of the Paris Agreement, say researchers.
![Image taken by a satellite which shows dust billowing out of the Copper River Valley and extending out over the coast and into the atmosphere.](/images/resized/600x299-0-0-1-80-RESIZEDSat_image_Alaska__2_.jpg")
Giant dust storms in the Gulf of Alaska can last for many days and send tonnes of fine sediment or silt into the atmosphere, and it is having an impact on the global climate system, say scientists.
![Dr Lindsey Waverton Taylor is seen attending a 3D weaving machine in the Innovation Centre at the ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ.](/images/resized/600x296-0-0-1-80-Woman_in_textiles_studio_800x400_enhanced_1.jpg")
A new ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ course will address a skills gap in the UK’s textile industry and ensure the future production of textiles is less harmful to our environment.
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One of the biggest obstacles to the uptake of plant-based alternatives to meat is their very dry and astringent feel when they are eaten.
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The UK Minister for Health and Secondary Care visited the ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ to see how the city region is developing innovative healthcare technologies.