The addictive effects of alcohol have been witnessed in humans for the first time following over three decades of speculation.
Researchers from Ernest Gallo Clinic and Research Center at the University of California, San Francisco were able to directly observe the release of endorphins in the brain, causing feelings of pleasure and reward. Read the rest of this entry »
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Leicester University has been a loyal Fisher Scientific customer for over 20 years. Recently, Dr Andrew Jamieson presented Fisher Scientific with the challenge of providing an energy efficient replacement for the out of date water aspirators used in the Synthetic Chemistry laboratory.
Until recently, the synthetic chemistry laboratory at the University of Leicester used water aspirators to generate the vacuum required by the rotary evaporators used by its researchers. The vacuum created by water aspirators is inefficient and wastes around 250L of water per hour. Replacing the 8 water aspirators with vacuum pumps will save the laboratory around £2,000 per year in water costs and an astonishing 520,000L of water per year. Read the rest of this entry »
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Volunteers from the Fisher Scientific UK Loughborough office were out in force earlier this month, armed with their finest tinsel and baubles to decorate the Leonard Cheshire Disability care home in Sileby.
The Festive Challenge was organised by ‘Leicestershire Cares’ which is part of a national movement of Cares partnerships that enable employees to make a difference in their communities. Read the rest of this entry »
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Duncan Rothery was recently diagnosed with macular degeneration which will eventually cause total blindness. For Duncan, this meant he would no longer be able to work as a long distance lorry driver, an occupation in which he spent the last 25 years. To some people, a permanent disability such as blindness would mean applying for disability benefit and giving up on work. Duncan, however, was determined to stay in work despite his disability.
His local Job Centre put him in touch with the RNIB College in Loughborough who provide training to help blind and partially sighted adults acquire skills that will help them find employment and maintain their independence. Duncan began studying on a 6 month course in July and rapidly built up IT skills that he has been able to put into practice during a job placement at Fisher Scientific in Loughborough. “The benefits that trainees can receive from work placements and industry expertise are invaluable. Employment can be difficult to obtain and this is often much harder for those with a disability,” said Christina Skipper, skills development trainer at RNIB College Loughborough. Read the rest of this entry »
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Last month, Emily Quinton (Marketing Communications Manager, Loughborough) organised a donation of disposable overshoes for use in the hydrotherapy pool area at Rainbows Hospice. The overshoes will ensure that Rainbows is able to provide the best possible care by maintaining strict hygiene standards in their hydrotherapy pool area.
Rainbows Hospice is the only hospice in the East Midlands which provides a vital service for children and young people in need of respite, palliative and end of life care with support from their families. “We have worked in partnership with Rainbows Hospice for a number of years and in the past have donated a variety of products and equipment that help Rainbows provide a high standard of care for children and young people,” said Emily Quinton. Read the rest of this entry »
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