Older people in England report greater life satisfaction than before the Covid pandemic

Health - Feb 14
Health

Older people have greater life satisfaction and sense of life's worth than they did before the Covid-19 pandemic, finds a new study led by a UCL researcher. The research, published in Aging and Mental Health , used the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) to track 3,999 people over the age of 50 in England for 11 years.

Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell ’woody,’ ’spicy’ and ’sweet’

History & Archeology

Ancient Egyptian mummified bodies smell 'woody,' 'spicy' and 'sweet', finds a new study led by researchers from UCL and the University of Ljubljana, revealing new details about mumification practices.

Life Sciences - Feb 13

Bacteria evolved to help neighbouring cells after death, new research reveals  

Researchers have made the surprising discovery that a type of gut bacteria has evolved to use one of their enzymes to perform an important function after death.

Life Sciences - Feb 13

Bioengineering makes robotic limbs feel natural

Researchers have decoded the signals between hand movements and the brain, paving the way for more natural-feeling prosthetics.

Health - Feb 13

Young adults with learning disabilities 9 times more likely to die from treatable causes

Researchers at the University of Glasgow have found that young adults (aged 25-34) with learning disabilities are 9 times more likely to die from treatable causes, compared to young adults in the general population.

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