Better post-surgical care would boost cancer survival chances

Health - Jan 22

Patients' chances of survival after cancer surgery is strongly linked with the standard of post-operation hospital care, a major international study suggests. Patients in low-and lower-middle-income countries were up to six times more likely to die from complications within 30 days of surgery compared with those in high-income countries, the report said.

Health - Jan 22

Mental health of intensive care staff should be immediate priority

Nearly half of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) staff are likely to meet the threshold for PTSD, severe anxiety or problem drinking during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study led by UCL and King's College London researchers.

Astronomy - Jan 22

New galaxy sheds light on how stars form

Detailed observations of molecular gas in a tidal dwarf galaxy have important implications for our understanding of how stars are formed.

Health - Jan 22

Volunteers wanted for six-week wearable tech health study

Physiologists at Bath want local people to come forward for a new study to determine how wearable technology can helps us measure the energy we use day-to-day.

Psychology - Jan 21

Why some people report ’hearing the dead’

Spiritualist mediums might be more prone to immersive mental activities and unusual auditory experiences early in life, our researchers have found. Their findings could explain why some people and not others say they receive communications from ‘the dead' and eventually adopt spiritualist beliefs.

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