AI-trained CCTV in rivers can spot blockages and reduce floods

Environment - Oct 9
Environment

Machine learning-equipped camera systems can be an effective and low-cost flood defence tool, researchers show.

Health - Oct 10

Patients more likely to be admitted to critical care after surgery if a bed is available

Bed availability is a "significant" factor in determining whether or not a patient is admitted to a critical care bed after surgery, questioning whether some are getting the care they need, a new study from researchers at UCL and UCLH has found for the first time. The study, published in Anaesthesia , sought to shed light on how hospital patients are prioritised for postoperative care and what impact that has on their health.

Environment - Oct 8

Historical insecticide use linked to new resistant mutation in nearby mosquitoes

Scientists have discovered the first cases of Anopheles funestus mosquitoes genetically mutating to develop a resistance to a type of insecticide called DDT.

Environment - Oct 8

Hampstead Heath ponds where dogs swim contaminated with pesticides

Environment

Most dog owners didn't know that flea and tick treatments are dangerous to aquatic life, suggesting more awareness could ease the problem.

Health - Oct 8

Ultra-powered MRI scans show damage to brain’s ’control centre’ is behind long-lasting Covid-19 symptoms

Health

Damage to the brainstem - the brain's 'control centre' - is behind long-lasting physical and psychiatric effects of severe Covid-19 infection, a study suggests.

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