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Health - 25.10.2022
Major study into the health of Scottish veterans published
A major study has examined changes in the health of Scottish veterans over time compared with people who have never served, concluding that despite many health outcomes for veterans improving, some important challenges remain. The researchers found that the Defence Health Strategy, implemented from the late 1970s, which introduced mandatory fitness training and health promotion in the Armed Forces, as well the ban on indoor smoking, have been key components in improving the health outcomes for veterans.
Social Sciences - Health - 24.10.2022
Likelihood of receiving an autism diagnosis may depend on where you live
New autism diagnoses tend to be clustered within specific NHS service regions, suggesting that where an individual lives may influence whether they receive an autism diagnosis and access to special education needs support.
Health - Life Sciences - 24.10.2022
New research sheds light on hidden world of viral coinfections
New laboratory research using cells from human lungs has, for the first time, offered insights into the hidden world of viral coinfections. Led by the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research and published in Nature Microbiology, the new research offers a rare glimpse into the world of viral coinfection in human cells.
Health - Psychology - 24.10.2022
Anti-inflammatory drug could help people with PTSD forget traumatic events
The tablet form of the stress hormone cortisol could accelerate the process of forgetting intrusive memories, when given immediately after a traumatic event, finds a new study by UCL researchers. The research, published in Translational Psychiatry , found that hydrocortisone (30mg) - an anti-inflammatory drug used to treat conditions such as arthritis - acts to weaken the emotions that underly painful memories, such as those experienced in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Health - Life Sciences - 21.10.2022
New flexible, steerable device placed in live brains by minimally invasive robot
Imperial College London scientists have successfully placed a bioinspired steerable catheter into the brain of an animal for the first time. The early-stage research tested the delivery and safety of the new implantable catheter design in two sheep to determine its potential for use in diagnosing and treating diseases in the brain.
Health - Innovation - 21.10.2022
Imperial students create low-cost technology solutions to build better world
Five teams of undergraduate students have had the opportunity to develop impactful new technologies in Imperial labs this summer. The Faculty of Natural Sciences' Make A Difference (FoNS-MAD) competition, which is open to all undergraduate students from across the College, gives students the resources to develop low-cost technologies that will have a positive impact on society.
Health - Life Sciences - 21.10.2022
Cervical cancer discovery offers major new clue to better understand the disease
Scientists have discovered that cervical cancer can be divided into two distinct molecular subgroups - one far more aggressive than the other - as part of the largest 'omics' study of its kind, led by researchers at UCL and the University of Southampton. Published in Nature Communications , researchers say the breakthrough findings are a 'major step forward' in understanding disease and provide a tantalising new clue in determining the best treatments for individual patients.
Health - Economics - 20.10.2022
Achieving levelling up health targets could boost local economies
A quarter of a million working-age people aged 50 or older, could have stayed in paid employment for longer, had the levelling up health targets been achieved a decade ago, finds a new UCL-led study. Researchers believe this is important as staying in work can provide both positive health and financial outcomes for individuals.
Health - 19.10.2022
New machine learning tool can help predict patients most at risk of COVID-19
Researchers have created a machine learning tool that can help identify patients who are most at risk of developing COVID-19 while in hospital. The tool, which is a form of artificial intelligence (AI), was able to predict patients at high risk of developing COVID-19 with 87 per cent accuracy in a study.
Health - 19.10.2022
Five hours’ sleep a night linked to higher risk of multiple diseases
Getting less than five hours of sleep in mid-to-late life could be linked to an increased risk of developing at least two chronic diseases, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. The research, published in PLOS Medicine , analysed the impact of sleep duration on the health of more than 7,000 men and women at the ages of 50, 60 and 70, from the Whitehall II cohort study.
Health - 19.10.2022
Voucher scheme highly effective at helping stop smoking in pregnancy
A high street voucher scheme has been hailed as a highly effective way to help women stop smoking during pregnancy. In a new nationwide UK study, led by the University of Glasgow in collaboration with the University of Edinburgh, Queen's University Belfast, and the Universities of Stirling and York, and published in The BMJ, the addition of a Love2Shop voucher incentive scheme alongside regular UK Stop Smoking Services was shown to more than double the number of women who stopped smoking during pregnancy.
Health - Life Sciences - 19.10.2022
Volunteers needed to help develop new test to prevent life-threatening infections in newborn babies
Chemists at Bath are developing a new test that detects Group B Streptococcus (GBS) bacteria in 45 minutes. Scientists at the University of Bath are looking for volunteers to help them develop a new test that could prevent dangerous bacterial infections in newborn babies which currently kills one baby every week in the UK.
Life Sciences - Health - 18.10.2022
Lab-grown cell machinery prompts real cells to sense and react to outside cues
Researchers have programmed bacterial cells to react to changes in light and temperature with the help of synthetic cell machinery. The innovation is a step forward for the field of cell engineering - a discipline which works to alter and harness the power of biological cells for potential applications in medicine, biomanufacturing, and biosensing.
Health - Life Sciences - 17.10.2022
New tool helps scientist understand how MRSA superbug avoids immune detection
A tool that promises to throw light on the strategies adopted by MRSA to avoid detection by the body's immune system has been developed at Bath. The MRSA superbug is notorious for going undetected by the body's immune system, but the mechanisms behind this evasion are poorly understood. Now biologists at the University of Bath have developed a tool that promises to throw light on the pathogen's tactics by tracking a protein produced by the host's body after the protein sticks to the microbe.
Psychology - Health - 14.10.2022
Talk therapy could improve mental health of people with dementia
People living with dementia may benefit from talking therapies available on the NHS, if they suffer from anxiety or depression, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. Mental health problems such as depression and anxiety are very common in people with dementia, and previous studies estimate that 38% of people with mild dementia are affected by the conditions.
Veterinary - Health - 14.10.2022
A common drug used in racehorses could increase risk of sudden death
A commonly-administered drug used in 94% of Thoroughbred racehorses could increase risk of sudden death, according to a new study. The research - led by the University of Glasgow and published today in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medicine Association - also found multiple other risk factors associated with sudden death, related to the circumstances of the race and individual histories of the horses.
Life Sciences - Health - 13.10.2022
Human brain cells in a dish learn to play Pong
Brain cells living in a dish can perform goal-directed tasks, such as playing the tennis-like computer game, Pong, finds a new study involving UCL researchers. The findings, published in Neuron , could have implications for future research by providing a new perspective on artificial intelligence (AI) models of how the brain works - and a basis for testing the effects of drugs on a little proto-brain, whose decisions can be measured behaviourally.
Health - 13.10.2022
Explaining inconsistencies in nutritional research
People often wonder why one nutritional study tells them that eating too many eggs, for instance, will lead to heart disease and another tells them the opposite. The answer to this and other conflicting food studies may lie in the use of statistics, according to a report published today in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Health - 13.10.2022
Monkeypox virus can spread widely within specialist hospital isolation rooms
Monkeypox virus can be shed into the surrounding environment by people who are infected, particularly in shed skin particles and in debris from monkeypox skin lesions and scabs. The virus is relatively hardy and under appropriate conditions can remain infectious on surfaces for weeks, creating a potential infection risk to others.
Health - Life Sciences - 13.10.2022
Genetic analysis key to understanding Legionella risk
Genetic analysis key to understanding Legionella risk, study finds Routine sampling of water supplies and genomic sequencing - determination of the entire genetic makeup - of Legionella bacteria could play a key role in identifying the source of Legionnaires' disease outbreaks, research suggests. The measures could also inform public health measures to limit the spread of infection, according to a genomic study of the Legionella bacteria that causes the disease.
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