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Economics - 11.11.2024
Financial Ombudsman Service is inflating complaint success rates
New Study Reveals Financial Ombudsman Service is inflating complaint success rates New research has shown that the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) is inflating the rate that it reports complaints to it as successful. Academics from The University of Warwick have analysed judgements by the Ombudsman and found that many cases were recorded as successful, even when the complaint was essentially rejected and either no additional compensation or tokenistic compensation was awarded.

Astronomy / Space - Physics - 11.11.2024
Analysis of old space mission data solves Uranus mysteries
Analysis of old space mission data solves Uranus mysteries
Mysteries about Uranus that have baffled scientists for decades may have been the result of an unusually powerful solar storm that happened to occur as a spacecraft visited the planet, a new study involving UCL researchers has found. NASA's Voyager 2, which flew by Uranus in 1986, provided scientists' first, and so far only, close glimpse of the planet, shaping their understanding of it in the decades since.

Health - 08.11.2024
Stark ethnic and social inequalities in lung cancer diagnosis
The most comprehensive study ever conducted of lung cancer diagnosis in England has revealed significant disparities between ethnic groups and striking evidence that people living in the most deprived areas were diagnosed with lung cancer at twice the rate of those in affluent areas.

Life Sciences - Environment - 08.11.2024
New discoveries in stem cell research made by international research collaboration
An international team of researchers, including Dr Peter Etchells from our Department of Biosciences, have published new research which brings to light new discoveries in the development and understanding of stem cells. The new study, published by the journal Science, saw researchers from Durham, University of Helsinki and Utrecht University collaborate to identify the key components required to control the balance of stem cells in plants.

Life Sciences - Health - 07.11.2024
Brain acts like music box to coordinate a behaviour sequence
Neuroscientists at UCL have discovered brain cells that form multiple coordinate systems to tell us "where we are" in a sequence of behaviours, in a new study in mice. These cells can play out different sequences of actions, just like a music box can be configured to play different sequences of tones.

Health - Computer Science - 07.11.2024
’Radar stethoscope’ could improve contactless health monitoring technology
A new advance in health monitoring which uses radar to 'listen' to patients' heart sounds with remarkable accuracy could lead to a new generation of contactless medical monitoring equipment. Researchers from the University of Glasgow led the development of the new system, which uses radar to track patients' heart sounds like a doctor uses a stethoscope.

Pharmacology - Health - 06.11.2024
Stronger and higher dose opioids linked to greater all-cause mortality risk
Stronger and higher dose opioids linked to greater all-cause mortality risk
A new international study spanning the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada has revealed important insights into the risks associated with prescribed opioid use for noncancer pain. The research, led by researchers at The University of Manchester and McGill University in Canada which analysed over 1 million patients newly initiated on opioids, found prescription of strong opioids was associated with higher risk of all-cause mortality compared to taking codeine.

Health - Social Sciences - 05.11.2024
'We were frontline workers in the community' - study finds pandemic contribution from voluntary sector is 'under-valued'
’We were frontline workers in the community’ - study finds pandemic contribution from voluntary sector is ’under-valued’
A study has found that the voluntary, community, faith and social enterprise (VCFSE) sector played a 'crucial' role supporting Greater Manchester communities during the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccine rollout - but that their contribution has been undervalued and under-recognised by the wider health system.

Pharmacology - Health - 05.11.2024
Enzyme engineering has the potential to drive green, more efficient drug manufacturing
Enzyme engineering has the potential to drive green, more efficient drug manufacturing
Researchers have found a new way to use biocatalysis to improve the production of critical raw materials required for essential drugs, making the process quicker, more efficient, and environmentally friendly. Biocatalysis is a process that uses enzymes as natural catalysts to carry out chemical reactions.

Astronomy / Space - Health - 05.11.2024
Oxford space lab experiment heads to International Space Station
Oxford space lab experiment heads to International Space Station
The first human tissue samples from Oxford's Space Innovation Lab (SIL) have been launched and are on their way to the International Space Station, where they will be used to study the effects of space microgravity on the human ageing process. Researchers from the SIL flew to the Kennedy Space Centre (Florida, USA) to integrate the samples into the payload in preparation for the launch, which took place early in the early hours of Tuesday 5th November (UK time).

Health - 05.11.2024
Glasgow’s tuberculosis mass screening campaign changed the trajectory of the epidemic
New analysis by the University of Glasgow has revealed that the city's mass tuberculosis screening in 1957 prevented 4,600 cases of tuberculosis in the six years after the campaign. In what was one of the largest and most ambitious screening campaigns ever conducted, more than 715,000 Glasgow residents were screened with chest X-ray over a five-week period in March and April 1957.

Pharmacology - Chemistry - 04.11.2024
New drug could help fight against treatment-resistant malaria
New drug could help fight against treatment-resistant malaria
An international team of researchers have developed a promising new drug which could help combat the spread of treatment-resistant malaria. The breakthrough development is the first to adapt an approach from cancer treatments to tackle malaria. It works by permanently disabling a protein that Plasmodium falciparum , one of the mosquito-borne parasites which spreads malaria, uses to duplicate itself inside the human body.

Physics - Innovation - 01.11.2024
Sky's the limit for cloud-inspired method of guiding light
Sky’s the limit for cloud-inspired method of guiding light
Scientists have taken inspiration from the way sunlight passes through clouds to discover an entirely new way of controlling and guiding light. The breakthrough research, led by physicists from the University of Glasgow, allows light waves to be guided around curved paths tunnelled through opaque materials which would normally scatter them in all directions.

Health - 01.11.2024
Education, occupation, and wealth affect the risk of cognitive impairment
Socioeconomic factors such as education, occupation, and wealth influence the likelihood of developing cognitive impairment or dementia in later life and whether a person is likely to recover, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. The research, published in Scientific Reports , followed 8,442 adults aged 50 and above in England over 10 years from 2008/09 to 2018/19, to examine how socioeconomic factors at the start of the study were associated with changes in cognitive status.

Materials Science - Chemistry - 01.11.2024
New development could help deliver improved potassium-ion batteries
A breakthrough in material science could help deliver a new generation of affordable batteries, scientists say. An international team of researchers led by chemists from the University of Glasgow and battery testing experts at Helmholtz Institute Ulm have implemented a material made from chromium and selenium in a potassium-ion battery.

Life Sciences - Health - 31.10.2024
Glaucoma drug shows promise against neurodegenerative diseases, animal studies suggest
Glaucoma drug shows promise against neurodegenerative diseases, animal studies suggest
A drug commonly used to treat glaucoma has been shown in zebrafish and mice to protect against the build-up in the brain of the protein tau, which causes various forms of dementia and is implicated in Alzheimer's disease.

Health - 31.10.2024
Text message reminders help teens brush their teeth
Text message reminders can help to improve tooth brushing habits in teenagers, particularly those from low-income families, a new study has shown. Researchers from Cardiff University and the Universities of Sheffield, Leeds, York and Dundee, have collaborated to investigate the effectiveness of a new programme designed to encourage better brushing habits and reduce tooth decay in secondary school pupils.

Chemistry - Environment - 29.10.2024
Advanced materials that capture benzene in our atmosphere, tackling major health risk
Advanced materials that capture benzene in our atmosphere, tackling major health risk
Manchester scientists unveil advanced materials that capture benzene in our atmosphere, tackling major health risk Scientists have developed a new material capable of capturing the harmful chemical benzene from the polluted air, offering a potential solution for tackling a major health and environment risk.

Environment - 29.10.2024
New research uncovers environmental crisis in Isle of Wight estuary
New research uncovers environmental crisis in Isle of Wight estuary
A study undertaken by a student at The University of Manchester has revealed a severe level of microplastic pollution within the Medina Estuary on the Isle of Wight. An alarming level of microplastic fragments were found to be present throughout the intertidal mudflat sediments within the Medina Estuary, a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).

Life Sciences - Health - 29.10.2024
Discovery of key mechanism in Huntington’s Disease could pave the way for early detection and treatment
Researchers from the University of Oxford have identified a key biochemical mechanism relevant to the development of Huntington's Disease. This discovery opens up the possibility of studying the disease before its clinical onset and eventually stopping its progression. The study, published in Nature Metabolism , has shown for the first time the biochemical change responsible for the development of Huntington's disease, and how blocking this change stopped disease progression.
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