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Pumpkins make their appearance every Halloween, swiftly disappearing for the next year, but scientists believe we are over-looking their health benefits.

An international consortium of leading experts is calling for governments and health systems to acknowledge that male infertility is a common and serious medical condition that may be increasing worldwide, and has provided a first-time roadmap for urgent, global action.

Imperial College London and CABI will collaborate to solve problems in agriculture and the environment.

Researchers at The University of Warwick are among four world-class teams receiving a share of £18 million to pursue transformational bioscience research programmes.

Scientists at The University of Manchester are set to receive a multi-million-pound grant to advance our understanding of interactions in microbiomes and how they might impact the world around us.

There are better, less invasive methods than surgery to treat "glue ear," an affliction that can affect a toddler's hearing, writes Professor Mark Maslin (UCL Geography) with João Lino at the Universidade do Porto in The Conversation.

At a glance Osteoarthritis (OA) is a debilitating disease affecting more than 528 million people worldwide.

Ten months ago, UCL's Professor Sir John Hardy hailed the Lecanemab trial as the "beginning of the end" for Alzheimer's disease, but this was just the start of a series of exciting developments - with UCL experts at the forefront.

Certain SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern are evolving to do a better job of shutting down human innate immune responses, according to new research from UCL, UCSF QBI and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.

This week, to mark World Alzheimer's Day, we meet Dennis Chan, Professor at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience.

New Milner Centre for Evolution study tracks how "flower power" survived mass extinction 66 million years ago to become the dominant plant type Published on Wednesday 13 September 2023 Last updated on Wednesday 13 September 2023 A new study by researchers from the University of Bath (UK) and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Mexico) shows that flowering plants escaped relatively unscathed from the mass extinction that killed the dinosaurs 66 million years ago.

An Imperial team engineering new techniques in cancer immunotherapy has been awarded £1.5m over five years.

Markers showing the presence of Parkinson's years before symptoms appear can be found in the eyes, new study proves A new collaborative study has identified markers indicating the presence of Parkinson's disease in patients on average seven years before clinical presentation.

The University of Glasgow this week welcomed a delegation of politicians to the Wolfson Wohl Cancer Research Centre at the Garscube Campus to showcase the cutting-edge research taking place in the School of Cancer Sciences and the Beatson Institute for Cancer Research.

The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) has published a Scientific and Technical Review of Animal Health Data Management , exploring the decision-making and evidence required to effectively manage animal diseases.

Cambridge researchers are helping launch a nationwide study for children and young to unlock the power of our DNA.

Researchers from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) and the University of Oxford responsible for tracking COVID-19 Alpha and Delta variant transmission across the UK have published their genomic trac

The study aims to identify biomarkers in blood, urine, or saliva, for rapid diagnosis so patients are routed directly to the most appropriate treatment centre.

UCL is releasing its animal research statistics today in collaboration with Understanding Animal Research - a non-profit that promotes open communications about animal research. UCL and nine other institutions together conducted half of all animal procedures - those used in medical, veterinary, and scientific research - in the UK in 2022.

An international project to find new treatments for muscular dystrophy, led by a UCL researcher, has been awarded a €9.5 million (£8 million) grant from Horizon Europe and UKRI.

A new book by Dr Kit Yates discusses how we make predictions, how they can go wrong, and how we can use maths to act as a guide to avoid the pitfalls.

Cardiff University's research into harnessing and understanding the immune system is ensuring global public health.

The University of Glasgow will be part of a £9.5m research platform announced by the Medical Research Council (MRC) today, which is set to transform the way survivors of traumatic brain injury are diagnosed and treated in the UK.

Cambridge is to lead a £9.5m research platform that aims to transform the way survivors of traumatic brain injury are diagnosed and treated in the UK, the Medical Research Council (MRC) announced today.

Dr Victoria Garfield (MRC Unit for Lifelong Health & Ageing at UCL), Valentina Paz (University of the Republic (Uruguay) and MRC Unit) and Hassan S Dashti of Harvard University share the results of their new study on the benefits of napping in The Conversation. Sleep plays an important role in keeping the brain healthy, which is why people are advised to get at least 7-9 hours each night.

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The University of Cambridge has launched a project to develop the first governance framework for research involving stem cell-based human embryo models in the UK.