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The study, published in JAMA Network Open and funded by Cancer Research UK, looked at blood tests and survey data for 1,777 children aged three to 11 in the United States. The researchers said that second-hand exposure to harmful…

The research, published in Nature, found that during the last ice age about 20,000 years ago, the Gulf Stream was stronger than today because of more powerful winds across the subtropical North Atlantic. This could mean that if climate…

Over 700,000 people in the UK have glaucoma and it is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. The condition occurs when the cells in the eye that help you see (called retinal ganglion cells) start to die. The main risk…

By the end of the first year of the sugar tax roll-out, daily sugar consumption also fell by 5g in children. The findings, published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, analysed 11 years of survey data (2008-2019) from…

Everything alive today derives from a single common ancestor known affectionately as LUCA (Last Universal Common Ancestor). LUCA is the hypothesised common ancestor from which all modern cellular life, from single celled organisms like…

The study, published in Nature Materials and in collaboration with the University of Padua and the Veneto Institute of Molecular Medicine (VIMM), uses innovative biotechnologies to measure the mechanical forces exerted by the embryo during…

The report, published today, aimed to investigate the risks of trafficking and exploitation among children seeking asylum in the UK by interviewing the young people themselves as well as professionals involved in their care, such as social…

The study, published in eLife, found that the drug dornase alfa reduced hyper-inflammation in COVID-19 pneumonia patients, which occurs when the body’s immune system reacts too strongly and can lead to tissue damage and death. The next…

The study, published in Radiology, is an atlas of the human heart that captures the anatomical structure of the whole organ down to 20 micrometres – half the width of a human hair. In certain areas imaging has been done to cellular level.…

A total of 68 researchers across many of the UK’s leading universities will benefit from a funding package of £104 million that will facilitate research into some of the most pressing global issues. UKRI’s Future Leaders Fellowships…