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Replacing ultra-processed foods in diet associated with reduction in type 2 diabetes risk

September 15, 2024
A new study of the links between processed foods and diabetes risk suggests considerable variation, even within the higest degree ultra-processed food (UPF) category.

Alzheimer’s Society pledges £9 million for three dementia training centres

September 15, 2024
The Alzheimer’s Society is investing in a multimillion pound project to tackle the talent drain of promising new researchers.

Study suggests potential heatwave impact on epilepsy

September 7, 2024
Heatwaves could be associated with an increase in abnormal brain activity among people with epilepsy, suggests a recent clinical study carried out by University College London (UCL).

Dr Chris van Tulleken to deliver 2024 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

August 24, 2024
Science broadcaster Dr Chris van Tulleken will deliver this year’s Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, focusing on how food has helped shape human evolution.

Speedy separation offers tool for microplastics and cancer cell studies

August 17, 2024
Researchers in Sweden have pinpointed a method to speed the separation of particles in fluids, providing a potential aid to the study of microplastics in drinking water and the analysis...

Scientists hijack brain parasite for new therapy delivery vehicle

August 3, 2024
Harmful brain parasites could be effectively hijacked as vehicles for therapeutic treatment for neurological diseases, suggests new research.

Real time tracking could slash millions from bill for lost NHS lab samples

August 2, 2024
Supermarket style product tracking piloted at a Leeds hospital could be used to cut the NHS’s mammoth annual bill for lost lab samples.

Smart spoon ‘restores’ dementia sufferers’ taste buds

July 29, 2024
Loss of taste is one of the many symptoms of dementia and one that not only impacts sufferers’ quality of life but can have serious implications for their health.

Baby camels identified as key factor in animal to human MERS virus transmission 

July 28, 2024
Young camels have been identified as a significant contributor in exposing humans to the potentially deadly MERS-CoV virus.

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