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Motor mimicry could offer insight into muscle conditions say researchers

March 21, 2026
Mechanical motors created to mimic molecules that enable human muscles to contract could eventually offer new insight into ageing and conditions including muscular dystrophy, say scientists. Researchers working at the...

Hearing pioneer James Hudspeth dies aged 79

August 23, 2025
A. James Hudspeth, the American neuroscientist credited with discovering how the inner ear translates sound into signals for the brain, has died at the age of 79.

Bowden award for researcher’s bird standing studies

July 23, 2025
Royal Veterinary College (RVC) PhD student Yuting Lin has been awarded the Ruth Bowden Award for her work on how birds use their muscles and nervous systems to stand up...

Trials start on Bath pillow for safer bed transfers

June 9, 2025
A new product co-developed by university academics and their local hospital trust could reduce the time and labour needed to move intensive care unit (ICU) patients.

Trials tackle if menstrual cycle contributes to women’s soccer injury

May 4, 2025
Football governing body FIFA is funding Kingston University to research whether the menstrual cycle is a contributing factor to a dominant injury in women’s sport.

Royal Marsden claims first with online daily adaptive radiotherapy treatment

May 4, 2025
London’s Royal Marsden Hospital is claiming a medical first for a radiotherapy planning system that can generate personalised cancer treatment capable of adapting on a daily basis.

AI enables vets to take cues straight from the horse’s mouth

April 21, 2025
Two Swedish research institutions have developed an AI platform that provides a 'digital voice' for equine patients to aid diagnosis.

Study reveals older exercisers are made of tougher stuff

April 5, 2025
Older adults may be more physically resilient when exercising than is commonly supposed, according to a new study from the University of Lancaster.

Imperial’s smart heart reading T-shirt nets £340k

January 6, 2025
Imperial College London researchers have secured more than a third of a million pounds to enable them to develop an AI t-shirt that can detect inherited heart rhythm conditions.

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