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Which goals do people pursue when they decide to adopt environmentally conscious behaviours?   The study examines the drivers of environmentally friendly behavior.

A major international research project involving UCL is underway to test whether a finger prick-style blood test could be used to help diagnose Alzheimer's disease, even before symptoms begin.

A new study from The University of Manchester has found that happier teachers help create happier pupils - and better learning - as ten schools across the UK embrace a groundbreaking approach to wellbeing.

Antje Körner holds a professorship in metabolism research at Leipzig University's Faculty of Medicine.

A mysterious bar-shaped cloud of iron has been discovered inside the iconic Ring Nebula by a European team led by astronomers at UCL and Cardiff University.

Study could help to provide early warning signals for other emerging waterborne diseases A study led by a University of Calgary researcher has come up with an AI-based early detection system for river-borne pathogens - including whirling disease in trout and salmon. The study, published in Methods in Ecology and Evolution , started in 2018 using data from Alberta Environment and Parks after several lakes and rivers were infected with whirling disease, which is named after the circular swimming pattern of infected fish.

New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has found that although dog owners can often accurately identify common canine health problems, they frequently underestimate how urgently to seek veterinary care.

The link between high engagement in gambling and suicidality is stronger than previously thought, according to a new study by the Universities of Glasgow and City St Georges, University of London.

Men with high-risk locally advanced prostate cancer in England will soon be offered the drug abiraterone on the NHS, following landmark findings from the UCL-led STAMPEDE trial.

While access to water and hygiene is recognized as a fundamental right, the supply of public showers in Brussels remains largely insufficient and poorly distributed.

A newlywed has become the first NHS patient in England with an aggressive form of leukaemia to have a pioneering treatment developed by UCL researchers.

Children from less privileged families are less likely to attend grammar school after primary school, despite achieving the same results.

Future treatment for chronic health problems could be as simple as an annual doctor's appointment, due to advances in bioelectric medicine at Carnegie Mellon University.

Environmental phenomena and their consequences can disrupt social structures and destabilize political systems.

The insecticide fipronil has been detected in Swiss waterways in concentrations that are critical for aquatic life.

Alcohol treatment for adolescents in England who are not in employment, education or training (NEET) is more than twice as likely to fail than compared to those who are , University of Manchester researchers have found.

What does a lack of knowledge about women's health actually mean? Here are five clear answers to why both research and the healthcare system must focus more on women's health - with insights from Prof

Resistant starch, present in cooked and cooled potatoes, rice, or pasta, might be the latest hit on food blogs and among nutrition enthusiasts, but it turns out its impact on our gut is also being studied in the context of neurodegenerative diseases.

A new ERC Proof of Concept Grant now enables the team led by Jörg Schmiedmayer to develop a prototype for an entirely new quantum technology.

A behavioral experiment shows that a completely uncooperative behavioral strategy undermines climate protection efforts even when disasters are looming Short-term effect: In the experiment, simulated climate events increase contributions only temporarily without improving overall success.

Researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology Natal van Riel and Carlijn Bouten contribute to new treatments for heart disease.

Canada is failing in a decades-old pledge to monitor the health of Pacific salmon, according to new research from Simon Fraser University.

There are indications that a simple finger-prick blood test could, in the future, detect Alzheimer's disease long before the first clinical symptoms become apparent.

Experts equipped office space with radar-powered movement detectors and low-cost pollution sensors to link office occupancy, physical activity and air quality. University of Birmingham scientists have developed a new way of measuring and analysing indoor air pollution that - in initial trials - has established a clear link between office occupancy, physical activity, and air quality.