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Two leading UCL health academics were invited to Westminster to discuss their research as part of a roundtable exploring strategies to retain NHS staff, particularly those from diverse and ethnic minority backgrounds.

In Switzerland's first inclusive flatshare, students from ETH Zurich live alongside people with spinal cord injuries.

Simon Fraser researchers are laying the groundwork for an innovative long-term care model that combines nature-based therapy with village-setting care to enhance the quality of life for people living with dementia.

A groundbreaking new treatment using genome-edited immune cells, developed by scientists at UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), has shown promising results in helping children and adults fight a rare and aggressive form of blood cancer.

A new study from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has shed light on how Toxoplasma gondii ( T. gondii ), the causative agent of toxoplasmosis, can alter host behaviour. The research findings show that such behavioural changes are achieved, at least in part, through dopamine manipulation caused by dopamine produced by the parasite itself.

Hundreds of different types of neurons make up the neural circuits in our brains.

Food Seaweed has long been praised as a sustainable superfood, but its characteristic 'fishy' flavor has been a barrier for many Western consumers. Now, a new study from the University of Copenhagen shows that fermentation with lactic acid bacteria may be the key to making seaweed more palatable. Eating seaweed can be extremely healthy, we often hear.

Researchers at the University of Oxford and their collaborators have demonstrated that simple, rapid, and inexpensive tests can detect deadly contaminants in medicinal syrup s - contaminants that have tragically led to the deaths of hundreds of children worldwide.

MRI study found no similar association for male participants, suggesting stress has different biological impacts on men and women Women who report high levels of psychosocial stress, such as from car

Droughts mean farmers don't have enough water. Water from sewage treatment plants seems a stable future source for irrigating farmland, but is it safe? Water technologist Erik Vriezekolk is now taking the first steps to investigate this.

A new study led by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has verified that lop-eared rabbits are more prone to hidden and potentially painful ear disease. The findings address evidence gaps from previous research and highlight the importance of routine veterinary otoscopic ear checks to help owners protect the health and wellbeing of pet rabbits.

Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence »Balance of the Microverse « at the University of Jena and the Leibniz-HKI, together with international partners, have uncovered a mechanism that determines how our gut microbiome processes healthful plant compounds.

A major new study by UCL researchers has revealed the challenges faced by London's 1.3m night workers, including pay inequality, health problems, transport difficulties, safety concerns and a lack of workplace dignity. Night workers, those who typically work between 6pm and 6am, make up around a quarter of London's 5.3m workforce and 16% of the UK's night workforce.

After scientists at the Comprehensive Cancer Centre of the Medical University of Vienna and the University Hospital Vienna demonstrated the benefits of the 4-valent HPV vaccination in women after sur

By transforming a kitchen into a fully instrumented research environment, a team led by EPFL neuroscientist Alexander Mathis opens a new window onto the fine-grained mechanics of human movement.

The University of Bonn has again succeeded in garnering funding under the GO-Bio initial grant program this year, with as many as six innovative projects attracting 100,000 euros of funding for their conceptual phase.

Epilepsy is a brain condition affecting  tens of millions of people around the globe. It is characterized by seizures, which are caused by abnormal electrical signals in the brain's neurons.

When ant pupae are infected by pathogens, they change their body odour. In this way, they warn the colony of the risk of infection - and thus seal their death.

Research into parental support needs is informing Cambridge Children's Hospital's commitment to provide a 'whole family' approach to care.

Using stem cells delivered by custom-designed biomaterials into intervertebral discs - the tissues that function as cushions between the bones of the spine - Western's Bone and Joint Institute is working on solutions to restore the function and structure of damaged or degenerative spinal discs.

Greasy smell: The smell of fatty foods during pregnancy in mice can exacerbate obesity in offspring, even if the mother eats a healthy diet.

A simple neck scan can identify men with double the risk of heart failure, according to a new study led by UCL researchers and funded by the British Heart Foundation and the National Institute for Health and Care Research. A carotid ultrasound, like the ultrasound for pregnant women, is quick and painless, using a small handheld device moved gently over the neck to scan the arteries underneath.

Six research institutions, including the University of Valencia (UV), have developed a new procedure that will enable brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans to be carried out more easily, more rapidly and with higher quality, thereby facilitating the diagnosis of neurological disorders.

Research: LHBTIQA+ people from Gelderland and Overijssel feel less safe in public spaces than in 2023 New research by Vizier and Radboud University shows that LGBTIQA+ people in Gelderland and Overijssel feel less safe and accepted than they did two years ago.

MALARIA If we fail to curb climate change, malaria mosquitoes could significantly expand their habitats across Africa, exposing hundreds of millions of people to a higher risk of infection. An insistent buzzing at sunset followed by itchy, spotted legs. Here in Denmark, mosquitoes are mostly an annoying - but generally harmless - nuisance.

A new Research Training Group in medicine and an extended one in psychology, psychiatry and neurobiology: researchers in Würzburg are celebrating funding success from the German Research Foundation (DFG).

Psychology How can people with diametrically opposed views suddenly stand shoulder to shoulder in protest? Researchers from Copenhagen, Oslo and Mainz have investigated this question.

One-third of junior doctors have experienced sexual harassment and abuse (SHA) within their healthcare system.

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Edinburgh visited UCL's EGA Institute for Women's Health to see first-hand the cutting-edge science which is improving outcomes for women and babies.