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Diverse life forms existed on Earth much earlier than previously thought – study

Diverse life forms existed on Earth at least 3.75 billion years ago, much earlier than previously thought, a new study suggests. Researchers analysed a fist-sized rock from Quebec, Canada, estimated to be between 3.75 and 4.28 billion years old. An ...

13 Apr 2022 at 20:25

Magnetic brain cell technique developed that could treat depression

Scientists have developed a new technique to activate brain cells outside of the body, which they hope could pave the way for treatments for conditions such as depression. The early-stage research in rats involved brain cells called astrocytes ...

24 Feb 2022 at 00:25

New diagnostic tool ‘could help reduce prostate cancer deaths’

A new screening tool for prostate cancer could help reduce the number of deaths from the disease, experts have said. Researchers have developed a new algorithm estimating a person’s risk of developing prostate cancer based on age and the ...

08 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Schools in England ‘must reform how children are taught to read’

The manner in which children are taught to read in England is in need of urgent reform, more than 250 experts have said in a letter to the Government. According to research, led by academics from UCL, England’s teachers now focus more ...

19 Jan 2022 at 01:26

Adolescents more vulnerable to cannabis addiction than adults, study suggests

Sixteen and 17-year-olds are more than three times more vulnerable to developing a cannabis addiction than adults, researchers have found. However, they may not be at increased risk of other mental health problems related to the drug,...

01 Jul 2022 at 01:01

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New smartphone app ‘could save lives’

A smartphone app that can identify severe jaundice in newborn babies by scanning their eyes could help save lives in poorer parts of the world, a new study suggests. In the study – co-authored by researchers at University College ...

04 Jun 2022 at 17:33

Discovery of ‘ghost’ fossils reveals plankton resilience to past global warming

The discovery of fossils – or “ghosts” – of plankton that lived millions of years ago is shedding new light on how they reacted to global warming events in the past. An international team of scientists have discovered a new type ...

19 May 2022 at 20:00

Covid ‘multiplies death rate by a similar amount for most adults in the UK’

Coronavirus has increased the chances of people dying proportionately across the population, regardless of underlying health issues, a new study has suggested. However, this increase has had the biggest impact on the numbers of ...

06 Jan 2022 at 20:25

Breakthrough Alzheimer’s drug could be in UK use in a year but only for minority

(adds detail in final three pars) Patients could be getting breakthrough Alzheimer’s drug in a year, experts have said, but only a small proportion of patients will benefit unless more is done to boost dementia services in the ...

23 Nov 2022 at 18:56

Food banks and second-hand dancing shoes – the struggles that led to the strikes

Striking workers have told of the struggles that are forcing them to join walkouts on Wednesday – including the use of food banks and buying second-hand dancing shoes for their children. Teachers, train drivers, civil ...

01 Feb 2023 at 11:29

‘Urgent change’ needed to support dementia carers, say researchers

The level of support needed by people caring for a loved one with dementia is underestimated, researchers have said. The study, which was carried out by University College London (UCL) with funding from Alzheimer’s ...

09 Jun 2023 at 10:56

Devastating heart condition spontaneously reversed in ‘unprecedented case’

Three men who had heart failure caused by a build-up of toxic proteins have seen their condition spontaneously reversed in what has been described as “an unprecedented case”. Cardiac amyloidosis is a progressive ...

07 Jun 2023 at 22:00

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