Smoking in pregnancy can harm developing babies, especially their growth. Current guidelines recommend that pregnant smokers who find quitting difficult should be provided with nicotine replacements products, and stop-smoking ...
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In the next 20 years, there will be a substantial global rise in multimorbidities, with consequences for patients, caregivers, health care systems and society. Addressing this challenge requires a shift in the prevailing ...
Jul 19, 2023
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An overview paper published in the journal Science explores artificial intelligence (AI) applications in medical robots, including Professor Kaspar Althoefer's scientific research unlocking the potential of flexible and adaptable ...
Jul 14, 2023
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The molecular processes responsible for natural aging of cells are poorly understood. Studying conditions in humans where aging is accelerated due to genetic causes presents opportunities to learn about the mechanisms that ...
Jul 13, 2023
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New research, led by Queen Mary University of London, has unpicked the threads linking statin use, ethnicity and the risk of developing young-onset cataracts in British people with South Asian ancestry.
Jul 6, 2023
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A new family of DNA elements which control the activation of certain genes known to cause a rare disease known as MSL3 syndrome in children has been identified.
Jun 12, 2023
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Researchers have found that the cause of a common type of high blood pressure originates in a tiny benign nodule, present in one-in-twenty people with hypertension. The nodule produces a hormone, aldosterone, that controls ...
Jun 8, 2023
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Melanoma skin cancer cells radically rewire their internal power systems to drive their spread to other parts of the body, a new study shows.
May 25, 2023
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Restaurants and takeaway (take-out) companies are drowning our food in salt and failing to meet the voluntary salt reduction targets, as new research by Action on Salt, a research group based at Queen Mary University of London, ...
May 17, 2023
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A structure surrounding ovarian cancer trains cells called macrophages to protect the tumor from immune attack, according to new research led by Queen Mary University of London.
May 16, 2023
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