Pre-term and low birthweight infants have fewer fractures in childhood than full-term and normal-weight newborns, according to a new a study from the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital. The register-based cohort study from Finland utilised the nationwide Medical Birth Register, the Care Register for Health Care, and data provided by Statistics Finland. […]
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Coventry University will be the host venue for The DAISY Foundation conference which will also see parts of the two-day event take place in the iconic Coventry Cathedral. This year’s conference – taking place later this month – is titled ‘Why Nurses Stay?’ and is centred on understanding what drives retention of nurses and the […]
When functionality matters as much as aesthetics: Truly INCLUSIVE and stylish FASHION. Steve is a graphic designer who has lived and worked in Manchester for 20 years. He was involved in a car accident 10 years ago and has been missing a limb ever since. He has always had an interest in fashion and likes […]
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Alternatives to hospital admissions for children insufficient, new report claims: There are record numbers of unwell children being admitted to Scottish hospitals and the current new alternatives being used are insufficient, a new University of Aberdeen study concludes. The researchers are calling for the introduction of a “Hospital at Home” service for those children who […]
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Nanoparticles deliver brain cancer treatment: University of Queensland researchers have developed a nanoparticle to take a chemotherapy drug into fast growing, aggressive brain tumours. Research team lead Dr Taskeen Janjua from UQ’s School of Pharmacy said the new silica nanoparticle can be loaded with temozolomide, a small molecule drug used to treat tumours known as […]
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Most of us know we need to protect our skin from the sun’s harmful UV rays, but many Brits don’t know that our eyes are also very vulnerable to damage from the sun. Even those that don’t regularly go on holiday abroad could be at risk, as sunlight in the UK can cause our eyes […]
New study shows how adaptations to living in a cold climate promoted social evolution. For the first time ever, scientists have uncovered evidence that a species’ long-term adaptation to living in an extremely cold climate has led to the evolution of social behaviours including extended care by mothers, increased infant survival and the ability to live […]
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Leeds Children’s Hospital heart surgeons have performed two scimitar syndrome repairs using an innovative surgical procedure, never-before performed in the UK. Scimitar Syndrome is a rare congenital condition in which a vein from the right lung is abnormally connected to the heart causing oxygenated blood from the lung to return to the wrong side of […]
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We’ve just returned from northwest Syria after training 35 local doctors to surgically treat complex wounds caused by the earthquake that shattered parts of Syria and Türkiye in February. Our CEO, Elly Nott, shares her reflections of our latest mission and how we will continue to stand with Syria. As soon as we crossed the […]
Ahead of World No Tobacco Day (WNTD), the Foundation for a Smoke-Free World (FSFW) reinforced its commitment to help farmers in the world’s most tobacco dependent country, Malawi, explore and embrace sustainable agriculture alternatives to tobacco farming. With funding from a five-year FSFW grant, construction has begun for the Centre for Agricultural Transformation’s (CAT) physical […]
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