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Bereavement care lacking for ethnic minorities

Published
1 July 2021
Categories
Coronavirus
Health

Grieving friends and relatives from ethnic minority backgrounds are suffering from a lack of appropriate help to cope with losing a loved one, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers say.

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New targets to try and prevent lethal blood clots

Published
1 July 2021
Categories
Science
Health

Scientists have made a breakthrough in understanding the process that leads to a blood clot forming in the lungs – a condition that kills more than 2,000 people in the UK each year.

'Huge potential' in virtual clinical trials

Published
23 June 2021
Categories
Health

A study involving virtual rather than real patients was as effective in evaluating a medical device used  to treat  brain  aneurysms, according to new research.

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A sharper focus on protein behaviour

Published
16 June 2021
Categories
Health
Science

Scientists have developed a new computational technique that allows them to see in finer detail the way protein molecules behave.

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T-rays could 'revolutionise cancer treatment'

Published
4 June 2021
Categories
Be Curious
Health

Researchers are investigating whether a kinder form of radiation known as T-rays could be used to image and treat patients with skin or bowel cancer.