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Virus could help treat advanced cancers

Published
11 June 2018
Categories
Science
Health

Early results from a small-scale clinical trial have revealed the potential of a virus to treat some advanced cancers.

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Unequal access to hospice care across England

Published
7 June 2018
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Health

Adults with incurable diseases – including dementia, liver failure and stroke – are not being referred to palliative care from hospices early enough during their illness, according to new research.

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Blackcurrants could help end bad (for the planet) hair days

Published
30 May 2018
Categories
Environment
Science

Natural dyes extracted from blackcurrant waste created during Ribena manufacture have for the first time been used in an effective new hair dyeing technology, developed at the University of Leeds.

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New quantum devices could revolutionise infrared detection

Published
9 April 2018
Categories
Global
Technology

A new generation of ultra-sensitive detectors has opened up the use of infrared wavelengths for a large number of new applications that could improve people’s lives, according to researchers.

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The benefits of earlier access to palliative care

Published
31 January 2018
Categories
Science
Health

Terminally-ill patients experience significantly better quality of life before they die if they receive earlier access to palliative care, according to new research.

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Ancient outcrops give new depth limit for deep-sea burrows

Published
10 January 2018
Categories
Science
Environment

Scientists have found fossil evidence of deep-sea marine life burrowing at least eight metres below the seabed – four times the previously observed depth for modern deep-sea life.