News incl. lifesciences, animals, wildlife & nature
from or mentioning England (UK)
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IVF babies born using new chromosome counting technique
The first babies have now been born in the UK using a new technique used to select the best embryos for IVF. This advance could bring hope to many couples struggling to have a child and going throu...
Medical negligence during birth led to compensation for boy with Cerebral Palsy
10 Year Old Boy With Cerebral Palsy Recovers £7,850,000 For Injuries at Birth It is difficult to imagine the stress that must have been involved in caring for a child with very special needs at th...
Key step in the development of a norovirus treatment
Noroviruses are recognised world-wide as the most important cause of epidemic nonbacterial gastroenteritis (stomach bugs) and pose a significant public health burden, with an estimated one million ...
Thomas the cat, finally home after 4 years
Study of the reaction starting formation of amyloid fibres
Amyloid fibres, which are implicated in a wide range of diseases, form when proteins misfold and stick together in long, rope-like structures. Until now the nature of the first misfold, which then ...
Dangerous environments make (animal) parents more caring
Research examined how the mortality rates of parents and offspring and the fertility of adults influence the evolution of how much parents care for and feed their young. The team found that unpre...
Acute respiratory infection warning for bus and tram users
The relationship between public transport use and acquisition of acute respiratory infection is not well understood but potentially important during epidemics and pandemics. The research, funded b...
NHS IT plans require safeguards
Eating plenty of fruit and vegetables is the best way to a healthy glow
Those with a healthy glow had a higher presence of carotenoids, which are yellow and red antioxidants thought to play a role in the immune system and fertility. Carotenoids are commonly found in f...
