News incl. lifesciences, animals, wildlife & nature
from or mentioning England (UK)
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Explain the different mechanisms of pain
Researchers have found a previously unknown mechanism through which nerve cells signal pain. This discovery could explain the limitations and inadequacies in the drug development process for painki...
Calls for blindness warnings on cigarettes
Personal exercise regimes to treat depression in young people
A new study to test the effectiveness of personally tailored exercise regimes for young people with depression has been launched in Nottingham, England. The HEALTH project (Help Enable Active Lifes...
Discovery of genes that influence risk of fracture and osteoporosis
Scientists have conducted the largest international study of its kind to identify the genes responsible for osteoporosis. Their research indicates that variants in 56 regions of the human genome in...
Disarming disease-causing bacteria via the translocation and assembly module
Recent research has shown that a protein complex called the Translocation and Assembly Module (TAM), forms a type of molecular pump in bacteria. This TAM allows bacteria to shuttle key disease-caus...
Abnormal copies of chromosomes in the cells of ependymoma tumours
Recent medical research considering abnormal copies of chromosomes in the cells of ependymoma tumours may lead to a new diagnostic test to allow specialists to identify children at the highest risk...
Monkey research and human health
Campaign to thank paramedics
How the shape of animals' teeth suit their food
Scientific researchers at Bristol University have investigated the most efficient ways for teeth to slice food. Their results show how precisely the shape of an animal's teeth is optimized to suit ...
Heart disease medication shown to affect subconscious attitudes towards race
Recent research suggests that taking propranolol, a beta-blocker used to treat heart disease, can affect the person's subconscious attitudes to race. This is of interest to psychologists, psychiatr...
Efforts to diagnose cancer early need to be better tailored to different age groups (UK)
Efforts to diagnose cancer early need to be better tailored to different age groups according to recent research. Older women with breast cancer have a higher risk of their breast cancer being diag...
More mental health support for children and young people (UK)
UK government funding is being made available to centres that provide mental health support to children and young adults. According to Reading University, half of children and young people with lon...
