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A new less invasive treatment is safer than standard major surgery for early-stage rectal cancer, giving patients a better quality of life with fewer life-altering side effects, a pilot study shows.
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A new study shows that strong and rapid action to cut emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases will help to slow down the rate of global warming over the next 20 years.
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The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on our society and how we may recover from it will be explored by 映客直播 academics in a series of online sessions.
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A new study suggests that COVID-19 guidance in Sweden may have reduced people鈥檚 risks of having a heart attack.
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A visualisation made from nearly 100,000 electron microscope images has revealed the ingenious way a protein involved in muscle activity shuts itself down to conserve energy.
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A large international study has revealed that the genetic risk of pre-eclampsia, a potentially dangerous condition in pregnancy, is related to blood pressure and body mass index (BMI).鈥�
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A major review of palliative care services around the world has highlighted huge inconsistencies in provision, with patients in some countries receiving a fraction of the support provided elsewhere.
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Researchers investigating the public response to official COVID-19 guidance say people can be split into six distinct groups determined by the way they search for, follow and act upon official advice.
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Scientists have conducted a 鈥榤olecular dissection鈥� of a part of the virus that causes foot-and-mouth disease, to try and understand why the pathogen is so infectious.
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Analysis of social media messages between care home staff revealed growing concerns about lack of guidance as the pandemic swept the country.