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19/08/2021 - Damaged fetal membranes can repair themselves
Fetal membranes can repair themselves after injury, researchers have found. More

17/08/2021 - Night work 'increases risk of atrial fibrillation'
Night shift workers have a higher risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AF), new research has concluded. More

10/08/2021 - Call for change to neonatal sepsis guidelines
Global guidelines for treatment of neonatal sepsis should be changed to advise different antibiotics in poor countries, according to the findings of a major study published today. More

03/08/2021 - Myopia in children linked to COVID-19 pandemic
An increase in myopia among children could be linked to the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study out today has suggested. More

27/07/2021 - Eye surface changes could identify long COVID
Long COVID could be identified by nerve fibre loss and an increase in dendritic cells on the cornea, doctors suggest today. More

23/07/2021 - How Delta is so dangerous
The COVID-19 B.1.617 variant, which originated in India can infect certain lung and intestinal cell lines more efficiently than the original virus, German research has found. More

23/06/2021 - Statins for heart failure linked to fewer cancers
People with heart failure who take statins may be at a reduced risk of cancer, researchers say today. More

02/06/2021 - Call for new vaccine approach in India
Public health practitioners are calling for the Covid-19 vaccination to be provided free of charge and vaccine approvals to be hastened in India. More

24/05/2021 - Double dose vaccines effective against Indian variant
Double dose vaccination is “highly effective” against the Indian variant of COVID-19 – but not quite as effective as against other variants, British researchers have reported. More

10/05/2021 - Women with brittle bones at risk of heart disease
Women who have thin and brittle bones face an increased risk of developing heart disease, researchers have reported. More

29/04/2021 - Plea to India to postpone elections
Some of Britain’s leading doctors have lent their voices to a call for India to postpone planned elections as the COVID-19 pandemic devastates the country. More

28/04/2021 - Vaccine success leaves UK near virus free
The first dose of COVID-19 vaccination achieved reductions in infection rates of 70% after three weeks, according to a major new analysis. More

15/04/2021 - Call for Olympics delay amid virus concern
The world needs to reconsider the Olympic Games planned for this summer, experts warned last night amid concerns that “close airborne transmission” will fuel a further wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. More

30/03/2021 - Asthma attacks reduced in first COVID-19 phase
Fewer than normal patients presented with severe asthma attacks, or were hospitalised with pneumonia, influenza and chronic lung diseases during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to three new studies. More

30/03/2021 - Risks of exercising outside when air quality is poor
Young people should avoid very strenuous physical activity on days when air pollution levels are high, according to new research from South Korea published today. More

09/03/2021 - Diphtheria could become a 'major global threat'
Diphtheria could become a global threat again because it is evolving and becoming resistant to a number of classes of antibiotics, scientists have warned. More

25/02/2021 - New malaria genome data published
New genome variation data on more than 7,000 malaria parasites will help in the development of treatments, surveillance tools for malaria control and elimination, British researchers have reported. More

19/02/2021 - RECOVERY COVID-19 trial goes international
The world’s largest clinical trial for COVID-19 treatments has expanded internationally, with patients being enrolled in Indonesia and Nepal. More

17/02/2021 - Neanderthal descendants get COVID protection
Descendants of Neanderthals may enjoy some genetic protection against the COVID-19 virus, according to a new scientific study. More

19/01/2021 - Geneticists warn of "coercive" collection of DNA
Genetics experts have called for scientific journals to re-examine academic papers where there are question marks over consent for DNA collection. More

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