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‘Kangaroo mother care’ reduces infant mortality risk
The “kangaroo mother care” method of skin-to-skin contact between a mother and her prematurely born or low birth weight baby reduces the risk of infant mortality by nearly a third, according to new research. Read more
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ERC funding aims to advance pig-to-human heart transplants
A researcher has won a major grant to help develop techniques that will enable successful pig-to-human heart transplants. Read more
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Obesity treatment hope after brown fat breakthrough
New discoveries about “brown fat” could lead to treatments for obesity and related diseases such as diabetes, British researchers say. Read more
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Early promise for multi-cancer blood test
A multi-cancer blood test being trialled across the UK has shown significant promise in an early study, a global conference is to hear. Read more
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One in ten affected by autoimmune disease
Autoimmune diseases affect about one in ten people, according to new findings presented at the European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR) yesterday. Read more
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Liver dialysis device is ‘safe and effective’ in trial
A ‘potentially transformative’ clinical trial of liver dialysis has been completed successfully in the UK, it was announced today. Read more
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Nasal spray with ketamine for severe migraine
Ketamine nasal spray may be a promising treatment for chronic migraine, reducing headache intensity and improving quality of life, researchers say today. Read more
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Ukraine health care suffers thousandth attack
Ukraine has now suffered more than a thousand attacks on health care facilities, the World Health Organization has announced. Read more
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Robots improve uterine transplants
A Swedish team specialising in uterus transplants has now deployed robot-assisted surgery in the procedure, it has been announced. Read more
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Campaign to raise awareness of aphasia
More than half of the British public have never heard of aphasia, according to research from the Stroke Association. Read more