The first-of-its-kind research, published in The Lancet Regional Health Europe, estimated how many adults in England may have undiagnosed autism. To do this, the researchers calculated the number of people who had received an autism diagnosis, from anonymised data from more than 5 million individuals registered at GP practices in England between 2000 and 2018. […]
The collaborative research project, published in Nature Medicine, used clinical expertise and state-of-the-art computational analysis to identify a genetic signature of CAR T-cells that will be the most effective in the long term. CAR T-cells are genetically engineered T-cells (a type of immune cell), that are designed to target leukaemia. In recent years, they have […]
Concerns were raised about the risk of suicide among healthcare workers during the pandemic after a number of high-profile cases were reported in the media. Researchers from UCL, the University of Bristol and King’s College London sought to investigate the prevalence and incidence of suicidal thoughts and behaviour among NHS healthcare workers in England and […]
A new World Health Organisation (WHO) report written by a University of Liverpool Professor reveals that since the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of people out of work, in Europe who trust their governments has fallen by an additional 40%. The report, written by Professor Benjamin Barr, Professor in Applied Public Health Research, University investigators, partners […]
Pioneering research led by the University of Liverpool is using molecular biology to analyse the blood and predict future lung cancer. The University’s Lung Cancer Research Group, in collaboration with Janssen Pharmaceutica NV (Janssen), have demonstrated in a recent paper great potential to use proteins circulating in blood to predict Britain’s most common cause of […]
The report, titled “The Impact of COVID-19 on Education, Food & Play-Leisure and Related Adaptations for Children and Young People,” outlines how slow government action and policy gaps in efforts to stop the spread of Covid-19 had negative impacts on children and young people’s health and welfare. The report is part of the first stage […]
Young adults who use social media to browse content of other users are more likely to experience anxiety, depression and stress than more active users who share their own content, a new study has found. Previous studies into the impact of social media have found contradictory evidence of the impact of on the users’ mental […]
Fresh figures from the 2024 QS World University Rankings see Brunel University London rocket a remarkable 69 places to reach its highest score ever in the table. The 20th QS World University Rankings put Brunel 343rd in the world and 40th in the UK. One of three major league tables in the academic calendar, QS […]
