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Treatment shift needed for brittle bone disease

14 May, 20262026 Future of Health and Care Research

Increasing bone density in patients with a rare genetic condition that causes bones to break easily…

X-ray image of tibia and fibula fracture in the arm

Study aims to unlock causes of ME/CFS and Long Covid

13 May, 20262026 Future of Health and Care Research

A major new genome sequencing study aiming to uncover the biological causes of ME/CFS and Long…

A teenage girl lies in bed looking out of the window

Artery widening, not blockages, linked to common stroke

06 May, 20262026 Future of Health and Care Research

Scientists have uncovered new evidence that challenges long-held assumptions about the causes of a…

Two doctors look at images on a screen of brain scans

AI fails to make inroads with cybercriminals

04 May, 20262026 Data, Digital and AI Research

Cybercriminals have been struggling to adopt AI in their work, reports the first of its kind study…

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Economic insecurity linked with frailty, study finds

04 May, 20262026 Future of Health and Care Research Data, Digital and AI

Older people who experience unstable finances, poor housing and fuel poverty are at increased risk…

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Repurposed drugs may boost infant leukaemia treatment

27 April, 20262026 animal research Future of Health and Care Research

Three clinically available drugs could pave the way for safer and more effective treatments for one…

A selection of drugs on a desk

Biodiversity set to boost UK economy by billions

16 April, 20262026 Climate and Environmental Crisis Research

Sequencing the DNA of all complex life in the UK and Ireland could generate up to three billion…

Hyacinthoides- common bluebell growing at the University of Oxford's Wytham Woods site.

Swelling after brain bleed linked to worse outcomes

09 April, 20262026 Future of Health and Care Research

Brain swelling in the days following a stroke caused by a brain bleed is linked to a higher risk of…

Close up of brain scans on a computer screen

Crohn’s disease bowel scarring trigger identified

08 April, 20262026 Future of Health and Care Research

Scientists have uncovered what drives the development of scar tissue in the intestines of people…

Senior woman explaining stomach problems to doctor while sitting with son in examination room

Gene therapy safely eradicates brain tumours in mice

08 April, 20262026 animal research Future of Health and Care Research

A single dose of an innovative gene therapy could eliminate hard-to-treat brain tumours and prevent…

Professor Steve Pollard, co-founder of Trogenix, pictured in the lab

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