Outdoor play in preschool years linked to better mental health
Children who spend more time playing outdoors between the ages of two and four may be less likely to develop emotional and behavioural difficulties later in childhood.
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05 Jun
Researchers uncover trick used by immune system to attack viruses
Our genomes contain hundreds of genes with antiviral jobs, which are called into action when a virus succeeds in infecting one of our cells. -
03 Jun
Up to half of life-threatening kidney disease cases remain undiagnosed
Significant under diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (CKD), now the ninth leading cause of death globally, is endangering millions of patients around the world and could be improved with the increased use of a simple urine test -
29 May
Gene test can safely spare many breast cancer patients of chemotherapy
Many people with breast cancer can safely avoid chemotherapy with the use of a gene test, potentially sparing them unnecessary side effects without increasing the risk of the cancer returning, according to a large international clinical trial led by UCL in collaboration with the University of Glasgow.