catching on
Study highlights H7N9 bird flu's potential to spread between humans
A new study suggests there have been multiple clusters of human-to-human transmission in recent outbreaks of the bird flu strain H7N9.
Stories written by Samuel Wong
life extended
People will live longer than official estimates predict, say researchers
A new study forecasting how life expectancy will change in England and Wales has predicted people will live longer than current estimates.
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metabolic markers
Urine profiles provide clues to how obesity causes disease
Scientists have identified chemical markers in urine associated with body mass, providing insights into how obesity causes disease.
food for thought
Diet swap has dramatic effects on colon cancer risk for Americans and Africans
Scientists have found dramatic effects on risk factors for colon cancer when American and African volunteers swapped diets for just two weeks.
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DNA map
Pancreas cells' genetic instructions open doors to diabetes treatment
Scientists have mapped the genetic instructions for pancreas development, providing information that could aid research into diabetes treatments.
GAME THEORY
Researchers turn to Kinect gaming technology to solve brain scanner problem
Researchers are planning to use Microsoft's Kinect video game system to improve the quality of brain imaging pictures in dementia research.
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BEHIND THE SCENES
Inside Imperial's animal research facilities
Imperial College London has published a short film taking viewers inside its animal research facilities.
care quality questioned
Alternative providers of GP services perform worse than traditional practices
A new study has found that alternative providers of primary care in the NHS do not perform as well as traditional GP practices.
extra burden
Ebola-affected countries suffered over 10,000 extra malaria deaths in 2014
As many as 10,900 extra malaria deaths may have occurred in 2014 due to the disruption of healthcare services in countries hit by Ebola.
drugs fall short
Alcoholic hepatitis treatments fail to keep patients alive
The main drugs used to treat alcoholic hepatitis are not effective at increasing patients' survival, a major study has found.
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