State of Madness: Psychiatry, Literature, and Dissent After Stalin
23 April 2019Towards the end of the 1960s, rumours began to spread that nonconformist citizens of the USSR were being diagnosed with mental illnesses and confined to psyc
Discovery of genetic variants that protect against obesity and type 2 diabetes could lead to new weight loss medicines
18 April 2019Around four million people in the UK carry genetic variants that protect them from obesity, type 2 diabetes and heart disease, suggests new research from the
Green material for refrigeration identified
18 April 2019Researchers from the UK and Spain have identified an eco-friendly solid that could replace the inefficient and polluting gases used in most refrigerators and
Blood pressure drug shows promise for treating Parkinson’s and dementia in animal studies
18 April 2019A prescription drug to treat high blood pressure has shown promise against conditions such as Parkinson’s, Huntington’s and forms of dementia in studies carr
Additional routine ultrasounds benefit mothers and babies, and could be cost saving, study finds
17 April 2019Offering universal late pregnancy ultrasounds at 36 weeks’ gestation eliminates undiagnosed breech presentation of babies, lowers the rate of emergency caesa
‘Fingerprint database’ could help scientists to identify new cancer culprits
16 April 2019Scientists in Cambridge and London have developed a catalogue of DNA mutation ‘fingerprints’ that could help doctors pinpoint the environmental culprit respo
Variations in the ‘fogginess’ of the universe identify a milestone in cosmic history
16 April 2019Large differences in the ‘fogginess’ of the early universe were caused by islands of cold gas left behind when the universe heated up after the big bang, acc
Knife crime: assault data can help forecast fatal stabbings
12 April 2019Knife crime data from a 12-month period could be used to help forecast the London neighbourhoods most likely to suffer a fatal stabbing the following year, a
‘Mindreading’ neurons simulate decisions of social partners
12 April 2019Scientists have identified special types of brain cells that may allow us to simulate the decision-making processes of others, thereby reconstructing their s
Conservationists share ‘core aims’ but clash over ways forward, study finds
09 April 2019Research reveals rifts within global movement – from economic approaches to protected areas – while confirming support for aims underpinning it.