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The picture shows Dr Pete Culmer, left, and Dr David Brettle, standing by a sleep apnoea machine

Simple fix creates coronavirus breathing aids

Published
Tuesday 7th April, 2020
Categories
Science
Coronavirus
Health

Engineers and scientists have developed a way to convert a sleep apnoea machine into a ventilator to treat people with covid-19.  

A student selecting food from a cafeteria selection

Analysing student eating habits

Published
Monday 6th April, 2020
Categories
Science
Health

Scientists have for the first time used anonymous data from pre-payment food cards to get a unique insight into the eating habits of first year university students.

The image shows the cross section through a human body taken with a specialist radiotherapy machine.

Treating rectal cancer during the covid-19 epidemic

Published
Monday 6th April, 2020
Categories
Science
Coronavirus
Health

Leading cancer experts have  recommended a one-week course of radiotherapy and delaying surgery as the best way to treat patients with rectal cancer during the covid-19 pandemic. 

Image shows a norovirus created from 13,000 separate electron microscope images. It shows bump-like protrusions on the surface of the protein shell around the virus.

Nature's lethal shape-shifter

Published
Wednesday 1st April, 2020
Categories
Health
Science
Health
Science

Every picture tells a story… none more so than this detailed visualisation of a strain of the norovirus.

Time-lapse photograph showing the blur of car lights as they travel at night through a high rise city.

Longer lives not dependent on increased energy use

Published
Friday 27th March, 2020
Categories
Science
Environment

Growing consumption of energy and fossil fuels over four decades did not play a significant role in increasing life expectancy across 70 countries.

This is an aerial image of an African village showing small buildings on the side of a sandy track. There is no sign of major infrastructure development.

Assessing the problem of poor sanitation

Published
Wednesday 25th March, 2020
Categories
Technology
Health

Experts are investigating a better way of measuring the number of people exposed to the health risks of poorly-managed sanitation systems.