The Covid-19 emergency could, over the next year, lead to a 20% rise in the number of deaths from people who have been newly diagnosed with cancer, according to research supported by DATA-CAN.
Health Data Research (HDR) UK is today announcing the funding of a £3.4m innovative data initiative in the north of England, involving experts from the University of Leeds.
A global collaboration of scientists has more than doubled the known number of regions on the human genome that influence the risk of developing melanoma.
A research team at Leeds has developed a way of creating a ventilatory system for covid-19 patients that can be made rapidly on a 3D printer.
Scientists have developed a technique that could significantly reduce the time to discover potential new antibody-based drugs to treat disease.
Engineers and scientists have developed a way to convert a sleep apnoea machine into a ventilator to treat people with covid-19.
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.
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.
Playing video games as a young child has been linked to an increased body mass index (BMI) as a teenager.
Every picture tells a story… none more so than this detailed visualisation of a strain of the norovirus.