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With forests under pressure from drought, heat, disease and deer, a study has found fewer trees across a range of species surviving to maturity. But scientists say there is still hope

Other lives: Academic who was tireless in her dedication to education

Other lives: Long-serving archivist who oversaw expansion of the University of Birmingham’s special collections

Report on refugees’ experiences says some compare NHS dentistry provision negatively with that in their home country

A study there from the Tommy’s miscarriage charity team analysed 20 projects that explored the tie between birth and eating habits in the months before and after conceiving a baby

Uncomfortable and invasive cystoscopy exams to detect for bladder cancer could be a thing for the past as a new urine test as been invented by Birmingham University and Nonacus

Researchers have examined how inflammageing – the increase in inflammation in the body as we age – can be slowed through lifestyle choices and potential drug therapies

Dr Miriam Stoppard highlights an initiative in the Midlands to improve the safety of patients in maternity and acute care settings by making greater use of digital records

Dr Miriam Stoppard shares exciting research into a probe that can be used away from the dentist to flag up periodontal disease, which if left untreated can lead to increased risks of heart failure and arthritis flare ups