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New DNA test cuts brain tumour diagnosis times from ‘weeks to days’

NHS England said that the test will be trialled across specialist centres in England

The Independent UK · Sep 24

One in Four Infected UK Health Workers Reported Long COVID, and the Report Names Who Carried the Heaviest Load

A UK review found that one in four infected healthcare workers reported prolonged COVID symptoms, and 26.5 percent worldwide still had them at a year.

Medical Daily · Aug 31

How a 3,400-year-old Bronze Age log boat helped archaeologists uncover thousands of years of life along the River Trent

A new exhibition opening at the University of Nottingham Museum is bringing together decades of archaeological work along the River Trent, one of Britain's most extensively studied river valleys. Prehistoric Lives in the Trent Valley, curated by researchers from York Archaeology, draws on artefacts, pollen samples, animal remains and layers…

The Times of India · Jul 31

Ice vests or daily cold showers could help people lose weight, study finds

Researchers say daily exposure to cold activates brown fat and could help speed up body’s burning of calories

The Guardian - UK · May 15

UK’s ‘smokefree generation’ policy could cut smoking and boost health, study finds

The policy could lead to health gains that build over time, with tens of thousands of additional healthy years of life. By 2075, the policy could deliver around 88,000 extra healthy life years compared with no new law.

Euronews · Feb 12

Smoke-free law could see use drop below 5% in young people

Smoking is responsible for more than a quarter of cancer deaths in the UK

The Independent UK · Feb 11

Nottingham University urged to reconsider proposed course suspensions

Dozens of students and staff gathered to protest against the potential future course closures on Monday.

Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2025

Why it is so hard to estimate the number of victims of modern slavery in the UK

How many people in the UK are victims of modern slavery? At present, we don’t actually know. There is no consensus on the answer to this question, despite the wide interest in finding it, and the tools and data to do so.

The Conversation · Oct 14, 2025

Students killed in Nottingham attacks to be awarded posthumous degrees

Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, were fatally stabbed as they walked home from a night out in Nottingham in June 2023.

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2025

Age group that waits the longest for cancer diagnosis revealed in new study

While some children are diagnosed on the same day their symptoms began, others waited up to six years, experts have found

The Independent UK · May 27, 2025