Tag: University College London
4 months ago
mirror.co.uk

New JN.1 Covid wave ‘may be biggest yet’ as expert warns over 'devious' strain

Professor Peter Openshaw, a virus expert at Imperial College London, is warning of a 'major surge' as the JN.1 varian...

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8 months ago
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What are the three Covid variants of concern for the UK and what are their symptoms?

Three new mutated Covid variants have been detected in the UK - Eris, BA.2.86 or 'Pirola' and Omicron subvariant 'BA....

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9 months ago
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People who pick their nose 'are more likely to get Covid' as new variant hits UK

A new study carried out in the Netherlands has found a link between picking the nose and spreading coronavirus in med...

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over 2 years ago
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Covid variants will become less severe 'with light at end of tunnel', expert claims

Sage member Professor Andrew Hayward said "it doesn't do the virus any good" if variants are more severe and Omicron ...

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over 2 years ago
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Cabbies helping Alzheimer’s research because of amazing memory of London routes

The Black Cab drivers have been given MRI scans while remembering the quickest routes through London in a bid to find...

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over 2 years ago
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Working as a doctor or director 'may give better protection from dementia than driving a bus'

Doing more mentally stimulating jobs may postpone the onset of dementia, researchers at University College London hav...

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almost 3 years ago
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Children face just a one in 500,000 risk of dying from Covid, studies show

In England 25 children have died directly from coronavirus. Of those six did not have any underlying health condition...

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almost 3 years ago
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New app can boost the reading ability of stroke survivors with language impairment

iReadMe was developed by British scientists and can also help people with dementia, brain damage and brain tumours

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almost 3 years ago
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Face masks now essential part of lives - do you follow rules or should they go

Face masks have become an essential part of our lives for last 18 months - but with the vaccination programme roaring...

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almost 3 years ago
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Sport events testing 'Covid passports' saw no significant rise in transmission

Bill Bush, chief exec of the Premier League, shared preliminary results of the trials - which included the FA Cup final

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almost 3 years ago
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Government publishes troubling new India variant data late on Saturday night

A risk assessment rated the increased transmissibility and the reduced effectiveness of vaccines on the India variant...

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almost 3 years ago
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Scientists develop an extra thumb to make life easier

The new digit helps people to do jobs with one hand that have traditionally required two

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