Severely Frail Individuals With COVID-19 Are 3x More Likely to Die
New research led by the University of Birmingham has revealed for the first time the extent to which frailty increases the risk of mortality in…
New research led by the University of Birmingham has revealed for the first time the extent to which frailty increases the risk of mortality in…
Research led by the University of Birmingham and Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has revealed new insight into the biological mechanisms of the…
Space exploration achieved several notable firsts in 2020 despite the COVID-19 pandemic, including commercial human spaceflight and returning samples of an asteroid to Earth. The…
Prolonged exposure to environmentally relevant concentrations of the weedkiller Roundup causes significant harm to keystone species according to new research at the University of Birmingham….
The capacity of the Amazon forest to store carbon in a changing climate will ultimately be determined by how fast trees die – and what…
A rare blast of light, emitted by a star as it is sucked in by a supermassive black hole, has been spotted by scientists using…
A type of virus that preys on bacteria could be harnessed to combat bacterial infections in patients whose immune systems have been weakened by the…
Gravitational-wave researchers at the University of Birmingham have developed a new model that promises to yield fresh insights into the structure and composition of neutron…
Chemical Recycling Makes Useful Product From Waste Bioplastic A faster, more efficient way of recycling plant-based “bioplastics” has been developed by a team of scientists…
The key to unlocking the secrets of a large group of pulsating stars has been discovered by an international team of astrophysicists. Pulsations are a…
Over 28 million elective surgeries across the globe could be canceled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic — leading to patients facing a lengthy…
A new way of looking at marine evolution over the past 540 million years has shown that levels of biodiversity in our oceans have remained…
A supernova at least twice as bright and energetic, and likely much more massive than any yet recorded has been identified by an international team…
Humans have been studying the light from stars since the beginning of our history; however, we’ve only just discovered in the last few decades that…
Astronomers working on ‘first light’ results from a newly commissioned telescope in Chile made a chance discovery that led to the identification of a rare…
Researchers at the University of Birmingham and Tommy’s National Centre for Miscarriage Research say giving progesterone to women with early pregnancy bleeding and a history…
New Guidelines Will Improve Treatment for Patients With Hyperthyroidism Radioactive iodine is to be recommended as the frontline treatment for patients with thyroid gland overactivity…
Scientists have examined a key receptor for the first time at high resolution — broadening understanding of how it might function, and opening the door…