A major study will vet effectiveness of screening methods for prostate cancer in a bid to save thousands of men’s lives each year.
Charities have hailed the £42 million British project, called Transform, as “a pivotal moment" in the history of researching the disease.
The trial, commissioned by Prostate Cancer UK and led by London universities, will compare various screening methods for current NHS diagnostic processes – including blood tests, physical examinations and biopsies.
Research by UCL suggests vaping may expose teenagers to toxic metals - including uranium - that could harm the brain and other vital organs.
Biomarkers in participants’ urine tests were assessed for the presence of lead, uranium and cadmium - with both frequent and intermittent e-cigarette users having higher lead metal levels than those who vaped occasionally.
Scientists at the University of Milan in Italy have rented a motorcycle wall of death to create a circular exercise wheel for improving fitness in space.
Researchers sough to mimic Earth’s gravitational pull as a runner dashes around the fairground stunt attraction attached to a bungee harness.
Alberto Minetti, professor of physiology in Milan, tells us about the project - and describes the toll on the human body from returning to Earth after zero gravity.
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A compensation scheme for victims of the vast 70s and 80s contaminated blood scandal could be operational by Christmas after the government accepted a Labour amendment.
Research by University College London suggests perimenopausal women have a 40 per cent higher risk of suffering depression.
Plus, stowaway spiders’ climate change link, London children exercise drop and deepest blue hole found.
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