Coronavirus infections in England and Wales hit peak days before lockdown, study finds
Prof Wood said: "It does seem possible that the social distancing that was happening before full lockdown might have done...
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Two-hour coronavirus test could free up hospital beds before winter, study finds
Coronavirus tests which only take two hours can be used to free up hospital beds, a Cambridge study has found....
Two-metre rule halves chances of catching coronavirus, first major social distancing study finds
For the new study, an international group of scientists analysed data from research into the Covid-19, Sars and Mers viruses,...
Prostate cancer sufferers could be treated with ultrasound to avoid side effects, major study finds
Professor Hashim Ahmed, from Imperial College London, said: “Radiotherapy is effective in most men but for the thousands of men...
NHS workers should wear face masks at home and avoid having family meals, study finds
Researchers said that people who are at most risk should consider the measures to prevent passing on the disease to...
Children half as likely as adults to catch coronavirus, UCL study finds
The study could not establish whether younger children were any less likely to be susceptible to the virus than older...
Cancer surgery delays could lead to 5,000 deaths, study warns
Delays to cancer surgery will lead to almost 5,000 deaths, a study has warned, amid growing fears about the broader...
Agency workers are helping to spread coronavirus in care homes, study claims
A DHSC spokesman said: "We are working around the clock to make sure care homes, and our frontline social care...
Full fat dairy products help cut risk of obesity and diabetes, study suggests
Two daily helpings of full fat dairy can help cut the risk of obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure, a...
Cats can infect each other with coronavirus, study finds
There is a growing body of research into the potential for pets to pick up coronavirus. Following reports of cats...
Dementia patients three times more likely to get severe coronavirus, study finds
Professor David Melzer, who led the research team, said: "These initial results suggest that some risky pre-existing diseases in older...
Coronavirus no longer an epidemic in UK, Oxford study finds, with cases falling below threshold
Overall rates of respiratory infections fell from 20.4 to 3.3 per 10,000 after the lockdown was introduced. "Rates of upper...
Classic Disney films can improve chemotherapy patients’ emotional state, study finds
Classic Disney films can dramatically improve chemotherapy patients' emotional state, a study has found. Scientists at the Medical University of...
Sunshine could protect against coronavirus by boosting vitamin D levels, study finds
Previous studies have found a link between low vitamin D levels and susceptibility to acute respiratory tract infections. Dr Lee...
Yoga can help half the number of headaches migraine sufferers experience, study shows
Yoga can help to overcome migraines, a study has shown, as the meditative technique almost halved the number of headaches sufferers...
Bars should offer more non-alcoholic than alcoholic drinks to improve nation’s health, study suggests
Bars and restaurants should offer more non-alcoholic than alcoholic drinks to improve the nation's health, a new study has suggested....
Obese people can lose weight by wearing weighted vests, new study shows
Obese people can lose almost 4lbs in under a month by wearing weighted vests, according to a new academic study in...
Coronavirus cases in China’s first wave might have been four times official figure, study finds
"Still, this would be an underestimate of the number of infections up to that point because it would not have...
Shopping with tongs and keeping cats inside among ways to beat coronavirus after lockdown, study says
"There's increasing pressure to reopen the economy and get people back to work and out of isolation," said Professor William...
Astronauts who spend too long in space return with greater dementia risk, study finds
Astronauts who spend too long in space without gravity return with bigger brains and a higher risk of dementia, a...
Double buggies with seats on two levels expose lower child to 72 per cent more pollution, study finds
Double buggies with seats on two levels expose the lower child to 72 per cent more pollution, a study has...
Many people may already have immunity to coronavirus, German study finds
Many more people may have been infected with the coronavirus and acquired immunity than previously thought, according to a groundbreaking...
Losing sense of taste and smell may be clearest indication yet of having coronavirus, says study
Losing your sense of taste and smell may be the most reliable symptom of coronavirus, research suggests. A study which...
Warm May weather could suppress UK’s coronavirus outbreak, study suggests
The coronavirus outbreak could be stifled by warm English May weather, a new study from UCL has suggested. Researchers found...
Doctors could prescribe a bath a day to reduce the risk of dying from heart disease, study suggests
Doctors could prescribe a daily bath to help people reduce their risk of dying from heart disease and stroke, a new study...
Cities should grow fruit and vegetables on roadside verges, study claims
If Britain's cities grew fruit and vegetables on roadside verges and in public parks this would play a major role...
Patients with mild coronavirus symptoms may be highly infectious, study warns
Coronavirus patients with mild symptoms are most infectious within a week of contracting the disease but are unlikely to pass...
