People with dementia who see the same GP each time have lower rates of health complications and fewer emergency hospital admissions, according to a new study.
The English Channel prevents many rockpool species "making the jump" from Europe to the UK, new research shows.
Steroid oestrogens play an important role as embryos develop a sense of smell, new research shows.
Uptake and continued use of the NHS Covid-19 app last year depended on people’s trust in the UK Government, their concern about privacy, and crucially whether other people in their social networks endorse it, a new study shows.
One in 10 people may have clinically relevant levels of potentially infectious SARS-CoV-2 past the 10 day quarantine period, according to new research.
A research paper involving the University of Exeter has been awarded the prestigious Dhole-Eddlestone Memorial Prize 2022.
A pioneering study has revealed how cellular compartments (organelles) are able to control how much they interact and cooperate.
People with severe alcohol disorder were able to stay off alcohol for longer when they were treated with low doses of ketamine combined with psychological therapy in a clinical trial.
The quest to discover how some people can compare or “match” the intricate details of faces, fingerprints and even firearms only by sight has taken a new, exciting twist.
Rising temperatures are causing a "growing diversity" of Vibrio bacteria in the sea around the UK, new research shows.
Vaccine hesitancy could be reduced by providing health information in a foreign language, a new study finds.
Pheasants' heads cool rapidly as they prepare to fight – then heat up afterwards, new research shows.
Parents are more likely to take action against climate change if observed by their children, a study reveals.
Labelling of plastic products needs a drastic overhaul including a new "sustainability scale" to help consumers, researchers say.
Scientists have developed a new way to identify and reduce the impact of chemicals and diseases in global aquaculture (fish farming).
Men and women in same-sex couples are more likely to commute by public transport and less likely to drive to work than those in different-sex couples, according to a new study.
Families of fish tend to share similar reactions to stressful situations, new research shows.
Climate change threatens to destroy invaluable heritage sites and traditions in marginalised countries – but empowering local people is key to adaptation, according to a new study.
Important heritage sites on the African coast classed as having “outstanding and universal value” are threatened by flooding and erosion because of the climate emergency, a new study warns.
Patients made to wait longer than five hours at A&E face an increased risk of death within 30 days, a new study shows.