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COVID-19 study good news for rheumatic disease patients on immunosuppressants
Ethnic minorities’ employment prospects lag behind due to ‘persistent racism’
Negative impacts of cannabis use during pregnancy
New efficient ships won’t be enough to curb shipping sector’s environmental damage
20% of people with hearing aids do not use them
Astrophysicists confirm cornerstone of Einstein’s Theory of Relativity
Human eggs prefer some men’s sperm over others, research shows
Diabetes diagnoses could result in loss of 6 million life years
Almost 10,000 excess deaths, not recorded as COVID-related
Miracle cures and fast-track approval threatens medical advances, say scientists
‘Sleeping giant’ Jodrell Bank reawakening after historic lockdown to again reveal more about great mysteries
£1 million raised for University’s Coronavirus Hardship fund
Graphene and 2D materials could move electronics beyond ‘Moore’s Law’
New tool computes risk of getting COVID-19
Climate facts to chew on at home-school lunchtime
Women 4 times more likely to develop Lupus after stillbirth
Potential targets for COVID-19 vaccine found
Psoriasis has a “strong association with age” new research finds
Nanopatterning electronic properties of twisted 2D semiconductors using twist
People’s willingness to take part in protests unaffected by coronavirus, study finds
More than 500 scientists in 18 countries to map COVID-19 effects and treatments in patients’ blood
Public torn over COVID-19 contact tracing apps, study shows
Young men living in individualistic societies more likely to feel lonely
University of Manchester to decarbonise its investment portfolio
Weight and blood pressure greater in young people who develop type 2 diabetes
New project capturing how BME people with mental illness are coping with coronavirus pandemic
North hit harder by COVID19 and effects will last longer
Great Science Share brings science investigations into homes
App will reduce high risk of falls during and after Lockdown
Overweight COPD patients may be at greater risk from COVID-19
Researchers discover new method of detecting endometrial cancer
Mapping weather patterns affecting people with chronic pain
Tiny crystals plug gaps and limit uptake of contaminants in rocks
Dead Sea Scroll fragments thought to be blank reveal text
‘Over 25% of UK likely to have had COVID-19 already’
Brain disease treatment shows promising signs
New therapy more effective than CBT for depression
Researcher helping to tackle coronavirus in Kenya’s slums
Traffic pollution drops in lockdown – but other risks to air quality increase, reveal Manchester researchers
“Either I’m starving or I’m dying of coronavirus” – gig economy companies must do more to protect workers during
Report highlights extent of UK’s race inequality, with Covid19 likely to worsen problem
Scientists find highest ever level of microplastics on seafloor
Can social media help young people to cope with lockdown?
Simple COVID-19 home-test under development by Manchester biotech team
Team to study if writing about lockdown helps you cope
Advice for people with dementia and carers in lockdown issued
New understanding of asthma medicines could improve future treatment
Children of mentally ill mothers much less likely to be vaccinated