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Belfast City Hospital introduces island's first robotic surgery for gynaecology
Belfast City Hospital has installed a da Vinci surgical robot, the first of its kind on the island of Ireland, to perform complex gynaecolo…
Army veteran receives first above-elbow bionic arm from Bristol-based Open Bionics
Former Parachute Regiment officer Milos Stankovic has become the first person to be fitted with a new above-elbow bionic limb developed by …
NHS England launches world's largest early warning system for child illness in A&E departments
A new standardised scoring system is being introduced across English A&E departments to help staff track vital signs and identify when a ch…
York student invents protective screen to stop rats damaging railway cables
Seventeen-year-old engineering student Jackson Hall has designed a polycarbonate screen to prevent rodents from chewing through vital signa…
Armagh Observatory and Planetarium scientist Dr Rok Nežič has an asteroid named after him
Dr Rok Nežič, a tours and outreach officer at the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium, has had an asteroid officially named in his honour. T…
Leeds Teaching Hospitals launches lung cancer screening programme for 90,000 residents
Leeds Teaching Hospitals is rolling out a new screening programme for residents aged 55 to 74 who have a history of smoking. By using mobil…
420kg pumpkin grown at Birchington garden centre using microalgae
A 420kg pumpkin grown at the Secret Garden Centre in Quex Park has reached a significant size after being nourished with microalgae. The al…
Eating fruit and vegetable scraps could help bridge the UK's fibre gap
Researchers at King's College London have found that discarded parts like watermelon rinds and pineapple cores are rich sources of dietary …
Adding radiotherapy to standard lung cancer treatment extends progression-free survival
A clinical trial involving 140 patients has found that using high-dose radiotherapy alongside standard treatment for advanced lung cancer d…
University of Sheffield scientists replicate the colour-changing glass of the Roman Lycurgus Cup
Researchers have successfully recreated the dichroic glass of the 1,600-year-old Lycurgus Cup, which shifts from jade green to ruby red dep…
UK government commits £100m to establish national AI Biosecurity Lab
The government is launching a new institute to strengthen national defences against emerging biological and AI-enabled threats. By bringing…
Birdwatching groups help people with dementia reconnect with the present
At Forge Mill Lake in the West Midlands, birdwatching sessions are providing a way for people living with dementia to engage with their sur…