When the COVID-19 pandemic began, few of us anticipated the lingering aftermath that would emerge in its wake. As a researcher in women's health, I found myself drawn into an unexpected and urgent are...

A COVID-19 infection might blunt a person's sense of smell for years afterward, but so subtly they might not even notice it, researchers wrote in a new study.

UCL trialled hours-long surgical procedure to treat disease which causes dementia and paralysis Huntington’s disease, a devastating degenerative illness that runs in families, has been treated successfully for the first time in a breakthrough gene therapy trial. The disease, caused by a single gene defect, steadily kills brain cells leading to dementia, paralysis and ultimately death. Those with a parent with Huntington’s have a 50% chance of developing the disease, which until now has been incurable. Continue reading...

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