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By Health Correspondent Researchers at UCL have tested a new scoring system to better assess stroke risk in patients with narrowed arteries caused by atherosclerosis. This tool could help avoid unnecessary surgeries and stent procedures. Atherosclerosis is a common condition where arteries become clogged and hardened by plaque, including in
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By Jill Dando News The sharp rise in vaping across Great Britain appears to have levelled off, according to a new study by UCL researchers—offering a positive sign for policymakers aiming to curb youth vaping. Published in Addiction and funded by Cancer Research UK, the study analysed survey data
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By Mental Health Correspondent The study, published in the journal Nature Medicine, aimed to see if the benefits of hobbies were consistent in different national settings, and looked at data from 93,263 people aged 65 or over who had enrolled in five existing longitudinal studies in England, Japan, United
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By Health Correspondent A new service aimed at supporting older people who are starting to become frail, could reduce emergency hospital admissions by more than a third and save the NHS money, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. The results from the clinical trial, published in The Lancet