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Social deprivation, which can lead to impairments in memory and concentration, can make day-to-day activities, such as going shopping or doing housework, challenging for people with painful osteoarthritis.

The severity of Covid-19 infection can be difficult to assess in people from different ethnic groups, due to inaccurate readings from a device that measures the level of oxygen in the blood of patients.

Experts at the University of Nottingham will look at the extent of pollution in and around abandoned lead mines in Wales, and what impact this could be having on the health of both wild and farmed animals in the mine locality.

The research, published in Annals of Behavioral Medicine, found that greater psychological distress during the early phase of the pandemic was significantly associated with participants later reporting SARS-CoV-2 infection, a greater number of symptoms and also more severe symptoms.

A new study has found that Lynch syndrome, which is a hereditary form of colorectal cancer, is more common in young people in Indonesia, than in the UK, Europe or the USA.

The University of Nottingham is celebrating the recognition of three of its academics in the New Year Honours 2022, including a knighthood for one of the most recognisable faces from the scientific response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Speaking to the University of Nottingham's Press Office, Professor Van Tam said: “Vaccines have just completely changed our ability to cope with Covid-19 so far."

A new study, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, will look at whether eating small amounts of certain nutrients before meals could improve blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes.

The world’s first study into the best treatment options for adults living with severe hearing loss has launched in the UK.