When Oscar Despard watched the final of University Challenge on Monday night, he found it “surprisingly nerve-racking”. “There was 10 minutes to go and we were something ridiculous behind, and I wasn’t sure how we managed to pull it back,” he said, looking back at the recording of a tense final. [ Irish student leads Cambridge … Read more
A new technique involving ultra-powerful MRI scanners could help doctors identify tiny differences in the brains of people with treatment-resistant epilepsy that may have otherwise been missed, a trial has found. The method could result in more people with the condition being eligible for life-changing surgery, medics said. It is estimated that 630,000 people in … Read more
Nurture is more influential than nature when it comes to a number of major diseases and premature deaths, according to a new study. Environmental factors are almost 10 times more important than genetic factors when it comes to a person’s risk of death from a number of serious diseases, according to one of the largest … Read more