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A surprising discovery from UK researchers shows that collecting garbage less often drives recycling rates up to 61%. The counterintuitive finding offers hope for countries like Canada, where only 27% of waste gets recycled.
Since the United Kingdom rejoined Horizon Europe in 2024, cross-border research is delivering breakthrough technologies that make automated vehicles safer in bad weather and create brain-inspired AI that uses a fraction of normal energy. These collaborations are proving that complex global challenges need international expertise working together.
Thousands of heart failure patients could soon skip a risky procedure where doctors thread tubes into their hearts, thanks to a breakthrough MRI technique. UK researchers developed a method to measure crucial blood oxygen levels using a standard scan instead.
A major review of vaccine trials reveals that care home residents, despite being most vulnerable to infections, have been systematically excluded from the very trials testing vaccines designed for them. Scientists are now calling for mandatory inclusion to ensure safety and effectiveness for this at-risk population.
UK scientists created a simple blood test that tells doctors whether breast cancer treatment will work before therapy even begins. The breakthrough could spare patients from months of ineffective drugs and help them find treatments that actually work.