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Belly button used in surgical first

12.11.09
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Invisibility cloak? We can see it happening, say scientists

12.11.09
It may sound like something from a Harry Potter book, but London researchers were today given the go-ahead for a £4.9million project to create a real invisibility cloak... more

SFO probing hedge fund

12.11.09
Bust London-based hedge fund Dynamic Decisions Capital Management is under investigation by the Serious Fraud Office ... more

£7.5m project to find swine flu vaccine

11.11.09
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London medics save sight of 200 in Ghana

06.11.09
Team of London eye specialists save the sight of hundreds of people in West Africa by performing vital operations for free... more

On the brink — what happens after peak oil?

22.10.09
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On the brink - what happens after peak oil?

22.10.09
Energy analysis: Peak oil is the future time and place where the maximum rate of global petroleum extraction has been reached, after which the rate of production enters terminal decline and from where, it is said, the world implodes into global crisis, war and probably the eventual death of the planet... more

Broccoli can prevent heart attacks, scientists say

04.09.09
Eating broccoli can help prevent heart attacks and strokes, medical experts have claimed... more

Warning on swine flu death predictions

15.07.09
The Government needs to adopt more stringent methods of monitoring swine flu to better predict the number of deaths, researchers said... more

Pedestrians' air sensors to create map of pollution

30.06.09
Pedestrians are to be given portable pollution monitors to help create a map of London's hotspots for poor quality air... more

London hospitals have the most mixed-sex wards

13.05.09
Patients at some of London’s leading hospitals are still being forced to sleep in mixed sex wards, it has emerged... more

Lift £3,000 cap on fees or we'll lose our elite status say universities

29.04.09
Britain's leading universities warned they are in danger of losing their elite status because student fees fail to cover the costs of tuition... more

Heart op breakthrough

03.04.09
Doctors in the capital have pioneered a life-saving treatment that uses a "toolkit" to repair leaky heart valves... more

Heart risk for underweight babies

01.04.09
Underweight babies are more likely to develop heart disease and diabetes, according to a study... more

London hospitals unite to form pioneer supertrusts

09.03.09
The creation of three medical "supertrusts" in London has been given the go-ahead by the Government... more

Funding is slashed at top research colleges

05.03.09
Some of London's most prestigious universities will miss out on vital funding after having research grants reduced... more

Names to cherish before they perish

18.02.09
Doris Longwing isn't the prettiest of the tropical butterflies currently making themselves at home in the huge glasshouse at Wisley but she wins hands down on name... more

Bill Gates gives Imperial College £5m to develop Aids tests

17.02.09
Microsoft mogul Bill Gates has donated £5 million to Imperial College London towards the manufacture of a home test for Aids patients in developing countries ... more

Inflatable valve that can save patients too ill for heart surgery

11.02.09
Patients who are too ill to have open heart surgery are being offered a potentially life-saving alternative... more

Antibiotic use linked to C. diff

06.02.09
The NHS is at risk of running out of drugs that treat infections resistant to antibiotics, health experts warn... more

A patient's bleeding heart pictured for the first time

19.01.09
Scientists have produced the first images of a heart attack taken from inside a human heart... more

Manager 'used NHS cash to fund horse stud'

08.12.08
A former manager at a top London hospital is being investigated over the alleged use of NHS funds to import horse sperm "disguised" as human semen... more

Museum launches £11m project to map wildlife of Britain

25.11.08
An £11million project to create the most accurate map of Britain's wildlife was launched at the Natural History Museum... more

£180m negligence payouts in 3 years

30.10.08
The true scale of compensation payments to London NHS patients has emerged... more

Hospital trust found breaking rules on hygiene

28.10.08
The largest hospital trust in the country has breached a national hygiene code, a health watchdog found... more

Honour for capital's young black achievers

03.10.08
A young jazz musician who grew up in care is among the black teenagers honoured for achieving outstanding exam results against the odds... more

Babies 'programmed for obesity in the womb'

10.09.08
Babies "learn" obesity in the womb and "absorb" unhealthy habits, new research reveals... more

Airshower sucks up dust as asthma sufferers sleep

24.06.08
London doctors are taking part in the world's first major trial of a "space age" cure for asthma... more

Top hospitals link up with university to form research centre

10.04.08
Three leading London hospitals and a major university have joined forces to become the country's largest science research centre... more

Exhibition Road is reborn

27.03.08
A £40 million scheme to transform Exhibition Road into a worldclass tourist attraction will begin this summer... more

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