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Biodegradable wet wipes remain in rivers for more than five weeks

15 December 2025

Scientists show for the first time that most biodegradable wet wipes aren’t as biodegradable as their marketing claims.

First patient recruited in clinical trial using cancer-targeting virus

8 December 2025

The ATTEST trial is using a pioneering virus technology to infect cancer cells.

Shingles vaccine may help prevent and slow dementia, study finds

2 December 2025

Health record data suggests that Shingles vaccination significantly reduced new diagnoses of mild cognitive impairment and deaths due to dementia among those already living with the disease.

Rising levels of banned toxic chemicals in otters from Wales

1 December 2025

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) found in every otter tested by the Cardiff University Otter Project.

Cardiff’s leading health partners unite to improve benefits for patients

1 December 2025

Cardiff University, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and Velindre University NHS Trust join forces to form Cardiff Health Partners

Scientists map badger roadkill UK hotspots

24 November 2025

New research identifies badger hotspots for wildlife-vehicle collisions.

Why the long interface? AI systems don’t ‘get’ the joke, research reveals

24 November 2025

LLMs lack understanding of humour, empathy or cultural nuance when put to the test by international team of researchers

First-of-its-kind study aims to help more people spend their final days at home

6 November 2025

Researchers partner with Marie Curie UK to explore how architectural design could improve end-of-life care in the home

New brain atlas offers unprecedented detail in MRI scans

5 November 2025

A new AI-assisted brain atlas helps visualise the human brain in unprecedented detail.

Webb serves up Halloween treat with new images of cosmic creepy crawly

30 October 2025

Telescope reveals never-before-seen details in Red Spider Nebula