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Minimally invasive therapies for prostate cancer which remove the cancer while leaving the rest of the prostate intact are beneficial for patients and cost effective according to new research.

People with epilepsy experience brain waves usually only present in others during sleep, and these ‘slow’ waves may protect against increased brain excitability associated with the condition, according to new research from UCLH and UCL.

A new trial led by UCLH and UCL is looking at whether music therapy can help patients recover from severe brain injury.

Four women have successfully had combined surgery at UCLH in which they gave birth by caesarean section and at the same time had surgery to reduce their risk of ovarian cancer.