Living with Transfusion-Dependent β-Thalassaemia (TDT)
In its most severe form and without adequate care, thalassaemia can be lethal in early childhood, and although Annual International Thalassaemia Day has come...
Time to look for therapeutic targets in sepsis
Sepsis is a medical condition that few patients have heard of and most doctors dread – But could scientists bring about new therapeutic targets...
Levels of second-hand smoke significantly reduced in prisons
According to University of Stirling, levels of second-hand smoke in Scotland’s prisons fell by more than 80% in the week after smoking was banned.
Published...
Liva: Lifestyle change made easy for people with type 2 diabetes
An innovative new coaching app is taking on the fight against type 2 diabetes in the UK. Dr Roger Henderson, Medical Director of Liva...
Did you know snoring can cause neuromuscular injuries?
Researchers from Umeå University, Sweden, have found that snorers and sleep apnoea patients can cause neuromuscular injuries in their upper respiratory tract.
According to scientists,...
Melanoma-associated retinopathy has a new treatment which could restore sight
Innovative treatment has improved the vision of a patient suffering from the rare syndrome, melanoma-associated retinopathy, affecting the eye – Can this therapy restore...
Priorities for breast cancer resources questioned after global HER2 testing survey
A global survey of HER2 testing has raised questions about how resources should be spent on potentially lifesaving HER2 targeted therapies for breast cancer,...
Non-melanoma skin cancer: The hidden epidemic faced by outdoor workers
We talk to Professor Swen Malte John, Chair of the EADV Task Force on occupational skin disease, who emphasises the magnitude of the neglected...
Discover the promising new Noonan syndrome treatment
According to researchers at Université de Montréal and CHU Sainte-Justine Research Center, Canada, there may be a new Noonan syndrome treatment on the horizon.
Noonan...
Global call to action to end the non-melanoma skin cancer epidemic in outdoor workers
Discover the organizations that are calling for the implementation of a systematic approach to addressing the Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer epidemic.
Seven co-hosting organizations of the...
Discover how millions has been donated to accelerate malaria elimination efforts
Tableau, Mapbox, Exasol, and Alteryx commit $4.3 million (~€3.9 million) to accelerate malaria elimination efforts for more than 60 million people.
Paris, France, 25 April...
Revolutionising personalised cancer treatment with targeted therapy
My Personal Therapeutics announces funding and secures exclusive Mount Sinai School of Medicine Technology license, bringing targeted therapy to transform personalised cancer treatment.
My Personal...
Sleeplessness crisis: The hidden health crisis and what it really means for today’s children
2018 was the year that experts pronounced children’s lack of sleep as a ‘hidden health crisis’, after NHS England statistics revealed thousands of children...
What is the value of the outdoors for someone living with dementia?
Delve into the world of neurodegenerative diseases, as Active Minds highlights the importance of valuing the outdoors for those living with dementia.
Spending time in...
Explore the molecular machine in cell nucleus which may hold key to treating aggressive...
Reported in Nature Cell Biology, researchers have uncovered a use for the overlooked molecular machine in cell nucleus which could possibly hold the answers...
Could dengue mosquito be the biggest threat to spreading Zika virus in Queensland?
Researchers at QUT and QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute have discovered that dengue mosquito fever poses the greatest danger of spreading the Zika virus...
Researchers have uncovered 104 high-risk genes for schizophrenia
Scientists have identified high-risk genes for schizophrenia, suggesting it to be a developmental disease that can be detected & treated before the onset of...
Did you know that chronic constipation in children occurs in picky pre-schoolers?
Published in the Journal of Paediatrics, the first study of its kind found that chronic constipation in children who are picky eaters leads to...
#RosaceaNoFilter – Time to emphasise Rosacea Awareness Month
Online influencers take the lead in raising rosacea awareness in Galderma's empowering Rosacea Awareness Month social media campaign.
As part of its ongoing commitment to...
Women’s negative weight-related attitudes may have been encouraged by celebrity fat-shaming
Psychologists from McGill University found instances of celebrity fat-shaming that were associated with an increase in women's implicit negative weight-related attitudes.
Celebrities, in particular, female...
