Did you know that maternal gestational diabetes is linked to diabetes in children?
According to research published in CMAJ, diabetes in children is more likely to occur if the mother of the child experienced maternal gestational diabetes.
Early...
Discover the effects of mass digitisation and the boom of myopia vision
Delve into the world of myopia vision where Mister Spex provides a brief overview of how mass digitisation could be the key player in...
Did you know that face-to-face HIV testing methods are preferred?
Published in Plos Medicine, a new study find that face-to-face HIV testing is the preferred option by men who have sex with men.
The research...
Have investigators discovered what triggers autoimmune liver diseases?
Discover the UK disease clustering study that suggests environmental exposure may play a key role in the development of some autoimmune liver diseases.
11 April...
Do you know how to trace the genetic causes of congenital heart defects?
Discover more about the collaborative research from Germany that sheds new light on the genetic basis behind congenital heart defects.
Using state-of-the-art gene analysis methods,...
Introducing the launch of the sleep disturbances and dementia research unit
Scientists at the University of East Anglia, UK, will investigate the link between sleep disturbances and dementia research at a new state-of-the-art sleep unit.
Sleep...
What do you know about congenital heart defects and later-life illness?
Health Europa presents recent research into the long-term effects of congenital heart defects on both infants and their mothers.
Congenital heart defects – which include...
A new innovation for gene editing may improve disease treatment
Purdue University, USA, have developed a new technology that could change how gene editing is approached and even improve disease treatment for the future.
Gene...
Acute flaccid myelitis and sudden muscle paralysis
Investigators call for more accelerated research regarding acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), as the condition is associated with infections that can cause sudden muscle paralysis.
Acute...
Premature babies may avoid vision problems with light therapy
According to researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, USA, light therapy might help premature babies avoid vision problems.
Scientists discovered a light-dependent molecular pathway...
Patients, progress and participation in cystic fibrosis research
Hilde De Keyser talks to Health Europa about the importance of involving patients in cystic fibrosis research.
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited and to...
Canine Influenza virus: Is your pup spreading diseases?
Ever heard of Canine Influenza virus? Well, according to researchers, results from a 10-year study suggest two strains of influenza could mix to create...
Colonoscopy failures: detecting colorectal cancer across Europe may be affected
Colonoscopy failures are hindering the chances of detecting colorectal cancer across Europe which, claiming 175,000 deaths per year, is the continent’s second largest cancer...
The artificial pancreas: taking a closer look at type 1 diabetes
JDRF UK chief executive Karen Addington charts progress towards the artificial pancreas, a potentially life-changing technology for people with type 1 diabetes.
Diabetes treatments have...
What do you know about the ‘game changing’ leukaemia treatment test?
Published in Leukemia, discover the leukaemia treatment test that could guide doctors’ decisions on drug administration.
Developed by a researcher at Brighton and Sussex Medical...
Explore the world of hereditary autoimmune diseases
According to researchers from Karolinska Institute, Sweden, different types of hereditary autoimmune diseases are related, some more than others.
Researchers using the world's largest twin...
Parents beware: there may be pathogenic germs in ball pits
Investigators from the University of North Georgia, USA, discovered considerable microbial colonisation and pathogenic germs in ball pits – but how much of a...
Personal care products and medicines may become water pollutants
According to Rutgers scientists, medicine and personal care products from human excretion may lead to becoming water pollutants.
When an individual flushes the toilet, they...
The Innovative Medicines Initiative: tackling neurodegenerative diseases
The Innovative Medicines Initiative launches a public-private coordination and support action to develop an operational platform for its projects battling neurodegenerative diseases.
Madrid, Spain, 21...
Can you sniff out the neurodegenerative disorder that is Parkinson’s?
Parkinson's disease is the neurodegenerative disorder that currently has no definitive diagnostic test available – but research suggests Parkinson’s could possibly be detected through...
