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Do fibre foods reduce brain inflammation

Do fibre foods reduce brain inflammation?

New research suggests brain inflammation to be reduced by foods high in fibre. According to a new study from the University of Illinois, dietary fibre...
Gene technology: is this a more precise method of identifying the cause of diabetes

Gene technology: is this a more precise method of identifying the cause of diabetes?

Decades of research with animal and cellular models have expanded the knowledge regarding molecular mechanisms producing beta-cells to dysfunction, the main cause of diabetes. With...
Bowel cancer screening uptake falls to 49% in England

Bowel cancer screening uptake falls to 49% in England

Bowel cancer screening saves lives, but in 2015, more than half (51%) of people invited to take part for the first time in England...
Gestational diabetes increases the risk of postpartum depression

Gestational diabetes increases the risk of postpartum depression

A new Finnish study has established that mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have an increased risk of developing symptoms of postpartum depression. The new...
UK deploys new model to predict cholera outbreaks in Yemen

UK deploys new model to predict cholera outbreaks in Yemen

The UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) has paired with the Met Office, NASA and US scientists to deploy a model to predict cholera...
Breath of fresh air: harnessing oxygen to eliminate types of cancer cells

Breath of fresh air: harnessing oxygen to eliminate types of cancer cells

Researchers have made major progress towards eliminating types of cancer cells by exploiting hypoxia, without damaging healthy tissue. The research team at Bristol University, UK,...
Can viral infections be prevented

Can viral infections be prevented?

Researchers have developed low-cost, ‘cell-friendly’ nanogels that can effectively thwart viral infections. An international research group including scientists from Freie Universität, Germany, has introduced an...
Could the puzzle around fatal blood diseases be uncovered

Could the puzzle around fatal blood diseases be uncovered?

Scientists are closer to uncovering the mystery surrounding a group of fatal blood diseases known as myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). According to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Centre,...
The power of ultrasound: detecting vascular disease symptoms

The power of ultrasound: detecting vascular disease symptoms

Researchers have found that by conducting ultrasound before a patient develops symptoms could improve early detection of diseases in blood vessels, such as identifying...
Could osteoporosis be linked to development of dementia

Could osteoporosis be linked to development of dementia?

In almost 60,000 patients, the risk of dementia could be linked to osteoporosis, according to an investigation by the Epidemiology Team of IQVIA, Frankfurt,...
Cardiovascular disease related to Type 2 diabetes can be vastly reduced

Cardiovascular disease related to Type 2 diabetes can be vastly reduced

Thoroughly constructed treatment and abstaining from cigarette consumption can greatly reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease that results from Type 2 diabetes. According to a...
Could screening open up more treatment options for cancer patients?

Could screening open up more treatment options for cancer patients?

New findings from Public Health England (PHE) suggests that the way cancer patients are diagnosed may affect their treatment options. The data explains how cancer patients...
Cases of measles in adults and children hit record high in the European region

Cases of measles in adults hit record high in the European region

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in the first six months of 2018 there were over 41,000 cases of measles in adults and...
HPV oral infection rates lower than expected, according to England Study

HPV oral infection rates lower than expected, according to England study

A new study reveals that rates of high risk HPV oral infection are lower than expected, and that smokers and individuals who are more...
Aerobic exercise reduces symptoms of chronic kidney disease

Aerobic exercise reduces symptoms of chronic kidney disease

12 weeks' worth of aerobic and strength-based exercise reduces symptoms and levels of fatigue in patients with chronic kidney disease, a new study has...
Most deprived bowel cancer patients have more emergency hospital visits

Most deprived bowel cancer patients have more emergency hospital visits

Bowel cancer patients living in the most deprived areas have a 13% higher proportion of emergency hospital admissions before diagnosis than patients in least...
Cannabis could be used to treat inflammatory bowel diseases

Cannabis could be used to treat inflammatory bowel diseases

New findings suggest an ingredient in marijuana could mimic the body’s inflammation off-switch, potentially leading to a new drug targeting different types of bowel...
Stroke-related death rates in Europe on the decline

Stroke-related death rates in Europe in decline

New research published in the European Heart Journal has shown stroke-related death rates are declining overall in Europe, but in some countries the decline...
E-cigarette vapour found to disable key immune cells in the lung

E-cigarette vapour found to disable key immune cells in the lung

New research has revealed that e-cigarette vapour boosts production of inflammatory chemicals and disables key protective cells in the lung leaving air spaces susceptible...
Detect kidney cancer 5 years earlier through blood test

Detect kidney cancer five years earlier through blood test

According to research published in the journal Clinical Cancer Research, a marker in the blood could help predict the risk that a person will...

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