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A new, highly accurate prostate cancer test has been developed

A new, highly accurate prostate cancer test has been developed 

Researchers have developed a new prostate cancer test, which can detect the disease more accurately than current methods.  Research showed that the prostate cancer test...
23% of lunch meal deals exceed recommend calorie guidelines

23% of lunch meal deals exceed recommended calorie guidelines

Researchers from the University of Birmingham have found that 23% of different lunch meal deals exceeded calorie guidelines.  Most supermarkets and high street stores offer...
Poor metabolic health can increase the risk of obesity-related cancer

Poor metabolic health can increase the risk of obesity-related cancer

Research has shown that people with poor metabolic health are at a greater risk of certain forms of cancer, regardless of their body weight. A...
Buying CBD oil in Germany: All you need to know

Buying CBD oil in Germany: All you need to know

Learn everything you need to know about using and purchasing CBD oil in Germany from industry expert, Dr. Hemp Me. Germany has been one of...
Is being married the secret to lowering blood sugar levels?

Is being married the secret to lowering blood sugar levels?

People who are married and living with their spouse have a higher likelihood of being healthy in terms of maintaining lower blood sugar levels. In...
How do gender stereotypes impact developmental language disorder?

How do gender stereotypes impact developmental language disorder?

Researchers from the cognition and language research group, Grecil, have reviewed the impact of gender stereotypes on children with developmental language disorder.   Developmental language disorder...
 Common heartburn drugs could accelerate TB treatment

Common heartburn drugs could accelerate TB treatment

Researchers have found that over-the-counter heartburn medications could shorten tuberculosis (TB) treatment. TB typically takes months to treat, using a range of drugs. As a...
Three hours of therapy could resolve phobias in children

Three hours of therapy could resolve phobias in children

Common phobias in children could be resolved in a single three-hour therapy session, compared to several sessions, a study has found. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)...
WHO release new guidelines for leishmaniasis

WHO release new guidelines for leishmaniasis

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new operation manual on the control, surveillance, monitoring and evaluation of leishmaniasis.  Leishmaniasis is caused by Leishmania parasites,...
New CAR T-cell therapy offers new hope to ovarian cancer patients

New CAR T-cell therapy offers new hope to ovarian cancer patients

CAR T-cell therapy has shown to be effective in mice with ovarian cancer, offering new hope to patients who require effective treatment. CAR T-cell therapy...
Fertility treatment has no effect on the cardiovascular health of offspring

Fertility treatment has no effect on the cardiovascular health of offspring

According to a study led by the University of Bristol, there is no link between fertility treatment and the cardiovascular health of children conceived...
Cochrane Review finds that vitamin D does not reduce asthma attacks

Cochrane Review finds that vitamin D does not reduce asthma attacks

According to a new review, taking vitamin D supplements does not reduce the risk of asthma attacks in children or adults. In a previous Cochrane...
Artificial Intelligence (AI) can potentially reduce the cost and speed-up drug discovery, according to researchers at the University of Sheffield and AstraZeneca.

Using AI to accelerate drug discovery

Artificial Intelligence (AI) can potentially reduce the cost and speed-up drug discovery, according to researchers at the University of Sheffield and AstraZeneca. The new AI...
Klebsiella pneumoniae is on the rise in German hospitals

Klebsiella pneumoniae is on the rise in German hospitals 

Since the beginning of the Ukraine war, certain antibiotic-resistant hospital pathogens including Klebsiella pneumoniae have been detected in German hospitals.  Some strains of the pathogen...
Researchers find a new drug candidate for fatty liver disease

Researchers find a new drug candidate for fatty liver disease

A study from Karolinska Institutet has identified a potential antibody drug candidate for the treatment of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Currently, there is no drug...
Fluence selected as an LED technology partner by a major cannabis cultivator in Portugal

Fluence selected as an LED technology partner by a major cannabis cultivator in Portugal

Fluence, a leading provider of LED technology solutions for commercial cannabis, is supporting the widespread expansion of medical cannabis cultivation in Portugal. Portugal decriminalised personal...
Low-grade inflammation can cause atherosclerosis in healthy adolescents

Low-grade inflammation can cause atherosclerosis in healthy adolescents

Atherosclerosis and arterial stiffness in adolescents may be caused by low-grade inflammation, according to an international research team.   It is understood that low-grade inflammation is...
Scientists discover microplastics in vascular tissue

Scientists discover microplastics in vascular tissue

A UK team have found microplastics in vascular tissue for the first time, suggesting they can pass to human tissue through blood vessels. The University...
The University of Oxford trials bioelectronic implant for incontinence treatment

The University of Oxford trials bioelectronic implant for incontinence treatment

Revolutionary bioelectrical therapy has been trialled in participants requiring incontinence treatment. Amber Therapeutics, a company spun out from the University of Oxford in 2021, applies...
How AI can improve genome editing

How AI can improve genome editing

Researchers have developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool that can predict the efficacy of genome editing repair options, reducing errors in the correction of...

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