Dementia Consortium welcomes £9.5 million dementia drug discovery collab
The Dementia Consortium welcomes Johnson & Johnson Innovation, Takeda and Evotec to join the unique £9.5 million (~€10.85m) charity-industry dementia drug discovery collaboration.
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Which strategies are most likely to slow down Parkinson’s disease?
Experts explore which of the existing strategies to slow down or stop the processes of Parkinson’s disease are most likely to be successful over...
What do you know about immune checkpoint inhibitors?
Immune checkpoint inhibitors have become important tools for managing non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), could the analysis identify individuals with malignant diseases?
Reported in The Journal...
Treating opioid addiction may be harder than you think
OHSU study finds it's easy to get opioids but increasingly difficult to get medical assisted help when it comes to treating opioid addiction.
According to...
The cannabis industry leader in biopharmaceutical advancements
Avicanna CEO Aras Azadian explains how the company plans to position itself at the forefront of the cannabis industry through its R&D and cultivation...
Hospitals joining forces to achieve healthcare solutions
Royal Marsden and University College London, UK, partner with Hyland Healthcare as hospitals seek healthcare solutions to provide comprehensive patient insight.
Two UK hospital trusts...
Could new diagnostic procedures differentiate between cancer & inflammation?
Published in the American Journal of Pathology, new diagnostic procedures reveal a protein biomarker that accurately differentiates bladder cancer from benign inflammation.
A report in...
Examining cell stress for better health or better beer?
Understanding cell stress could help develop effective treatment and could potentially even help to brew better beer.
Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have...
Gut microbiota: 2,000 unknown bacteria discovered in the human gut
EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute and the Wellcome Sanger have discovered almost 2,000 bacterial species living in the human gut microbiota, many of which were...
The road to accessible health information interoperability
The EP3 Foundation’s Marsali Hancock reflects on the forward-thinking innovations that are necessary to deliver comprehensive health information interoperability.
To date, no health system has...
Did you know that women are less likely to receive geriatric care?
More than 70% of patients receiving surgery for hip fracture are women, yet they are less likely than men to receive geriatric care during...
Let’s talk social psychology and awkward conversations
The social psychology of engaging in conversation has always been an intriguing topic, and now researchers present latest findings on how people engage in...
Small cell lung cancer: the world of highly lethal cancers
Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine studied highly lethal cancers, using human embryonic stem cells to create a new model system specifically exploring small cell...
Crippling effects of Aspergillus fumigatus on the human immune system
According to University of Jena, Germany, a toxic substance from the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus, can threaten the lives of people with a compromised immune...
NewBridge Global Ventures: improving cannabis extraction efficiency
NewBridge Global Ventures, Inc. is dramatically improving the efficiency of cannabis extraction, discover more as John A MacKay explores.
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Challenges and opportunities for brain health
Ever wondered how the World Federation of Neurology is working to foster quality neurology and brain health worldwide?
William M Carroll and Wolfgang Grisold, of...
Do you think AI could treat Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?
According to WHO, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease will be the third leading cause of death worldwide by 2030, but could AI successfully treat this?
Following...
Advanced cancer diagnostic facilities to be designed by AFL Architects
AFL Architects is set to embark on an ambitious programme of healthcare development, designing advanced cancer diagnostic facilities across the UK.
AFL was awarded the...
Obesity related cancer: surgeon warns rise amongst millennials
A while back Health Europa reported on obesity related cancer to be on the rise, particularly in the US, but now Britain’s millennials may...
Brexit: Is there a doctor in the house?
The media has been bombarded by the polarising Brexit ‘debate’, but the reality is that Brexit is happening with or without your support, and...