Treating psychotic illness with antioxidants and amino acids
A scientific paper has revealed that certain nutrients found in food may help reduce the symptoms of psychotic illness when used in the early...
Chronic fatigue syndrome explained by low thyroid hormone levels?
A link between chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and lower levels of key thyroid hormones has been discovered which creates a promising outlook for treatment...
Intense exercise could prevent side effects of mental illness medication
A new study has revealed that a single session of exercise performed just before taking a dose of olanzapine for mental health illness could...
Two genes that trigger leukaemia development discovered
An international group of researchers have made a breakthrough in the understanding of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, finding two cancer genes working together to trigger...
Colorectal cancer death rates continue to fall
Researchers have called colorectal cancer one of the major success stories of the past 30 years in Europe, predicting that in 2018 death rates...
New approach to avoid delaying future dementia treatments in the NHS
Alzheimer’s Research UK has published a report today stating that the NHS could face significant practical and financial challenges in delivering future dementia treatments.
In...
An MRI scan can improve prostate cancer detection
An international study led by the University College London (UCL) and University College London Hospital (UCLH) has found that an MRI scan and targeted...
A centre of excellence for medical cannabis research
The Czech Republic-based International Cannabis and Cannabinoids Institute is making an invaluable contribution to medical cannabis research worldwide, as Dr Ethan Russo tells Health...
Drinking alcohol linked to increased heart rate
New research presented at the EHRA 2018 Congress, organised by the European Society of Cardiology, has found a link between alcohol intake and increased...
Ageing research and the VELUX FONDEN
Ane Hendriksen sets out the VELUX FONDEN’s commitment to supporting ageing research projects that contribute to improving the quality of life for elderly people.
By...
Gender-based treatment being explored for sudden cardiac arrest
Researchers at the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Network (ESCAPE-NET) have announced that they will explore different approaches to preventing and treating sudden cardiac arrest for...
CRUK research does not support concern that e-cigarettes trigger smoking
Cancer Research UK (CRUK) has responded to the media’s misinterpretation that e-cigarettes influence young people to try cigarette smoking, saying the study did not...
The April 2018 HSRAA annual conference
The Health Sciences Records and Archives Association (HSRAA) has announced that the April 2018 HSRAA annual conference in Brighton, UK, will host speakers from...
Does the male contraceptive pill show promise?
Researchers have said that a new male contraceptive pill is showing positive signs when being used daily for a month, with hormone responses consistent...
How does Alzheimer’s disease affect blood vessels?
New research from the University of Barcelona, Spain, has found that mice suffering from Alzheimer’s also have malfunctions in small blood vessels.
The study also...
British, German researchers unite against cardiovascular disease
A new €12m partnership has been announced between the German Centre for Cardiovascular Disease (DZHK) and the British Heart Foundation (BHF), to fund groundbreaking...
GlobalData: Companies must provide personalised health solutions
The unmet need for a cross-platform electronic health record (EHR) must be addressed for the healthcare space to move forward and bring with it...
Questionable obesity paradox challenged in new study
The idea that it might be possible to be overweight or obese but not at increased risk of heart disease, also known as the...
European journal calls for medical cannabis to be mainstream
In a new special issue of the European Journal of Internal Medicine, researchers are calling for medical cannabis to be properly established in the...
Physically fit middle-aged women 90% less likely to develop dementia
A study from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has found that women in middle age who are physically fit are nearly 90% less likely...