Digital solutions to enhance the delivery of care
From chatbots combatting vaccine hesitancy to crowd-sourced data informing immunisation services, Health Europa spoke to Moz Siddiqui, head of Strategic Innovation and Partnerships at...
Removing endometriosis lesions with nanotechnology
Scientists from the Oregon State University have developed new nanotechnology to locate and remove endometriosis lesions.
The new animal-model study, published in the journal Small,...
A third of GP Doctors intend to quit within five years
A research study conducted by the University of Manchester has revealed that approximately 33% of GP Doctors intend to quit direct patient care within...
Scientists investigate the impact of stress on mitochondria
A research team from Ludwig Maximilians University (LMU) has linked the impact of stress on mitochondria and neurodegenerative diseases.
How was this link made between...
Increased cases of pneumoconiosis linked to silica exposure
A research team from the University of Illinois Chicago has linked silica exposure to recent high rates of severe cases of pneumoconiosis in coal...
Study reveals that a healthy lifestyle can prevent Alzheimer’s
A study suggests that living a healthy lifestyle may be critical to prevent Alzheimer’s and extending life expectancy.
How does a healthy lifestyle prevent Alzheimer’s?
The number...
Understanding the emotional eating habits of children and their mothers
New research, published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, looks at the emotional eating habits of children and their mothers.
Emotional...
Exercising during pregnancy decreases Type-2 diabetes risk in offspring
Research emerging from Japan's Tohoku University suggests that exercising during pregnancy can considerably benefit the mother's child, reducing their risk of Type 2 diabetes.
The...
Conduct disorder in children to be predicted by machine learning
A research study, that recently appeared in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, published by the journal Elsevier, demonstrated that conduct disorder in children...
Protein discovery may help to develop treatments for metabolic disorders
Scientists have identified a potentially game-changing protein known as augmentor-alpha that regulates body weight, which might be crucial in designing novel treatments for metabolic...
Over 50% of the population is affected by a headache disorder
A new study reveals the growing burden of headache disorders, with evidence suggesting that 52% of the global population is affected.
Headache disorders are one...
Epigenetic treatments to revolutionise chemotherapy
A research team from the CNRS at the Paris Michel-Ange Delegation has determined that the introduction of epigenetic treatments could increase the success rate...
The link between certain personality traits and mild cognitive impairment
People who are organised with high levels of self-discipline appear to be less likely to develop mild cognitive impairment as they age, a new...
Scientists reveal link between allergies and risk of hypertension
A research team from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) has demonstrated a link between adults with a history of allergies and an increased...
Lower risk of diabetes with healthy plant-based diets
A new study finds that following healthy plant-based diets can reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in generally healthy individuals.
Plant-based diets emphasise...
Transforming liver disease treatment with kisspeptin
Researchers have discovered that kisspeptin has therapeutic effects on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in a mouse study.
The research team have made a potentially transformative...
COVID-19 infection may be a cause of male infertility
Novel research has potentially uncovered a shocking long-term symptom of COVID-19, revealing that the disease might cause male infertility.
Firuza Parikh and Rajesh Parikh pioneered...
WHO outlines the requirements to keep humans and the planet healthy
World Health Day 2022 focuses on bringing global attention to the urgent actions required to keep humans and the planet healthy.
WHO has stressed that...
New WHO data: poor air quality affects 99% of the global population
New data from the World Health Organization (WHO) finds that low air quality affects billions of people and is threatening the population's health.
A record...
Scientists investigate the risk of emergency caesareans on babies
A research team from Flinders University has investigated the risk of emergency caesareans on a baby’s development.
Labour and natural childbirth cause stress on a...
