Is diagnosing cancer with a urine test a possibility?
Feeling anxious around needles is common – the NHS estimates that around 1 in 10 people have a fear of medical procedures that involve needles or...
Urban green spaces: exposure to greenery can prevent premature deaths
The largest ever study to look at urban green spaces has outlined how green areas can impact mortality.
According to a systematic review and meta-analysis...
Clinical trials will look at using psilocybin to treat depression
A new wave of scientific research into psilocybin has opened up new avenues for treating depression.
King’s College London's Psychedelic Trials Group at the Centre...
World-first: new 4D printing technique has biomedical applications
A group of researchers have made a world-first discovery that can be used for biomedical applications.
Delivering cancer drugs more efficiently and tissue engineering are...
Housing associations could revolutionise delivery of health and social care
A new report highlights how housing associations could help to revolutionise the way health and social care is delivered in the UK.
The report published...
CT scan radiation associated with increased risk for cancer
A new study has shown that people who have thyroid cancer and leukaemia are more likely to have received a CT scan.
A new study...
Little progress made in the EU fight against antimicrobial resistance
The EU’s fight against superbugs, especially bacteria which have become resistant to antibiotics, has brought little progress to date.
While EU action has led to...
AI in psychiatry: detecting mental illness with artificial intelligence
Advances in AI has allowed for computers to help doctors in diagnosing disease and help monitor patients’ vital signs from any location.
A team of...
Maternal diet causes excess of endocannabinoids impacting foetal brain
A new study has shown that high-fat maternal diets can cause life-long changes in the brain of unborn offspring.
A team from MedUni Vienna’s Center...
Researchers are one step closer to cancer precision medicine
A new, computational model has brought us one step closer to precision medicine for cancer.
Researchers from the Faculty of Medicine and the Institute for...
New study looks at the links between fitness and dementia
Those looking to reduce the likelihood of getting dementia in later life should think about their fitness regime.
Are there links between fitness and dementia?...
China’s voluntary organ donation ‘failure’ exposes organ harvesting crimes
A new report has concluded that figures disclosed by the Chinese Government conform almost precisely to a mathematical formula.
The publication of the first ever...
Using VR in hospitals instead of anaesthetic to reduce pain in children
The use of Virtual Reality (VR) in hospitals in place of general anaesthetics to alleviate pain for young patients is being trialled in hundreds...
New AI tool can predict life expectancy in heart failure patients
Physicists and cardiologists have utilised machine learning to come up with a new algorithm.
This new Artificial Intelligence algorithm can predict life expectancy in heart...
Technology and healthcare: working together for a healthier future
As technology has evolved, so too has our ability to offer better healthcare and surgery.
So, how are technology and healthcare working together to revolutionise...
WHO emphasises how the arts can improve health
Can we dance our way to better health? For the first time, there has been a comprehensive review of the connections between art and...
Alzheimer’s Research UK calls for more funding from NHS
Alzheimer's Research UK is calling on all political parties to drive forward efforts to find life-changing treatments for dementia – by urging them to...
Retinal imaging technology for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease
A new breakthrough technology could help early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease.
This innovative imaging technology – retinal hyperspectral imaging – allows for the analysis of...
Lung Cancer Awareness: EU focus to reduce deaths and beat cancer
November is Lung Cancer Awareness month and EU bodies are joining forces to help beat the disease – encouraging the adoption of a parliamentary...
Clinical trial initiated for smart technology lymphoma cancer diagnosis
Clinical trials are being initiated for the use of a ground-breaking smart needle that could revolutionise the way we diagnose some types of cancer.
A...
