Introducing the surgeon who used 3D printing software for a life-changing transplant
Presenting Dr. Tim Brown, consultant transplant surgeon at Belfast City Hospital, Northern Ireland, who used 3D printing software to aid a complex, life-changing operation.
Brown...
Let’s talk about how the chemicals in cosmetics could affect fertility
Researchers from the University of Aberdeen will share a six-million-euro grant, to investigate how chemicals in cosmetics may affect women’s fertility.
Researchers from The Institute...
Do you think you have breathing difficulties?
Researchers from BCN MedTech and UPC reveal that a large part of the population are having breathing difficulties, which may be due to muscle...
Is global climate change affecting fertility?
According to the University of Liverpool, UK, global climate change could make some species sterile and see them succumb earlier than expected.
Published in Trends...
Novartis Pharmaceuticals revolutionising data use
During their annual results briefing in Switzerland, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, the innovative healthcare solutions company, announced their plan to transform healthcare.
Novartis emphasised the integration of...
Let’s talk nemuri: the gene that induces the need to sleep
Humans spend almost one-third of their lives sleeping, yet sleep is still one of biology's most enduring mysteries – could nemuri unlock this?
Published in...
Eating insects to save the environment
Consuming foods of insect origin is encouraged as a response to the environmental impact of meat production, but how do vegans and vegetarians feel...
Improving health care for indigenous women living with violence
New research finds that cultural practices have the ability of improving health care for Indigenous women living with violence.
According to the University of British...
What do you know about Elfi-Tech and their Finger Port device?
Elfi-Tech’s Dr Ilya Fine talks Finger Port, the innovative device that acts as your own personal health station, providing unparalleled ease of use at...
Negative body image could be deterred by who you surround yourself with
Spending time with those who are not preoccupied with their bodies can improve an individual’s own eating habits and body image, therefore reducing negative...
ICBT: expanding the advantages of Internet-delivered CBT
According to Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, Internet-delivered CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy), or ICBT, may have a new adaptive treatment strategy on the horizon.
Scientists have experimented...
Unlocking the process of delaying ageing and fighting neurodegeneration
Monash researchers have unlocked a key process in human cells – could this be a step towards fighting neurodegenerative diseases as well as delaying...
Virtual reality behaviour: would you think and act differently too?
Virtual reality (VR) can be extraordinarily life-like, but new UBC research explored the gap between real-life and virtual reality behaviour, with a key focus...
Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine and the world of medicinal therapy
Combining knowledge with human genetics and molecular techniques, the Louis-Jeantet Prize is awarded to a dynamic research team looking to fight dysfunction of the...
Teenage gender dysphoria and improving primary care services
With a growing number of adolescents identifying as transgender, a review aims to help primary care services address teenage gender dysphoria.
Published in Canadian Medical...
MyHealthMyData: towards smarter, safer data sharing
Anna Rizzo explains how the MyHealthMyData project will enable secure data sharing among hospitals, public and private research centres, and citizens.
MyHealthMyData is an EU-funded...
University Hospital Basel forms new alliance delivering enhanced patient care
University Hospital Basel, Switzerland, and award-winning UK medical 3D printing firm, axial3D have formed a new alliance to deliver improved patient care.
The leading medical...
Varroa destructor: the bee parasites that feed on fatty organs, not blood
Honey bee colonies around the world are at risk from a variety of threats, ranging from pesticides to habitat loss, but bee parasites are...
Electroshock therapy and alterations in hippocampal structural connections
According to the University of California, alterations in hippocampal structural connections differentiate responders of electroshock therapy in depression.
A new study in people with major...
Hey Siri – what does the future hold for social care technology?
The CEO of TEC Services Association, Alyson Scurfield, talks of the development of social care technology and what benefits this can bring.
Alyson Scurfield, of...
