HepatoPredict: stratifying liver cancer patients for transplantation
The HepatoPredict - a powerful predictive tool to accurately select hepatocellular carcinoma patients for successful liver transplantation.
Dr José Pereira Leal, the founder and executive...
MedTech SuperConnector: accelerating commercialisation in UK health sector
Health Europa introduces the MedTech SuperConnector and explores how it will help to translate promising research into commercialisation in the UK.
In April, Research England...
BioMedical Design Novo Nordisk Foundation Fellowship Programme
Sys Zoffman Glud explains how the BioMedical Design Novo Nordisk Foundation Fellowship Programme will spot new potential for transforming healthcare.
The healthcare sector’s unexploited potential...
New wireless device can assist patients with breast cancer recovery
Studies of a new wireless device has demonstrated early warning of the potential failure of breast reconstruction surgery, assisting patients with breast cancer recovery.
Funded...
Expectations vs reality: Norgine data highlights importance of bowel preparation for colonoscopy
New findings demonstrate that the clinical reality of the liquid volume required for bowel preparation for colonoscopy is greatly underestimated.
At United European Gastroenterology (UEG)...
sphingotec to launch biomarkers addressing unmet medical need
sphingotec GmbH is set to launch first-in-class blood biomarker point-of-care tests that allow early diagnosis and monitoring of disorders caused by acute kidney dysfunction...
Can the symptoms of Crohn’s disease be improved by cannabis oil?
Studies show that cannabis oil can significantly improve symptoms of Crohn's disease despite having no effect on gut inflammation.
Being the first of its kind,...
Healthtech device for locked-in syndrome patients now offered by NHS Supply Chain
Patients with locked-in syndrome can now receive a breakthrough AI-powered healthtech device available through the NHS Supply Chain.
EyeControl have developed a ground-breaking communication device...
Diagnostic tools and therapies to be developed by new Horizon 2020 projects
New Horizon 2020 projects set to collaboratively research and develop innovative diagnostic tools and therapies for rare diseases.
Almost a dozen new collaborative research and...
Prescription cannabis in UK: have the law and the drug become best buds?
The UK government has announced that patients can receive prescription cannabis by specialist doctors from 1 November 2018.
Health Europa previously reported upon the review...
Vigorous exercise: could this decrease type 2 diabetes in children?
According to a new study conducted by the University of Eastern Finland, vigorous exercise can vastly reduce the risk factors of type 2 diabetes...
Errors in ‘proofreading’ cause inherited blindness
Mistakes in ‘proofreading’ the genetic code of retinal cells is the cause of a form of inherited blindness produced by mutations in splicing factors.
A...
Advanced pancreatic cancer: is killer cell-based immunotherapy a potential cure?
New cell-based immunotherapy research led to the eradication of advanced pancreatic cancer cells, including cancer cells that had already spread to the liver and...
Womb inflammation may explain why some babies are prone to sepsis after birth
According to the American Journal of Pathology, infants are more likely to have sepsis after birth due to womb inflammation.
A new report highlights the...
Rare form of blindness could be treated by breakthrough gene therapy
The world’s first breakthrough gene therapy trial for choroideremia, a genetic cause of blindness, has had successful results.
As reported in the Nature Medicine, the...
Have scientists discovered a way of treating migraines without medicine?
By changing the body’s molecules using a small inhaler, scientists have discovered that treating migraines without medication is a possibility.
Patients suffering from migraines can...
Are malaria parasites adapting to mosquito feeding times?
Research shows that malaria parasites have evolved to become most infectious during the feeding times of mosquitos.
According to a study conducted by scientists from...
Preventing neurons from dying: neuron survival deciphered
Researchers have deciphered the regulatory impact on neuronal survival making a monumental step towards preventing neurons from dying.
A research group led by Dr. Volker...
260% increase in the sales of fatty foods in France
An overwhelming 1.46 billion burgers was devoured across France last year, with the sales of fatty foods hitting €51 billion.
The 260% rising consumption of...
Success: effects of antibiotics in breast cancer clinical trial
Scientist inspired by 8-year-old daughter found positive effects of antibiotics in a successful breast cancer clinical trial.
In a breast cancer clinical trial, patients were...
