Initiative will analyse 500,000 blood samples to aid global medical research
Nightingale Health and UK Biobank announce a major initiative which aims to analyse half a million blood samples to facilitate global medical research.
Announced today,...
The psychiatric patient and the ED
Marc Sabbe discusses the evolution of emergency psychiatry, highlighting issues such as deinstitutionalisation and cost containment.
There is no doubt that the amount and intensity...
Combining two different malaria vaccines could reduce cases by 91%
Combining two experimental diverse malaria vaccines can significantly reduce the number of malaria infections in animal studies, a new study from Imperial College London,...
Pancreatic cancer signs could be spotted in Type 2 diabetes diagnosis
Recent onset of Type 2 diabetes could give indication of pancreatic cancer signs, according to new research in the Journal of the National Cancer...
Evidence “insufficient” that nicotine preloading helps smokers quit
A new trial published this week by the BMJ has found that there is insufficient evidence that using a patch for four weeks before...
Further targeted use of immunotherapy has been discovered
Innovations in immunotherapy are continuing, as researchers have discovered a new method for predicting the likelihood of the treatment’s success.
Immunotherapy, the method in which...
First of its kind AST-VAC2 vaccine gets tested to treat lung cancer
In a collaboration agreement between Cancer Research UK (CRUK) and Asterias, a first of its kind vaccine, AST-VAC2, has entered into a phase I...
Immune system remains damaged despite cured hepatitis C infection
The immune system remains changed for many years, even after a hepatitis C infection heals, according to a new study by Karolinska Institutet, Sweden,...
STOP-CP in children – Stem cell Treatment Of Perinatal Cerebral Palsy using cord blood
Arne Jensen, CEO of BrainRepair UG and head of the Campus Clinic Gynaecology Bochum, Germany, outlines the motivation behind STOP-CP!: Stem cell Treatment Of...
Minimally invasive tissue sampling part of new global surveillance alliance
A new technique known as minimally invasive tissue sampling (MITS), developed by ISGlobal, will form part of a new global surveillance alliance which will...
Ex-smokers are advised to use high-nicotine e-cigarettes
Those who wish to quit smoking are better off having high-nicotine e-cigarettes as it reduces the risk of exposure to toxins in the vapour,...
Kidney cancers found stealing other cells to spread around the body
A new study has identified how kidney cancers develop the ability to spread around the body by stealing genes from other cell types, therefore...
How colon cancer mutates to avoid the immune system
Colon cancer genes have been found to alter during development of the disease in order to remain undetected by the immune system, according to...
UEA event set to showcase groundbreaking dementia research
Health professionals, carers, people with dementia and members of the public have been invited by academics from the University of East Anglia (UEA), UK,...
New approach to immunotherapy treats unresponsive breast cancer
A new approach to immunotherapy developed by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has resulted in a positive response in a once unresponsive...
How copying movements could help manage Parkinson’s disease
The imitation of movement could be a key tool in the management of Parkinson's disease, new research from psychologists at the University of Manchester,...
Could natural defence mechanisms be key to tackling antibiotic resistance?
A discovery of natural peptides that fight bacteria have been identified by the Technical University of Denmark, which could be vital in the battle...
Antifungal drug shows promise in the treatment of bowel cancer
An antifungal medication that’s commonly used for toenail infections could help eliminate dormant bowel cancer cells, new research suggests.
Research from the Cancer Research UK...
How using ‘exergaming’ can improve quality of life in heart failure patients
By playing video games involving physical exertion, the quality of life of patients with heart failure is improved, according to a new study presented...
New Hepatitis C model developed that could improve treatment
A new mathematical model has been created by the University of Surrey, UK, which details how the Hepatitis C (HCV) infection develops and behaves,...
