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Chronic diseases can be defined as those that persist for a long period of time, in most cases causing the sufferer health issues for longer than a period of 3 months. Chronic diseases in most cases cannot be prevented by vaccines or cured by medication, nor do they just disappear.

Some of the most common chronic diseases include Asthma, Coronary Artery Disease, Cancer, Cystic Fibrosis, Multiple Sclerosis, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Obesity and Osteoporosis to name but a few.

Colorectal cancer and colonoscopy

Colorectal cancer and colonoscopy

Jolanta Gore-Booth, the CEO of Digestive Cancers Europe, discusses the value of colonoscopy in diagnosing and preventing colorectal cancer. In a recent survey by specialist...
Ovarian cancer metastasis aided by DNA ‘webs’

Ovarian cancer metastasis aided by DNA ‘webs’

According to University of Texas, after being caught in DNA ‘webs’ extruded by immune cells, ovarian cancer metastasis occurs, spreading to new tissue. Researchers from...
Lung transplant discrimination: patients claiming the system is ‘rigged’

Lung transplant discrimination: patients claiming the system is ‘rigged’

According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, USA, lung transplant discrimination may still be occurring across the nation. Court filing prompted change in lung allocation policy in...
Let’s talk about ischemic stroke treatment

Let’s talk about ischemic stroke treatment

Increasing demand for minimally invasive procedures & advancements are key factors driving researchers to find surgical procedures in ischemic stroke treatment. The ischemic stroke market...
Food fraud: are obesogens preventing weight loss?

Food fraud: are obesogens preventing weight loss?

Although excessive consumption of unhealthy food is the common cause of obesity, scientists are exploring the role chemicals play in obesity, specifically obesogens. More than...
Gut microbiota linked to obesity and mental disorders

Gut microbiota linked to obesity and mental disorders

EU-funded project 'MyNewGut' finds new gut microbiota that may help battle obesity and mental disorders. The MyNewGut project has discovered new gut microbiota, specifically bacterial...
Tinnitus hearing loss may be avoided amongst a younger population

Tinnitus hearing loss may be avoided amongst a younger population

Experts highlight how Tinnitus hearing loss amongst a younger population could be avoided with a simple check-up. There are more than six million people in...
Caffeine therapy may benefit developing brains of premature babies

Caffeine therapy may benefit developing brains of premature babies

Research from the University of Calgary, Canada, shows that the earlier a dose of caffeine therapy is given to premature babies, the better start...
Pseudoachondroplasia dwarfism and new treatment targets

Pseudoachondroplasia dwarfism and new treatment targets

Disrupting the self-perpetuating cellular loop of endoplasmic reticulum stress & inflammation of pseudoachondroplasia dwarfism may be the key to therapeutic advances. Pseudoachondroplasia dwarfism is a...
Translational Research Centre in Onco-Hematology unveiled

Translational Research Centre in Onco-Hematology unveiled

The University of Geneva inaugurates a centre for cancer research, the Translational Research Centre in Onco-Hematology, bridging the world between fundamental & clinical research. The...
Human papilloma virus predicts risks of cervical cancer

Human papilloma virus predicts risks of cervical cancer

According to Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, human papilloma virus can cause cervical cancer & women have higher risk of pre-cancerous lesions if they carry HPV...
Diagnosis of skin cancer: visual inspection is not enough

Diagnosis of skin cancer: visual inspection is not enough

Researchers have concluded that the visual inspection of a suspicious skin lesion using the naked eye alone is not enough to ensure the accurate...
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease decreased by new AI app

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease decreased by new AI app

A new AI app successfully decreases symptoms of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, an incurable lung disease affecting 64m people worldwide. Published in the International Journal...
Treatment of acute kidney injury achieved through protecting the mitochondria

Treatment of acute kidney injury achieved through mitochondria protection

Scientists have described the natural mechanism for temporarily protecting the mitochondria is key to decoding the treatment of acute kidney injury. For the first time,...
Gene therapy process reversing sickle cell anaemia symptoms

Gene therapy process reversing sickle cell anaemia symptoms

After over a decade of preclinical research and development, a new gene therapy process is reversing sickle cell anaemia symptoms in patients. The gene therapy...
Radiation therapy: the future of battling cancer

Radiation therapy: the future of battling cancer

New accelerator-based technology developed with aim of reducing side effects of cancer radiation therapy by shrinking its duration from minutes to under a second. Developed...
Epilepsy in children can be detected early with deep learning

Epilepsy in children can be detected early with deep learning

Early detection of the most common form of epilepsy in children is possible through "deep learning”, which is a computer science technique. According to researchers,...
YouTube videos risk providing misleading prostate cancer information

YouTube videos risk providing misleading prostate cancer information

The most popular YouTube videos on prostate cancer often offer biased or misleading prostate cancer information, posing potential health risks to patients. According to NYU...
Spotlight: the European Public Health Association

Spotlight: the European Public Health Association

The European Public Health Association is committed to delivering a healthier future for the people of Europe. Read more as Health Europa explores. The European...
Could exercising outweigh the negative effects of diesel exhaust emissions?

Could exercising outweigh negative effects of diesel exhaust emissions?

Diesel exhaust emissions contribute a considerable amount to air pollution in Europe, now thanks to CE Delft we can delve into the impacts of...

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