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Scientists create most detailed 3D scan of congenital heart disease
Scientists have created the most detailed 3D heart scan of a rare form of congenital heart disease.
The team at the University of Manchester have...
UK funds long-COVID research projects with £18.5m
The UK has given £18.5m in funding to support long-COVID research projects to better understand the causes, symptoms, and treatment.
Many people are living with...
New drug could be a ‘gamechanger’ for treating obesity
A new drug has been hailed as a ‘gamechanger’ for treating obesity after leading to a 20% reduction of total body weight in participants...
Smart inhaler could improve asthma management
A new study has demonstrated that asthma inhalers that use sensors could contribute to better management of the condition and improved quality of life.
Northwestern...
How big data can help to save billions of euros in healthcare costs
The improved use of existing databases could help to save billions of euros in healthcare costs arising from osteoporosis-related bone fractures.
According to a study...
New and definitive diagnosis method for irritable bowel syndrome
A new partnership will see the development of an innovative diagnostic technology that will allow doctors to clearly diagnose irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
Currently, there...
Brain and spinal fluid changes indicate Alzheimer’s years before onset
New research has revealed that people who have a gene variant associated with an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease also tend to have...
New approach to creating Alzheimer’s drugs helps identify potential treatments
A team of scientists at the University of Sheffield have adopted a new method of creating Alzheimer’s drugs, which has identified two potential new treatments for the disease.
UK institutions receive £2.3m grant for research of tropical diseases
Three UK institutions have been awarded £2.3m to investigate tropical diseases affecting some of the world’s poorest populations.
Scientists from Oxford Brookes University, University of...
New urine test can accurately detect womb cancer
A new and non-invasive urine test can accurately detect womb cancer.
The test is accurate at detecting womb cancer by looking at a urine or...
Study reveals top-performing point-of-care COVID-19 tests
A new study has revealed the top-performing point-of-care COVID-19 tests that meet the recently published World Health Organization (WHO) "desirable" Target Product Profile (TPP)...
Research collaboration to seek rheumatoid arthritis treatments
A new research collaboration and licence agreement between Imcyse and Pfizer will seek to find treatments for rheumatoid arthritis.
Imcyse, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering...
Breast cancer is now the most common form of cancer worldwide
In line with World Cancer Day, the World Health Organization has highlighted how breast cancer has now overtaken lung cancer as the most common...
UK to undertake world-first COVID-19 alternating vaccine dose study
The UK is undertaking the world’s first clinical trial that aims to determine the safety and effects of using different vaccines for the first...
Researchers identify rare genetic syndrome caused by gene mutations
A new study has identified variation in the gene SATB1 which has been shown to cause a rare genetic syndrome.
Advances in DNA sequencing have...
Machine learning identifies type of autism with 100% accuracy
Researchers have used machine learning to identify patterns of maternal autoantibodies associated with autism, predicting a type of autism in offspring with 100% accuracy.
The...
Exercising muscle helps to combat chronic inflammation
A new study has shown that human muscle can ward off the damaging effects of chronic inflammation when exercised.
Carried out by biomedical engineers at...
Digital health innovation in multiple sclerosis care
icometrix is committed to democratising the personalised management of multiple sclerosis through digital health innovation
Third of pregnant women not vaccinated against whooping cough
New research has shown that despite whooping cough being highly contagious and serious for new-born babies, up to one third of women in the...
New mechanisms discovered in identification of cancer growth
A team of researchers have discovered new mechanisms which help to understand the growth and treatment of colorectal cancer.
As part of a Cancer Research...