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Tackling AMR and preventing the next global pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the seriousness of not being prepared for pandemics. With the rise of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), it is thought another...
Over 2 million people in England may have had long COVID
New research from the largest studies of COVID-19 shows that over 2 million people may have had long COVID.
The findings from the REACT-2 studies...
Blood test could help improve post-surgery bladder cancer treatment
A blood test could identify the risk of cancer recurrence and guide precision treatment in bladder cancer, new research suggests.
A clinical study, led by...
Walking speed can improve stroke survivors’ dual-task ability
Training stroke survivors to walk at a faster speed during recovery can improve the brain’s ability to walk and think at the same time,...
Epileptic brain activity reduced by the ‘Mozart effect’
New research has demonstrated that music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has an anti-epileptic effect on the brain and may be a possible treatment to...
Findings on stress could lead to treatments for PTSD and other conditions
New research has uncovered how key proteins interact to regulate the body’s response to stress – a finding that could lead to new treatments...
Insights on blood clots in COVID-19 patients could inform new therapies
A new understanding of how and why some COVID-19 patients develop life-threatening blood clots could lead to new preventative treatments.
Previous research has established that...
New findings could help to protect lungs from tuberculosis
Scientists have discovered new insights on tuberculosis, which could lead to new drug treatments to speed up recovery.
Two new studies from the University of...
Novel mechanisms of obesity and hypertension discovered
A new study has revealed the novel mechanisms of obesity and hypertension, which researchers say represents a paradigm shift in our understanding of how...
Kidney disease rates high in diabetic adults, study finds
Diabetes is linked to high rates of kidney disease in adults, the results of a recent study have demonstrated.
Academics from the National University of...
Exploring osteoporosis and bone health
Royal Osteoporosis Society Director of Clinical Services Lauren Wiggins tells HEQ about osteoporosis risk, research, and care.
Osteoporosis, which causes the bones to become progressively...
HIV transmission in England could be eliminated by 2030
The number of new HIV infections has fallen significantly in England and the country is on track to achieve elimination of transmission by 2030,...
European Civic Prize on Chronic Pain: Collecting Good Practices
Active Citizenship Network (ACN) is holding the ‘Patients’ right to avoid pain: reducing the burden of COVID-19, promoting best practices across EU’ event this...
Warmer temperatures lower COVID-19 transmission
Warmer conditions lower the spread of COVID-19 but are not enough alone to prevent transmission, scientists have demonstrated.
Researchers at Imperial College London conducted a...
Charity pledges £500,000 for research into COVID-19 and heart conditions
Three new research projects will investigate the impact of COVID-19 on the heart and circulatory system.
National charity Heart Research UK has pledged over £500,000...
Hormones in placenta can aid early detection of pregnancy complications
Hormone levels in the placenta can aid early detection of potentially life-threatening complications in pregnant women, a new study has shown.
Scientists from St John's...
Collaboration established for the optimisation of cancer therapeutic
Defence Therapeutics Inc. has established a collaboration with the HUS Comprehensive Cancer Center at Helsinki, Finland, for the optimisation of Defence’s Accum-T-DM1 ADC Therapeutic.
Defence...
Excess death rates during pandemic reveal major disparities
Excess death rates in England and Wales in the first 30 weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic show strong regional and socioeconomic differences.
Researchers at the...
COVID-19 may cause long-term autoimmune complications
Many people infected with COVID-19 produce immune responses against their body’s own tissues or organs, new research has found.
Funded by the UK Coronavirus Immunology...
Global warming responsible for one in three heat-related deaths
From 1991 to 2018, over a third of all heat-related deaths were attributable to human-induced global warming, new research has found.
Led by the London...