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Chiesi launches ‘The Impulse’ to drive innovation and collaboration in healthcare
The Impulse will tackle huge challenges facing patients and the planet by addressing symptoms and the root causes of these challenges.
Five Tips to Keep Your Medical Refrigerator Running Efficiently
In any laboratory or research facility, maintaining the integrity of samples is of critical importance and this is usually done by placing them in...
Dementia Network Plus: £1.7m funding to reduce dementia risk
Researchers at UCL will receive funding of over £1.7 million to set up and lead a new national Dementia Network Plus that aims to...
Whole genome sequencing improves care of children with cancer
New research has found that whole genome sequencing improved the clinical care of some children with cancer in England by informing individual patient care.
The...
Defence’s ARM-X vaccine completely inhibits ovarian cancer growth in treated animals
Defence Therapeutics Inc., a Canadian biopharmaceutical company developing novel immune-oncology vaccines and drug delivery technologies, is pleased to announce that its second-generation ARM-X anti-cancer...
Blood test and AI could predict Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson’s disease is the world’s fastest-growing neurodegenerative disorder and affects up to 10 million people across the globe. This disease has no cure; however,...
Figures predict that 51% of the population will be overweight or obese by 2035
A global study predicts that more than half of the global population will be living with overweight and obesity by 2035.
The World Obesity Atlas...
Chiesi Group forges alliance with Karolinska Institutet to tackle urgent health challenges
The landmark collaboration will accelerate research and development initiatives for respiratory diseases, rare diseases, diseases of prematurity, and other speciality care indications. One of...
Defence Therapeutics strengthens and expands global patent protection on key technologies
Defence Therapeutics Inc. has announced the issuance of several new patents and new allowances of patent applications belonging to different Patent Families in Defence’s...
New AI method for diagnosing prostate cancer begins trial in Oxford
An Artificial Intelligence (AI) software that helps with diagnosing prostate cancer is being trialled by researchers at Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Foundation Trust.
Researchers...
Paving the way for drug discovery using brain tumour finding
New brain tumour findings could lead to a new type of drug-containing nanoparticle that starves the tumour of energy.
Scientists from the University of Nottingham...
UK lung cancer death rates are predicted to fall in 2023
A new study by the University of Milan has found that cancer death rates will fall by 6.5% in men and 3.7% in women.
A...
Detecting anaemia in children using a smartphone
Researchers at the University College London (UCL) and the University of Ghana have predicted anaemia in children using smartphone images.
Anaemia is a condition causing...
A new study identifies genetic variants influencing human fertility
A University of Oxford study identifies genetic determinants that could influence fertility and reproductive behaviour in humans.
In the largest study to date, research has...
Newly discovered catheter material could prevent bacterial infections
Researchers at the University of Nottingham have discovered a new coating that could prevent bacterial infections typically caused by biofilms on catheters.
The new material...
Talking therapy trial for adults at risk of self-harm launches
A new trial of talking therapy for adults at risk of self-harm will be trialled by researchers from The University of Manchester.
Talking therapies are...
Research into modified RNA could revolutionise Lewy body dementia treatment
New research suggests how toxic proteins in the brain could be used to develop targeted Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body dementia treatments.
Experts from the...
Are reproductive factors contributing to cardiovascular disease in women?
A new study by Imperial College London has found multiple reproductive factors are linked to a higher risk of cardiovascular disease in women.
Researchers have...
Can olive oil prevent cancer and Alzheimer’s disease?
Oleic acid, the key component of olive oil, has properties that help to prevent cancer and Alzheimer’s disease and to lower cholesterol.
The health benefits...
£1.7m funding for wearable brain imaging system technology
Wearable brain imaging system technology has been awarded £1.7m to accelerate approval for use in hospitals.
Wearable brain imaging can provide accurate measures of brain...