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Lack of sustained hypertension treatment undermines health objectives

July 8, 2022
Discontinued hypertension treatment in some of the world’s leading middle-income nations is a significant factor potentially impacting heart issues and mortality, suggests a multi-national university study.

Multimillion pound grant aims to find MND treatment ‘in years, not decades’

June 24, 2022
Specialists at six UK universities will share a £4.25 million grant to develop collaborative efforts to find ‘meaningful’ treatments for motor neurone disease (MND).

Bad dreams frequency could be Parkinson’s risk indicator, suggests study

June 10, 2022
Older adults who start to experience bad dreams might be exhibiting the earliest signs of Parkinson’s disease, a new study concludes.

How can mental health professionals open their minds to psychosis?

May 27, 2022
Effective clinical care for patients with psychosis means understanding the ‘lived experience’ of their delusions, say researchers at the Universities of Birmingham, York and Melbourne. By understanding the intricacies of...

Broader NHS gene testing could detect twice as many people at risk of cancer

February 28, 2022
Currently limited by stringent guidelines, NHS genetic testing currently misses around half of those with a high risk of cancer due to inherited genetic alterations. Having looked at results from...

IVF research might enhance human egg development

February 25, 2022
New findings by Max Planck IVF clinic researchers suggests the failure of human eggs is due to a weakness in a molecular motor protein during early development. Research results demonstrate...

Breakthrough technique set to improve robotic cancer surgery

February 18, 2022
The National Robotarium has received funds to develop a method to remove the margin of error for surgeons, giving them confidence that they have removed the correct amount of tissue...

Moving from ‘Use by’ to ‘Best before’ dates: participate in the project

February 17, 2022
Many producers have elected to display 'Best before' in place of 'Use by' dates on fresh pasteurised milk products. A decision that has the potential to dramatically reduce consumer waste...

Incorporating valuable microbiome data into drug development pipeline

February 16, 2022
A three-phase project will build a ‘Microbiome Atlas’ to power an algorithm for predicting the microbiome’s effect on the mechanisms of drugs in the body. This atlas will map out...

Applying MATIC to harness immune cells from tumours to fight cancer

February 4, 2022
Northwestern University researchers have developed a new tool to harness immune cells from tumours to fight cancer rapidly and effectively. Using a new technology called microfluidic affinity targeting of infiltrating...

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