Can managing emotions prevent neurodegenerative diseases?
Researchers from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) have suggested that managing emotions can help limit neurodegeneration and pathological ageing.
The researchers studied brain activity in...
Cardiometabolic disease could increase the risk of dementia
Being affected by cardiometabolic disease such as diabetes, heart disease and stroke, has been linked to an increased risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
A...
Doing things differently from big pharma: the driving force behind Amarin’s UK and...
This article is initiated, developed and funded by © Amarin Pharmaceuticals Ireland Limited.
Amarin’s new General Manager for the UK and Ireland, Scott Curley, shares...
Childhood abuse and neglect linked with mental health problems
Experiencing abuse or neglect as a child can cause multiple mental health problems, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
The research, published in...
Adrenal insufficiency can be detected through saliva tests
A new study from the University of Sheffield has found that using saliva, instead of blood, to test for adrenal insufficiency significantly improves patient...
Acknowledging animal health within the EU’s new Global Health Strategy
Roxane Feller, Secretary General of Animalhealth Europe, outlines why Europe must recognise that human health and animal health share more than just antibiotics.
As the...
Older designs for knee replacements are as effective as new models
Older designs for knee replacements are equally as effective as newer models, according to new research from the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and...
Navigating menopause and young-onset dementia
Given that around 70,800 people in the UK are living with young-onset dementia, we spoke to Consultant Admiral Nurse Jules Knight about the challenges...
NHS cancer treatment rates are highest on record in 2022
Figures show that over 320,000 people received NHS cancer treatment from November 2021 to October 2022 – the highest year on record.
To start the...
Parental leave provides long-term protection against poor mental health
Parental leave can protect against poor mental health and have long-term benefits, according to the University of Stockholm.
Researchers from the Department of Public...
Prenatal alcohol exposure can disrupt genetics in embryonic development
Exposure to alcohol in pregnancy can alter gene function during regulated embryonic development, according to the University of Helsinki.
Disruption to embryonic development caused by...
Childhood obesity is unlikely to cause behavioural disorders
Childhood obesity is unlikely to have a significant impact on children’s mood or behavioural disorders, according to a study led by the University of...
Can talk therapy improve the mental health of dementia patients?
University College London researchers explored whether talk therapy can benefit people living with dementia if they also suffer from anxiety or depression.
Mental health problems...
Intermittent fasting diet could reverse type 2 diabetes
A new study has found that an intermittent fasting diet can help people who require type 2 diabetes medication.
Researchers found that an intermittent fasting...
How a herbal medicine protects against inflammatory bowel disease
Researchers in Japan have found a common herbal remedy that protects against colitis, an inflammatory bowel disease condition.
A new study by Zhengzheng Shi and...
Understanding how epigenetics can improve cancer treatment
Researchers from the University of Barcelona have explained the role epigenetics can play in clinical cancer treatment.
In the early 1980s, methylation was discovered and...
Women tend to suffer more from chronic cluster headache
Women are more affected by chronic cluster headache than previously thought, according to new research from Karolinska Institutet.
Chronic cluster headache, also known as ‘suicide...
Promising new treatment for hand osteoarthritis in early stages
Researchers from the University of Oxford have found that the drug talarozole, which increases retinoic acid, could offer new hope for hand osteoarthritis patients.
Hand...
Understanding the links between sleep bruxism, insomnia and anxiety
A new study on the associations between sleep bruxism, insomnia and their potential risk factors, such as depression and anxiety has been completed.
The findings...
Stem cell innovation provides new hope for congenital heart disease
Researchers at the University of Bristol have developed ‘stem cell plasters’ that could change the future of treating congenital heart disease in children.
Heart defects...
