One in five would use a high-street pharmacy for a minor illness
Only one in five people aged 18-40 would use their local pharmacy first for expert advice about a minor illness, according to an NHS...
Children’s lung health improved in cleaner air
A new study has shown that when air pollution improved in Stockholm, children’s lung health improved.
Researchers from Karolinska Institutet have discovered that when air...
Researchers find the proteins responsible for chronic metabolic diseases
New research from Queen Mary University has found hundreds of proteins that may cause chronic metabolic diseases, such as type 2 diabetes and kidney...
Everything you need to know about CBD oil in Latvia
Learn everything you need to know about using and buying CBD oil in Latvia in this comprehensive, expert-led guide.
Cannabidiol (CBD) oil is an increasingly...
A new artificial blood-brain barrier model could end animal testing
Researchers from Uppsala University have developed an artificial blood-brain barrier model that can determine the efficacy of anti-body-based therapies and reduce animal testing.
Protein-based biopharmaceuticals,...
Exercise is more effective than medicines for managing depression
The University of South Australia is calling for exercise to be the main approach for managing depression, as opposed to medication or counselling.
Exercise has...
Doctors can now asses the likelihood of kidney cancer recurrence
An international study into kidney cancer recurrence has found that doctors can predict the likelihood of a patient’s disease returning by examining DNA mutations...
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...
A new targeted treatment for acute myeloid leukaemia has been approved
A new targeted drug for treating acute myeloid leukaemia has been granted authorisation following a study from the University of Helsinki.
The aim of targeted...
People living in urban areas have worse hay fever symptoms
Individuals in urban areas report significantly worse hay fever symptoms, according to the first study to compare pollution levels with symptoms.
The University of Manchester...
How to improve functional mobility after below-knee amputation
Strengthening hip muscles could be key to improving mobility in people with a below-knee amputation, according to research from the University of Birmingham.
Millions worldwide...
£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...
NHS COVID-19 app saved 10,000 lives in the first year
Experts from the University of Oxford and the University of Warwick have estimated the NHS COVID-19 app prevented around one million cases, 44,000 hospitalisations...
People with advanced HIV are more likely to die from monkeypox
Researchers have identified a severe, necrotising form of monkeypox with high mortality in immunosuppressed people with advanced HIV.
Most monkeypox infections in the current outbreak...
B Medical Systems’ cold chain transport box receives CERTICOL label
The CERTICOLD quality label guarantees B Medical Systems’ cold chain transport boxes RCW25 are conforming to European GDP guidelines.
B Medical Systems, a global leader...
Is ChatGPT the future of antibiotic prescribing?
Researchers from the University of Liverpool have tested whether ChatGPT, an Artificial Intelligence-based chatbot, could be used for antibiotic prescribing.
ChatGPT is a chatbot developed...
Why are premature babies so susceptible to deadly infections?
Researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen (LMU) have discovered why the immune system of premature babies does not function properly after birth.
The earlier babies are born,...
The NHS workforce is more diverse than ever
New figures reveal that the NHS workforce is more diverse than ever recorded in history, according to an annual report into race equality across...
Low-intensity exercise reduces the risk of sarcopenia in older adults
As little as ten minutes of low-intensity exercise per day can reduce the risk of sarcopenia in older adults, according to research from Örebro...
NICE recommends three treatments for COVID-19
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended three treatments for COVID-19 that are cost-effective.
Everyone with COVID-19 at the highest risk...