Housing associations could revolutionise delivery of health and social care
A new report highlights how housing associations could help to revolutionise the way health and social care is delivered in the UK.
The report published...
CT scan radiation associated with increased risk for cancer
A new study has shown that people who have thyroid cancer and leukaemia are more likely to have received a CT scan.
A new study...
Little progress made in the EU fight against antimicrobial resistance
The EU’s fight against superbugs, especially bacteria which have become resistant to antibiotics, has brought little progress to date.
While EU action has led to...
AI in psychiatry: detecting mental illness with artificial intelligence
Advances in AI has allowed for computers to help doctors in diagnosing disease and help monitor patients’ vital signs from any location.
A team of...
NICE must consider therapeutic potential of different cannabis medicines
The Centre for Medicinal Cannabis (CMC) is urging NICE to consider the potential therapeutic value of different cannabis formulations for a variety conditions.
The CMC...
Cannabis: building bridges between ancient and modern medicine
Nature’s intelligent design, recognised by older medicinal traditions, is finding its way back into modern western medicine, and cannabis is helping to open the...
Fotonica bio-lighting: cultivators increase cannabis yield and potency
Cultivators have succeeded in dramatically increasing the yield and potency of cannabis crops with a superior lighting solution.
Earlier this year Fotonica™ engaged with several...
Clean Crop Solutions offers organic alternative to fight cannabis pests and pathogens
The cannabis and hemp CBD industry is cementing roots across the globe.
As the industry grows so does the demand for standardisation across products in...
UK patient advocacy group launched to help access medical cannabis
A new patient advocacy organisation focussed on support and care for patients considering cannabis for medicinal use has been launched.
The group is chaired by...
Maternal diet causes excess of endocannabinoids impacting foetal brain
A new study has shown that high-fat maternal diets can cause life-long changes in the brain of unborn offspring.
A team from MedUni Vienna’s Center...
Researchers are one step closer to cancer precision medicine
A new, computational model has brought us one step closer to precision medicine for cancer.
Researchers from the Faculty of Medicine and the Institute for...
New study looks at the links between fitness and dementia
Those looking to reduce the likelihood of getting dementia in later life should think about their fitness regime.
Are there links between fitness and dementia?...
Crohn’s disease: how associated bacteria develop drug resistance
Many patients with Crohn's disease develop resistance to treatments.
Researchers have looked at how Chron’s disease-related bacteria can form drug resistance.
They found that bacteria associated...
China’s voluntary organ donation ‘failure’ exposes organ harvesting crimes
A new report has concluded that figures disclosed by the Chinese Government conform almost precisely to a mathematical formula.
The publication of the first ever...
Why veterinarians should be at the heart of the drug resistance fightback
When antibiotic resistance could be responsible for up to 10 million deaths a year by 2050 if left unchecked, it is natural to want...
Using VR in hospitals instead of anaesthetic to reduce pain in children
The use of Virtual Reality (VR) in hospitals in place of general anaesthetics to alleviate pain for young patients is being trialled in hundreds...
General Election manifesto for UK pharmaceutical industry launched
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry has launched its General Election 2020 Manifesto for Medicine.
The UK pharmaceutical industry body is calling on all...
New AI tool can predict life expectancy in heart failure patients
Physicists and cardiologists have utilised machine learning to come up with a new algorithm.
This new Artificial Intelligence algorithm can predict life expectancy in heart...
HEXOMED ‘grows’ innovative medical cannabis products
By legalising medical cannabis in the Eurozone and gaining traction with national legislators, things are about to get very busy in Greece and the...
Using medical cannabis to address addiction disorders
An examination of how medical cannabis could be used to combat the abuse of various substances and addiction disorders.
Humans enjoy sampling a variety of...