Europe could lose more ground in the medicinal cannabis industry
Europe is at risk of losing the market share to Africa in the medicinal cannabis industry, and Eco Equity have spotted the global potential.
There...
Denmark attracts major Canadian cannabis investments
Nine months ago, the Danish pharma specialist NNE sowed a seed – a team providing strategic business consulting on growing, producing and distributing medical...
Rare sleep disorder common among veterans with PTSD
Military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or concussion suffer from a thrashing form of sleep behaviour at a rate that is far higher than...
Global digital healthcare market to surpass $234.5bn by 2023
The new Frost & Sullivan Global Digital Health Outlook 2020 analysis predicts the market will exceed $234.5bn (~€212.26bn) by 2023.
The healthcare industry’s steady shift...
‘Tricked’ bacteria opens door for development of antibiotic-free drugs
Scientists have developed a new technique to trick bacteria into revealing hundreds of holes in their cell walls.
The new technique, developed by researchers from...
Health Europa Quarterly Issue 11
Health policy is in constant flux with healthcare models of every conceivable format facing growing pressure, here Health Europa Quarterly Issue 11 explores more.
Patients...
Koala epidemic provides lesson in how DNA protects itself from viruses
Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the University of Queensland have revealed a new form of genome immunity.
In animals, infections are...
World Mental Health Day: UK young people report being happy
Friendship, school and a good night’s sleep have all been named as key factors in a young person’s happiness.
The findings have been published in...
Research sheds new light on how episodic memory works
Neuroscientists have proven how different parts of the human brain work together to create and retrieve episodic memory.
Models suggested that, during formation of a...
Medical cannabis knowledge sharing: can the UK learn from Australia?
Medical cannabis has been legal in Australia since 2016 with almost 20,000 legal patient approvals.
The law was introduced in Australia in February 2016 to...
Tuberculosis: scientists offer new insights into the pathogen
Tuberculosis is a highly contagious infectious disease that is typically spread through aerosols and mainly affects the lungs.
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO),...
Growing use as old cannabis stereotypes are debunked
Cannabis has been used for medicinal purposes for centuries, but despite the therapeutic benefits of the plant, international regulators ultimately deemed it unsafe for...
Protective mediators help heal tendon cells by attacking inflammation
Findings reported in The American Journal of Pathology suggest specialised pro-resolving mediators may become therapeutics that alleviate chronic tendon inflammation.
Tendon tears, both to the...
Hepatitis B hope as new test offers improved diagnosis and management
A report describes a new and powerful laboratory tool that may improve the diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.
The technique can simultaneously...
Common denominator triggers asthma in favourable environments
In recent decades, asthma has become a major public health problem.
The exponential increase in asthma cases in industrialised countries over the past 50 years...
New study challenges our understanding of premature ageing
Disturbances in the function of mitochondrial DNA can accelerate the ageing process in ways that are different than previously thought.
Offering a new perspective to...
Thalidomide: the story of the most notorious drug continues
Researchers in Japan and Italy have deepened understanding of the way in which thalidomide causes developmental abnormalities at the molecular level.
An international study co-authored...
Light therapy: laying groundwork for personalised medical technology
Researchers have demonstrated a new technology for gauging the effectiveness of light therapy to synchronise human circadian rhythms.
University of New Mexico researchers and their...
Sustainable future for cannabis: why Europe should prefer SmallCannabis™
Global cannabis prohibition is ending, and supply of legal cannabis is increasing. Here, Jim Plamondon of Thai Cannabis talks more about the sustainable future...
Zelda merger creates leading therapeutic medical cannabis company
Zelda Therapeutics Limited has announced a proposed merger of equals with Ilera Therapeutics LLC (Ilera Therapeutics).
Ilera Therapeutics is a privately held medical cannabis and...