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Symptoms of memory loss could be symptoms of impaired hearing

Symptoms of memory loss could be symptoms of impaired hearing

Older adults concerned about displaying early symptoms of memory loss should also consider that they may have impaired hearing. Published in the Canadian Journal on...
Teenage gender dysphoria and improving primary care services

Teenage gender dysphoria and improving primary care services

With a growing number of adolescents identifying as transgender, a review aims to help primary care services address teenage gender dysphoria. Published in Canadian Medical...
Using folklore strategies to prevent a cold

Using folklore strategies to prevent a cold

According to new studies, 71% of parents say they try to prevent a cold in their children by following non-evidence-based ‘folklore’ advice. According to the...
Neurodegenerative diseases: searching for a cure

Neurodegenerative diseases: searching for a cure

TU Dresden scientists confirm that additional neurons improve brain function – does this mean we’re a step closer to curing neurodegenerative diseases? Most neurons in...
UK healthcare industry £70 billion contribution to UK economy at risk

UK healthcare industry £70 billion contribution to UK economy at risk

Following Theresa May’s historic Brexit deal defeat and a possible ‘No Deal’, the £70 billion (€79.5 billion) contribution to the UK economy by UK...
MyHealthMyData: towards smarter, safer data sharing

MyHealthMyData: towards smarter, safer data sharing

Anna Rizzo explains how the MyHealthMyData project will enable secure data sharing among hospitals, public and private research centres, and citizens. MyHealthMyData is an EU-funded...
Available on prescription? The complicated picture of medical cannabis in the UK

Available on prescription? The complicated picture of medical cannabis in the UK

It is doctors’ conservatism and not government regulations that is holding back patient access to medical cannabis in the UK, says Professor Mike Barnes. In...
University Hospital Basel forms new alliance delivering enhanced patient care

University Hospital Basel forms new alliance delivering enhanced patient care

University Hospital Basel, Switzerland, and award-winning UK medical 3D printing firm, axial3D have formed a new alliance to deliver improved patient care. The leading medical...
LGBTQ health differences and education need to be addressed

LGBTQ health differences and education need to be addressed

Moffitt Cancer Center is leading the nation in addressing the issues facing LGBTQ health through research and the creation of new educational programs. In the...
Does moving more when you’re older = memory improvement?

Does moving more when you’re older = memory improvement?

According to the American Academy of Neurology, older adults who move more may preserve their thinking skills and experience memory improvement. Memory improvement is said...
Can we end tuberculosis?

Can we end tuberculosis?

Following from the first-ever UN High-Level Meeting on TB, Yuliya Chorna, of TB Europe Coalition, reflects on the global movement to end tuberculosis. The first...
Bold ideas to transform healthcare: the American health reform

Bold ideas to transform healthcare: the American health reform

According to Harvard, USA, new analysis finds competing visions for health reform, with democratic governors having bold ideas to transform healthcare. A new analysis published...
Varroa destructor: the bee parasites that feed on fatty organs, not blood

Varroa destructor: the bee parasites that feed on fatty organs, not blood

Honey bee colonies around the world are at risk from a variety of threats, ranging from pesticides to habitat loss, but bee parasites are...
Using gene expression to better understand Salmonella

Using gene expression to better understand Salmonella

The devastating Salmonella epidemic is killing around 400,000 people each year in sub-Saharan Africa, now using gene expression, scientists are closer to understanding the...
Electroshock therapy and alterations in hippocampal structural connections

Electroshock therapy and alterations in hippocampal structural connections

According to the University of California, alterations in hippocampal structural connections differentiate responders of electroshock therapy in depression. A new study in people with major...
Hey Siri – what does the future hold for social care technology?

Hey Siri – what does the future hold for social care technology?

The CEO of TEC Services Association, Alyson Scurfield, talks of the development of social care technology and what benefits this can bring. Alyson Scurfield, of...
Medicinal cannabis or recreational cannabis?

Medicinal cannabis or recreational cannabis?

Senator Matteo Mantero has filed a bill to legalise the cultivation, processing and sale of light drugs, suggesting for individuals to cultivate their own...
Organ transplant promoted by engineered T cells

Organ transplant promoted by engineered T cells

Researchers at the University of Basel, Switzerland have discovered a molecular approach preventing organ transplant rejection. Organ transplant rejection is a major problem in transplantation...
Self-administer long-term contraception via microneedle patch

Self-administer long-term contraception via microneedle patch

A new long-term contraception has been designed for women to self-administer using a microneedle patch. Providing a new family planning option, particularly in developing nations...
Overprescribing opioids is a thing – its time to stop it

Overprescribing opioids is a thing – it’s time to stop it

A research team from Keele University, UK, has been awarded with a £2.4 million (~€2.7) grant to help reduce the overprescribing of opioids. The National...

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