Blockchain in healthcare: medical cannabis prescription service
German start-up, MedPayRx, is piloting blockchain in healthcare, with a digital prescription service that bills products, such as medical cannabis, in the form of...
Digital security in healthcare: major factors affecting patient safety
eFax talk digital security and the best ways to prevent patient data breaches through the removal of potential risk factors from your healthcare organisation.
It...
Circadian clock gene: biological differences between males and females
The biological differences between males and females has now been investigated with the circadian clock gene, which may benefit female heart health.
Published in the...
Birth control methods for mosquitoes – combatting infectious diseases
University of Arizona, USA, have discovered a protein that prevents mosquitoes from hatching - could such birth control methods be developed into drugs for...
Vaccination resistance has finally been explained
Why is it so challenging to increase the number of people who get vaccinated? How does vaccination resistance remain strong even as preventable diseases...
Biomarker for colorectal cancer symptoms may be on the horizon
Johns Hopkins researchers have identified a protein biomarker involved in the development of new blood vessels that could identify colorectal cancer symptoms.
In laboratory studies,...
Inpatient sleep interruptions to be reduced by SIESTA project
Although patients may spend much of their time sitting in a chair or recovering in bed, inpatient sleep interruptions is common – but a...
Clostridium difficile infection may be increased by painkillers
People treated with antibiotics are at heightened risk of having clostridium difficile infection as those drugs disturb the microbial balance of the gut.
Clostridium difficile...
Gene editing capsaicinoids: should researchers engineer a spicy tomato?
With the latest gene editing techniques, scientists can now insert capsaicinoids, the molecules that give peppers their spiciness, into tomatoes – introducing the spicy...
ADHD risk factors increase with prenatal valproate exposure
According to Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark, valproate exposure during pregnancy is associated with increasing ADHD risk factors among offspring.
In a population-based study of 913,302...
Uterine sarcoma – tackling the rare aggressive cancer
Published in Clinical Cancer Research, new insights into uterine sarcoma, a rare type of aggressive cancer, opens up novel avenues of study.
Revealed by Karolinska...
White dental implants: the world of artificial teeth
New technology will soon enable the surface of titanium used for artificial teeth to be completely white, therefore introducing a new era of white...
COMPASS project set to lead new therapies for children with cancer
The COMPASS project, guided by KiTZ, are combining molecular & microscopy-based techniques, identifying new treatment approaches for children with cancer.
The Hopp Children's Cancer Center...
Using AI to diagnose diabetic eye disease
Researchers studying diabetic retinopathy are using artificial intelligence to support instant diagnosis of diabetic eye disease.
Diabetic retinopathy causes vision loss in adults and may...
Philosophical definition of death or the scientific version?
Should we define death strictly in biological terms? Or the philosophical definition of death? Or on the basis of severe neurological injury even when...
Stroke and heart attack survivors experience loss of work and reduced income
Heart attack survivors, or individuals having experienced a stroke or cardiac arrest are significantly less likely to be working, and if they are working,...
Adenosine deaminases function may be the molecular radar we need
Adenosine deaminases are a family of three enzymes encoded by the ADAR genes, and researchers have found that editing enzyme promotes tumour suppressor loss...
Where will the next form of flavivirus infection come from?
After collecting and comparing data with every known mammal and bird species on Earth, scientists have identified species most likely to host different forms...
NHS Long-term plan – “This is not about miracles”
Published today, the NHS Long-term plan is set to save almost half a million more lives with practical action and investment in treatments –...
The importance of cilia cells, the hairs inside your brain
According to the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), cilia cells are essential for the brain to develop normally.
Cells along the brain's cavities...
