Time to talk air pollutants and the monumental impact on health
Over the recent decades more proof has shown that air pollutants are related to adverse health effects, so it’s time to re-evaluate air quality...
YouTube videos risk providing misleading prostate cancer information
The most popular YouTube videos on prostate cancer often offer biased or misleading prostate cancer information, posing potential health risks to patients.
According to NYU...
Research breakdown: the long-term health risks of breast implants
One of the largest studies to date provides those who have had/are thinking to have breast implants an insight into the rare but serious...
Have medical studies found a way to reverse ageing?
Research data from human medical studies combined with analytical approaches from physics offer a whole new concept to understand and maybe even reverse ageing.
Ageing...
Spotlight: the European Public Health Association
The European Public Health Association is committed to delivering a healthier future for the people of Europe. Read more as Health Europa explores.
The European...
Could exercising outweigh negative effects of diesel exhaust emissions?
Diesel exhaust emissions contribute a considerable amount to air pollution in Europe, now thanks to CE Delft we can delve into the impacts of...
Treating septic shock: Wellington and HBM invest millions in Adrenomed
Vascular integrity company, Adrenomed, announces the closing of a €24m financing led by top-tier investors Wellington and HBM, potentially being one step closer to...
Study shows paediatric asthma can be avoided if obesity was eliminated
According to research led by Nemours Children's Health System, 10% of paediatric asthma cases could be avoided if childhood obesity were eliminated.
Now published in...
Unexplored gene recombination in the brain linked to Alzheimer’s disease treatment
New tech reveals DNA in neurons are 'mixed and matched', therefore the gene recombination could be a new form of Alzheimer's disease treatment.
According to...
Health Europa launches Editorial Advisory Board
Health Europa is pleased to announce the launch of a new Editorial Advisory Board.
The board is committed to ensuring that the content produced on...
People with paralysis can use brain-computer interface to control devices
Research shows brain-computer interface (BCI) allows people with paralysis to directly operate tablet/mobile devices just by thinking about making cursor movements and clicks.
Tablets, mobile...
Trazadone dosage may not be better than the use of antipsychotics for dementia patients
Physicians are attempting to decrease the use of antipsychotics in senior dementia patients however the typical alternative trazadone dosage has similar detrimental side effects.
According...
Breast cancer growth rate enhanced by bone marrow cells
Researchers have discovered that breast cancer growth rate is determined by the stromal cells originating from bone marrow cells.
Published in the Journal of Experimental...
Short life expectancy: Poorest dying nearly 10 years younger than the rich
According to the Imperial College London, the gap between short life expectancy of the richest and poorest sectors of society in England is increasing.
Researchers...
Cognitive behavioural therapy techniques & its cost effectiveness
Treating COPD patients for anxiety by implementing certain cognitive behavioural therapy techniques has shown to reduce hospital visits and be cost effective.
According to a...
Sperm count found to be 50% lower in sons of fathers who smoke
Research found that independent of nicotine exposure from mothers, sons of fathers who smoke had half as much sperm count compared to non-smoking fathers.
Many...
Cutting off melanoma skin cancer
Researchers have found a way to stop the spread of cancer in mice by blocking specific molecules of melanoma skin cancer.
Melanoma skin cancer tumours...
Time to get our malaria control efforts back on track
Malaria control efforts have stagnated after several years of global decline according to new World Malaria Report 2018 and its time to get reduction...
Could llama blood be the unlikely ally in producing antibody therapeutics?
Researchers have used llamas to produce new antibody therapeutics with the potential to work against all types of flu, including new pandemics.
After testing 60...
Fibromyalgia treatment options: activation of glial cells
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, and Harvard University, USA, have made a ground-breaking step towards finding fibromyalgia treatment options.
Fibromyalgia treatment options have been difficult...