Tackling mental health: can we defeat the stigma?
The UK prime minister has appointed a minister for suicide prevention with the hopes of tackling mental health.
Health minister Jackie Doyle-Price has been appointed...
Womb inflammation may explain why some babies are prone to sepsis after birth
According to the American Journal of Pathology, infants are more likely to have sepsis after birth due to womb inflammation.
A new report highlights the...
Rare form of blindness could be treated by breakthrough gene therapy
The world’s first breakthrough gene therapy trial for choroideremia, a genetic cause of blindness, has had successful results.
As reported in the Nature Medicine, the...
How is Brexit expected to impact UK pharmacovigilance?
As the UK readies itself to leave the EU, the Pharmaceutical Information and Pharmacovigilance Association’s Sarah Hall considers the potential impact of Brexit on...
The immune landscape of breast cancer
At the University of Turku, Maija Hollmén, PhD, is helping to elucidate the significance of macrophage-expressed Clever-1 in defining the immune cell composition in...
Have scientists discovered a way of treating migraines without medicine?
By changing the body’s molecules using a small inhaler, scientists have discovered that treating migraines without medication is a possibility.
Patients suffering from migraines can...
Are malaria parasites adapting to mosquito feeding times?
Research shows that malaria parasites have evolved to become most infectious during the feeding times of mosquitos.
According to a study conducted by scientists from...
Preventing neurons from dying: neuron survival deciphered
Researchers have deciphered the regulatory impact on neuronal survival making a monumental step towards preventing neurons from dying.
A research group led by Dr. Volker...
260% increase in the sales of fatty foods in France
An overwhelming 1.46 billion burgers was devoured across France last year, with the sales of fatty foods hitting €51 billion.
The 260% rising consumption of...
Criminal investigation launched after medical waste build up
Criminal investigation launched after an accumulation of medical waste, including body parts was permitted to build up at six UK disposal sites.
Late last week...
Three million EU nurses focusing on the European elections
Alessia Gramuglia and Paul De Raeve, of the European Federation of Nurses Associations, explain why the united voice of three million EU nurses is...
Success: effects of antibiotics in breast cancer clinical trial
Scientist inspired by 8-year-old daughter found positive effects of antibiotics in a successful breast cancer clinical trial.
In a breast cancer clinical trial, patients were...
Did you know: many patients aren’t aware of all the hip surgery options?
Surgeon highlights how most patients that require hip surgery are not aware of all the options that are available to them.
According to Simon Mellor,...
The changing face of medical cannabis in Denmark
Cannabis Danmark CEO Rikke Jakobsen reflects on what the new medical cannabis pilot and development programmes mean for patients, growers and healthcare professionals in...
Brexit could break the NHS
The Immigration Advice Service’s Maddie Grounds explains why the EU referendum, Theresa May’s ‘hostile environment’ and a possible no-deal Brexit scenario could devastate the...
Whole grain health benefits explained
Scientists report newly discovered compounds that could explain whole grain health benefits.
Led by researchers at the University of Finland, whole grain health benefits include...
Could HPV be linked to improving cervical cancer survival rates?
Researchers believe that high-risk HPV can be another important analytical marker that can improve cervical cancer survival rates.
The occurrence of high-risk human papillomavirus (HrHPV)...
Type 2 diabetes: current services and strategies may be inefficient
Studies show that unless social and cultural factors are addressed, healthcare services and public health strategies designed to reduce tackling Type 2 diabetes may...
The Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation to fund future research projects
22 revolutionary research projects are to receive SEK 640 Million (~€61.7 million) funding from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation.
With the aim of funding...
Proteins could be reassembled on command using a computer model
A computer model with a guided algorithm may help scientists find the precise spot to split proteins and then reassemble them to functionality.
According to...