Novo Nordisk Research Centre pursues new treatments for diabetes
A new Novo Nordisk Research Centre has opened today in Oxford, UK, and aims to develop innovative new medicines and approaches to the treatment...
Is there a youth mental health funding crisis?
The charity YoungMinds has released a report on the impacts of a lack of youth mental health funding and is campaigning for the UK...
Tilray exports 2:100 CBD oil to the United Kingdom
Tilray® Inc., a global leader in cannabis research, production and distribution, announced today that Tilray 2:100, a product produced at Tilray’s federally licensed, Good Manufacturing...
‘Drink Free Days’ campaign to help adults cut down alcohol consumption
Public Health England and alcohol education charity Drinkaware will partner on a new campaign entitled ‘Drink Free Days’.
The ‘Drink Free Days’ campaign was launched...
KRAS protein mutations have varied effects on protein functions
A new study suggests that the effects of the KRAS protein mutations that underlie many different types of cancer are more diverse than previously...
HCWH Europe calls on MEPs to push for greater action on antimicrobial resistance
Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) Europe has written to MEPs to urge them to put pressure on the European Commission to scale up efforts...
Bowel cancer screening uptake falls to 49% in England
Bowel cancer screening saves lives, but in 2015, more than half (51%) of people invited to take part for the first time in England...
Gestational diabetes increases the risk of postpartum depression
A new Finnish study has established that mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have an increased risk of developing symptoms of postpartum depression.
The new...
Putting patients first by making cannabinoid medicinal products available
Tilray makes cannabinoid medicinal products available to patients in a time frame that matters and urges others to do the same
Focusing on patients, their...
Physical inactivity is putting health of 1.4 billion at risk, warns WHO
One in four of the world’s adults is physically inactive, putting them at risk of serious diseases like cancer and diabetes.
This is the finding...
European Commission launches free open access to scientific journals
The European Commission, together with 11 top national research funders, has launched an initiative to provide free open access to scientific journals on the...
UCLA discovers 8,000 surprisingly effective combinations of antibiotics
Biologists at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have uncovered thousands of four- and five-drug combinations of antibiotics that are surprisingly effective.
The discovery...
Safeguarding the availability of medicines in the EU
In its newly published work programme for 2019/20, an EU-wide task force has set out a series of necessary actions to ensure the availability...
Artificial Intelligence brings personalised cancer treatment one step closer
Personalised cancer treatment could soon become a reality thanks to a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) technique that can predict how tumours will progress and...
Research finds link between ADHD and emotional instability disorders
Research from the Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, has found a link between ADHD and emotional instability disorders in the ways that these conditions affect the...
Novel treatment for severe asthma to be available on NHS
The UK’s National Health Service will make bronchial thermoplasty, a novel treatment for severe asthma, widely available by the end of 2018.
Bronchial thermoplasty was...
Changing meal times could reduce body fat, says new study
New research suggests that making even modest changes to breakfast and dinner times could reduce body fat.
The research, published in the Journal of Nutritional...
UK to ban sale of high-sugar, high-caffeine energy drinks to children under 18
The UK Government has proposed a ban on the sale of high-sugar, high-caffeine energy drinks to children under 18, following a public consultation.
The government...
UK nursing union calls for second Brexit referendum
The UK’s Royal College of Nursing has written to the leaders of nine of the UK’s political parties, calling for a second Brexit referendum.
In...
Research shows smoking and alcohol use can cause arterial stiffness in teenagers
New research has observed that smoking and alcohol use can cause arterial stiffness in teenagers, even at low levels.
The research, published in the European...