Could time in education increase your risk of short-sightedness?
Being in full-time education for longer periods of time could make you more susceptible to developing short-sightedness (myopia), according to a new study published...
England one of worst countries for survival rates for breast cancer
Older women with breast cancer in England are less likely to survive the disease than four other European countries (Poland, Belgium, Ireland and the...
Kidney cancers found stealing other cells to spread around the body
A new study has identified how kidney cancers develop the ability to spread around the body by stealing genes from other cell types, therefore...
Triggers of acute heart failure found to vary depending on location
The triggers of acute heart failure vary depending on where someone is in the world, according to new findings from the REPORT-HF registry presented...
WHO assessment: European mental healthcare institutions below standard
A new WHO/Europe report has raised concerns over the quality of European mental healthcare institutions, saying that it is well below standard.
The report, ‘Mental...
How colon cancer mutates to avoid the immune system
Colon cancer genes have been found to alter during development of the disease in order to remain undetected by the immune system, according to...
Antibody therapy for migraine prevention set for marketing authorisation
The first monoclonal antibody therapy for migraine prevention, Aimovig, has been recommended for marketing authorisation by the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal...
Towards a Decade of Healthy Ageing
Dr Jane Barratt and Megan Acton, of the International Federation on Ageing, set out their vision of a Decade of Healthy Ageing from 2020...
UEA event set to showcase groundbreaking dementia research
Health professionals, carers, people with dementia and members of the public have been invited by academics from the University of East Anglia (UEA), UK,...
New data reveals cases of gonorrhoea are at their highest
New figures from Public Health England (PHE) have revealed that 420,000 cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were diagnosed in 2017, with gonorrhoea cases...
Experts advise focusing on brisk walking to improve general health
Public Health England (PHE) and the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) are encouraging adults to focus on brisk walking to improve general health,...
A new group of men revealed to be at risk of HIV
It has been found that a new group of men, those who have sex with men but are not open about their sexuality, are...
New approach to immunotherapy treats unresponsive breast cancer
A new approach to immunotherapy developed by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has resulted in a positive response in a once unresponsive...
Safe and effective long-term treatment found for neonatal diabetes
Those with neonatal diabetes have an existing long-term therapy which has been shown for the first time to be safe and effective, a global...
Global action plan on physical activity launched by WHO
WHO director general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has joined Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa to launch the new ‘WHO Global action plan on physical...
Stressful jobs associated with higher risk of atrial fibrillation
Having a stressful job is associated with a high risk of atrial fibrillation, according to new research published today in the European Journal of...
Oesophageal cancer can be prevented by taking two medications
Taking a combination of an anti-reflux medication and a low dose of aspirin can prevent oesophageal cancer in people at higher risk, according to...
How copying movements could help manage Parkinson’s disease
The imitation of movement could be a key tool in the management of Parkinson's disease, new research from psychologists at the University of Manchester,...
New research raises more concern over health effects of e-cigarettes
A new report emerging from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has said that more needs to be done by manufacturers to advise of the...
Could natural defence mechanisms be key to tackling antibiotic resistance?
A discovery of natural peptides that fight bacteria have been identified by the Technical University of Denmark, which could be vital in the battle...