British, German researchers unite against cardiovascular disease
A new €12m partnership has been announced between the German Centre for Cardiovascular Disease (DZHK) and the British Heart Foundation (BHF), to fund groundbreaking...
GlobalData: Companies must provide personalised health solutions
The unmet need for a cross-platform electronic health record (EHR) must be addressed for the healthcare space to move forward and bring with it...
Questionable obesity paradox challenged in new study
The idea that it might be possible to be overweight or obese but not at increased risk of heart disease, also known as the...
European journal calls for medical cannabis to be mainstream
In a new special issue of the European Journal of Internal Medicine, researchers are calling for medical cannabis to be properly established in the...
Physically fit middle-aged women 90% less likely to develop dementia
A study from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has found that women in middle age who are physically fit are nearly 90% less likely...
Teenage obesity risk doubles with exposure to junk food adverts
The risk of teenage obesity doubles if the individual remembers seeing a junk food advert every day compared to those who couldn’t recall any...
IMI launches €82m call for proposals on immune-mediated diseases
The Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) is today launching a new €82m call for proposals which focus on immune-mediated diseases, imaging and digital clinical trials.
Better...
UK government invests £210m into precision medicine programme
The UK government is set to invest £210m (~€237m) into precision medicine and healthy ageing programmes as part of its landmark Ageing Society Grand...
UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL receiving £40m boost in funding
The UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI), headquartered at University College London, is set to receive £40m (~€45m) of UK government funding to help...
First oral vaccine has been created
Researchers from Cardiff University, UK, have created the world’s first synthetic, non-biologic oral vaccine, which is set to revolutionise the delivery of care to...
22 new genetic risk factors for stroke have been identified
Researchers in Munich, Germany, have identified 22 new genetic risk factors for stroke, helping to create a new understanding of the underlying causes.
Stroke is...
New biomarkers discovered for neuroblastoma
Two new biomarkers have been discovered for neuroblastoma, a type of cancer in children. The findings are expected to have immediate significance for disease...
Nightingale to analyse 40,000 blood samples to enhance Finnish healthcare
Nightingale Health is set to analyse 40,000 blood samples from the largest biobank in Finland, THL Biobank, to help bring personalised medicine to Finnish...
New EU manifesto fights for improved seasonal influenza vaccination
The Steering Group on Influenza Vaccination has this week released its manifesto, which calls for more action to increase seasonal influenza vaccination coverage rates...
Fertility Tracker maximises fertility options
A leading healthcare and technology company has developed a new fertility tracker that will help couples struggling to reproduce identify the optimum time for...
New link found between smoking and risk of psychoses
Smoking at least ten cigarettes a day is linked to a higher risk of psychoses compared to non-smoking young people, a new study suggests.
The...
Excessive TV viewing could increase bowel cancer risk in men
New research suggests that sitting down to watch over four hours of TV a day could increase bowel cancer risk in men compared to...
World Health Organization issues guidance on tobacco product regulation
The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched new guidance on the role tobacco product regulation can play to reduce tobacco demand, save lives and...
Risk of developing dementia identified through blood molecules
Researchers at the University of Texas at San Antonio, US, have identified certain blood molecules that could help indicate the level of risk of...
New AI service to aid treatment of gestational diabetes
CleverHealth Network is launching its first development project in Finland, which takes the form of a digital service model based on artificial intelligence to...
