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...
Regular exercise throughout life slows down body’s ageing process
New research from the University of Birmingham and King’s College London, UK, has found that a lifetime of regular exercise slows the down the...
Brain alterations and cognitive impairment linked to air pollution
A new study in the Netherlands has discovered a link between residential air pollution exposure among school-age children and brain abnormalities and cognitive impairment.
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EIWH supports Women’s Day with policy looking at menstrual disorders
In celebration of International Women’s Day (IWD), the European Institute of Women’s Health (EIWH) is announcing a new policy brief that will soon be...
One-off prostate cancer PSA test does not save lives
Inviting men with no symptoms to a one-off PSA test for prostate cancer does not save lives, according to results from a ten-year Cancer...
Defying the odds – my journey to becoming a Highly Cited Researcher
Professor Eun-Jung Park chronicles her path from a ‘young child from a poor family in South Korea’ to a celebrated scientist and Highly Cited...
International Women’s Day: tackling gender and mental health
This year’s International Women's Day (8 March) coincides with European Parliament discussions on a proposed directive on work-life balance for parents and carers, which...
Does drug effectiveness depend on the individual?
Researchers at ETH Zurich, Switzerland, have demonstrated that there is no definitive reason as to why drug effectiveness varies between people, but rather many...
Detecting early stages of Alzheimer’s disease with new blood test
Researchers at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) have developed a new blood test that can diagnose the early stages of Alzheimer's...
Synthetic molecule kills five types of deadly drug-resistant superbugs
The Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) of the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore, and IBM Research have developed a synthetic...
People with major depressive disorder react stronger to negative memories
People with major depressive disorder (MDD) feel a stronger negative emotion when remembering painful experiences than those without the disorder, a study finds.
The study,...
UK government to cut 20% of calories in popular foods
In a bid to tackle childhood and adult obesity, Public Health England (PHE) and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) are taking...