New genetic mutation passed on by men increases risk of ovarian cancer
Researchers from the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, US, have uncovered a new genetic mutation inherited from fathers that can increase the risk of ovarian...
CRUK announces £45m investment in cancer clinical trials
Cancer Research UK is to invest £45m (~€50.8m) into its network of cancer clinical trials units (CTUs) across the UK, one of the charity’s...
Discovering autism in children using blood and urine tests
Researchers at the University of Warwick, UK, have developed new tests to help indicate autism in children which monitors changes in the blood and...
Moving AMR policy into action
The British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (BSAC) was founded in 1971, and facilitates the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge in the field of antimicrobial...
Pfalzklinikum provides mental health and neurology services in the Rhineland-Palatinate
Pfalzklinikum is a provider of mental health and neurology services in the Rhineland-Palatinate in southwest Germany with over 2,000 employees in 14 locations.
Its work...
Newcastle Initiative on Changing Age
Newcastle University began research into ageing with pioneering work on dementia in the 1960s and 1970s.
The university was one of the first to recognise...
World leaders join new commission to tackle noncommunicable diseases
The World Health Organization (WHO) has today announced a new high-level commission that aims to put an end to noncommunicable diseases (NCDs).
The new WHO...
Malaria research method sees patients deliberately infected with parasite
To aid malaria research, a new process from the University of Tubingen, Germany, has been tested whereby individuals are infected with malaria to help...
Lung, head and neck cancers risk linked to physical inactivity
New studies suggest that a lifestyle lacking in physical activity poses a greater risk of developing lung, head and neck cancers.
Two research teams led...
Failing to recognise own memory problems is a predictor of Alzheimer’s
A team of researchers at McGill University, Canada, have confirmed that people susceptible to dementia who are unable to recognise their memory problems are...
Blueprint priority diseases list updated by World Health Organization
The 2018 annual review of the Blueprint priority diseases list from the World Health Organization (WHO) has been released, revealing the diseases that pose...
Strong link to cancer and ultra-processed foods
New research from the Universite Sorbonne Paris Cite, France, suggests there is a substantial link between the consumption of ultra-processed foods and risk of...
Short children have higher risk of having strokes
New Danish research has found a link between shorter children and an increased risk of having a cerebrovascular accident later in adult life.
The study...
Can eating yoghurt reduce cardiovascular disease risk?
A higher intake of yoghurt is associated with a lower cardiovascular disease risk amongst hypertensive men and women, a new study published by Oxford...
A new family of antibiotics found in dirt samples
Scientists at Rockefeller University, US, have discovered a new family of antibiotics in samples of soil which could prove significant in the battle against...
Playing video games can improve motility after a cerebral infarction
New research reveals that motility issues following a cerebral infarction can be improved by a type of cognitive training which includes video games.
The study,...
CureVac’s influenza and malaria vaccines receive further funding
German-based biopharmaceutical company CureVac has been awarded two new grants from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to continue helping develop influenza and malaria...
Oncology supportive care will increase as cancer sufferers live longer
The need for effective oncology supportive care will increase in the next decade as cancer patients are living longer and cancer is becoming more...
Sibling bullying severely increases risk of psychotic disorders
New research from the University of Warwick, UK, has found that victims of sibling bullying in childhood are three times more likely to develop...
New initiative to individualise Alzheimer’s treatment
A new innovative programme called the ‘Dementia Prevention Initiative’ (DPI) has been developed which aims to abandon generalised methods in favour of individualised Alzheimer’s...
