The AI app that could revolutionise cardiac arrest treatment
Researchers from the University of Gothenburg have developed a new app that can improve cardiac arrest treatment by pooling data from thousands of past...
Low oestrogen can alter the way the body responds to exercise
A study from the University of Jyväskylä has found that low oestrogen can affect the body’s systemic signalling in response to exercise.
Menopause is associated...
New digital mental health tech for children recommended by NICE
Four digital mental health technologies have been recommended for use in the NHS by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
Children and...
A new, highly accurate prostate cancer test has been developed
Researchers have developed a new prostate cancer test, which can detect the disease more accurately than current methods.
Research showed that the prostate cancer test...
Poor metabolic health can increase the risk of obesity-related cancer
Research has shown that people with poor metabolic health are at a greater risk of certain forms of cancer, regardless of their body weight.
A...
Fertility treatment has no effect on the cardiovascular health of offspring
According to a study led by the University of Bristol, there is no link between fertility treatment and the cardiovascular health of children conceived...
Cochrane Review finds that vitamin D does not reduce asthma attacks
According to a new review, taking vitamin D supplements does not reduce the risk of asthma attacks in children or adults.
In a previous Cochrane...
Using AI to accelerate drug discovery
Artificial Intelligence (AI) can potentially reduce the cost and speed-up drug discovery, according to researchers at the University of Sheffield and AstraZeneca.
The new AI...
The University of Oxford trials bioelectronic implant for incontinence treatment
Revolutionary bioelectrical therapy has been trialled in participants requiring incontinence treatment.
Amber Therapeutics, a company spun out from the University of Oxford in 2021, applies...
How AI can improve genome editing
Researchers have developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool that can predict the efficacy of genome editing repair options, reducing errors in the correction of...
Researchers discover the mechanism behind lung adenocarcinoma
Researchers have found the mechanism responsible for the development of cancer-associated fibroblasts which are essential to lung adenocarcinoma.
Lung adenocarcinoma is a common form of...
Researchers create new technology to diagnose cardiac arrhythmia
Researchers from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) have discovered a new and improved method of diagnosing cardiac arrhythmia.
A standard electrocardiogram (ECG) has been...
Improving the treatment and diagnosis of methylmalonic aciduria
A combined research team from Switzerland is developing new tools for the diagnosis and treatment of the rare disease, methylmalonic aciduria.
Methylmalonic aciduria is a...
Diabetes and high systolic blood pressure can increase dementia risk
People with multiple cardiometabolic conditions such as diabetes and high systolic blood pressure are more likely to develop dementia, according to the University of...
£5m award to transform the future of eye health
The Wolfson Foundation has awarded £5 million to University College London (UCL) for Oriel, the new hospital aiming to advance eye health.
The £5 million...
Researchers begin the development of a new liver disease treatment
Researchers have discovered a new mechanism that could help the development of a new alcohol-related liver disease treatment.
Alcohol-related liver disease is one of the...
Researchers identify the mechanism behind muscular atrophy
Muscular atrophy is caused by the fragmentation and elongation of mitochondria, according to researchers from the University of Barcelona.
This fragmentation and elongation lead to...
Hospital bacteria not found in babies born by C-section
Researchers have found a significant difference in intestinal flora present in babies born naturally, compared to those born via C-section.
According to researchers from The...
Nitrites in food additives can increase the risk of type 2 diabetes
A new study has found an association between exposure to nitrites and nitrates in food additives and the risk of type 2 diabetes.
Nitrites and...
Impact of lifestyle-related mortality on trends in life expectancy
Following research gathered during the Future Mortality project, Professor Fanny Janssen discusses the value of understanding the impact of past and anticipated future trends...
