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People with diabetes may have undiagnosed heart failure that could be detected by a simple screening blood test, research suggests. The TARTAN-HF trial found that one in four patients with diabetes who had at least one other risk factor for heart failure had undiagnosed heart failure detected through screening with a blood test and ultrasound [...]
The UK has launched a £6.3m men's health fund to back local projects aimed at helping men and boys live longer, healthier lives. The Men's Health Community Fund is a partnership between the Department of Health and Social Care, Movember and People's Health Trust. The government is contributing £3m, while the two charities are more [...]
A new brain health collaboratory from Cognito and Ochsner aims to test new ways of treating cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease. The Brain Health Collaboratory is described as the Gulf South's first statewide platform for non-invasive brain health innovation. It will combine Cognito's investigational Spectris technology with Ochsner's clinical network to explore care models across [...]
A centenarian study by HLI and LEV Foundation will examine why some people live past 100 and remain healthier for longer. The collaboration will study blood samples from centenarians and supercentenarians, people aged 100 and 110 or over, to explore the biology of exceptional longevity. Researchers are trying to answer a central question in ageing [...]
Endogenex has raised US$50m to complete development of its diabetes procedure and take the technology to the FDA. The fundraising comes shortly after the company delivered initial clinical study results showing its pulsed electric field system met safety goals and led to metabolic improvements in HbA1c, fasting glucose levels and body weight. Founded in partnership [...]
Swapping TV time for reading or office work could lower dementia risk, a 19-year study suggests. The finding comes from what is described as the first study to distinguish between mentally passive and mentally active sitting in relation to dementia. Most adults spend about nine to 10 hours a day sitting, and earlier research has [...]
Night shifts are undermining diabetes management for workers with type 2 diabetes, a study has found. The findings by King’s College London, as part of a series of studies, underline the need for tailored support to help this group improve their health and wellbeing. While previous research has compared dietary intake and blood sugars between [...]
The first men have been tested in a UK prostate cancer screening trial that could produce results within two years. The Transform trial could produce results and lead to lifesaving changes in as little as two years. Experts hope it will inform the future of population-wide prostate cancer screening for men by showing which tests, [...]
NICE will review whether new Alzheimer’s drugs should be offered on the NHS after an appeal found their wider impact was not fully counted. An appeal found that the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence had failed to properly account for the wider impact of the treatments, including the heavy burden on unpaid carers, [...]
Atrogi has dosed the first volunteers in a human trial of ATR-258, a muscle-preserving drug designed to help people lose fat without losing muscle. The eight-week study is examining how ATR-258 affects muscle in overweight male volunteers. Atrogi describes it as a first-in-class oral therapy designed to mimic some of the metabolic and muscle-related effects [...]
