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A prebiotic fibre supplement may ease arthritis pain and improve grip strength in people with knee osteoarthritis, a study suggests. The daily supplement, made from inulin, a dietary fibre found in chicory root, Jerusalem artichokes and other vegetables, also lowered pain sensitivity and saw fewer people drop out than a digital physiotherapy programme tested alongside [...]
An NHS diabetes drug costing as little as 2p a tablet could cut prostate cancer risk by more than a third, a study suggests. Metformin is already taken by millions to control blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes. One of the biggest studies of its anti-cancer effects has found it could also work against [...]
MemoryAid, a phone-like device for dementia care, has shown positive trial results and is due to launch to the public this year. Developed by a team from Western Sydney University and Deakin University, the home assistance device resembles a traditional telephone and is designed to help people living with dementia maintain their independence for as [...]
Vision-restoration company Science Corp has closed a US$230m Series C financing round which will allow it to complete the commercialisation of its brain-computer interface, retinal implant, known as PRIMA. The deal, which was oversubscribed, secured participation from pre-existing investors Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Y Combinator, IQT, and Quiet Capital amongst others. It raised the [...]
An Alzheimer's mutation may delay disease onset by about 20 years in people otherwise expected to develop memory loss in their mid-40s. The mutation affects a protein called reelin, which directs brain cells to break down amyloid plaques and tau tangles, harmful protein build-ups linked to Alzheimer's. New research suggests the mutation makes reelin work [...]
A trial is enrolling men with stress urinary incontinence to test a new implant, after regulators in the US and France cleared the study. Stress urinary incontinence, or SUI, causes involuntary urinary leakage and affects an estimated 40m Americans and 90m Europeans. It can significantly affect quality of life and often leads to depression, low [...]
A daily multivitamin may modestly slow biological ageing over two years, though the effect appears small and any health benefit remains unclear. The study followed 958 healthy participants with an average age of about 70, split into four groups taking either a daily cocoa extract and multivitamin, daily cocoa extract and multivitamin placebo, daily cocoa [...]
A daily multivitamin may slow biological ageing by about four months over two years, an analysis of the COSMOS trial suggests. The study analysed data from nearly 1,000 older adults, including men aged 60 and over and women aged 65 and over, who were followed for two years. Participants were randomly assigned to take a [...]
An Alzheimer's device firm has raised US$105m to support authorisation and launch plans for a treatment that uses light and sound. Called Spectris, the investigational device looks like a pair of sunglasses attached to headphones. It delivers light and sound intended to trigger gamma oscillations, a type of brain activity involved in sensory processing, thinking [...]
Smart knee implant data showed lower revision surgery and infection rates than traditional implants, with fewer physical therapy visits after surgery. Zimmer Biomet shared the findings at the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons conference, where it said patients using its Persona IQ implant with the Mymobility care platform had better outcomes one year after surgery [...]
