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Scientists have identified five subtypes of heart failure that could potentially be used to predict future risk for individual patients. The experts at the University College of London (UCL) in the UK used artificial intelligence (AI) tools to uncover the five distinct subtypes. They have also developed an app that could be used by clinicians [...]
A flavanol-rich diet could be the key to helping tackle age-related memory loss. A large-scale study has shown that participants who had a poor diet at the start of a three-year trial and who consumed 500mg of flavanol a day in supplement form, showed improved memory function. The research, published in the journal Proceedings of [...]
A fulfilling sex life in middle age could help reduce the risk of memory decline in later years. A study led by scientists at Penn State University in Pennsylvania in the US tracked the correlation between erectile dysfunction, sexual satisfaction, and cognition in hundreds of men aged between 56 and 68. It found that declines [...]
Millions of osteoarthritis sufferers across the world could soon benefit from a pain relief drug currently used to treat joint issues in horses, cats, dogs and even racing camels. Australian late-stage clinical development company Paradigm Biopharma is investigating injectable pentosan polysulfate sodium (iPPS) as a potential disease-modifying treatment for knee osteoarthritis (KOA). The plant-derived, semi-synthetic [...]
Engineers from the University of California San Diego have devised a cheap and simple way to check blood pressure using a smartphone. They've come up with a low-cost clip that can tap into the phone's camera and flash when used in conjunction with a special downloadable app. To measure their blood pressure, the user simply [...]
Almhouses have been providing charitable shelter to the elderly in the UK since medieval times. The world's oldest form of social housing. more than 1,000 years after they first opened their doors, they are still providing a place to live to over 36,000 mainly older residents in almost 2,600 almhouses across Britain. The sizes of [...]
It's long been known that the older you get the more difficult it is to fight off infection. This decline in resistance to infectious diseases with age is particularly obvious when it comes to vaccines. Annual flu jabs are a case in point. They are notorious for not having the desired effect on the elderly. [...]
Heart failure patients are at increased risk of dying from their condition on polluted days and up to two days afterward, a world-leading scientific conference has been told. Presenting research at Heart Failure 2023 in Prague, Czechia, and online, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), Dr Lukasz Kuzmar of the Medical [...]
Every year more than one million people receive a pacemaker. Until now, leadless versions were only available for 20% of these patients. However, thanks to an international consortium led by Amsterdam UMC and funded by Abbott Medical, an improved version could later this year be available for all patients. Research from Amsterdam UMC published in [...]
