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Up to 150,000 patients in England will soon benefit from a new treatment for chronic heart failure - a move that could save the NHS money and free-up hospital beds. AztraZeneca's dapagliflozin is the first National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recommended treatment for adults with symptomatic chronic heart failure with preserved or [...]
Across the globe, more than 12 million people suffer a stroke every year - that's one every three seconds. Six-and-a-half million die from a stroke annually worldwide. And over 100 million people are living with the aftermath of a stroke - a figure that has almost doubled over the last three decades. According to figures [...]
Scientists in America are joining forces to answer the question of whether intermittent fasting can help slow the ageing process in humans. Research has shown that the eating pattern that switches between periods of fasting and dining each day or week can help people lose weight and may be easier to follow than a traditional [...]
The vibrantly coloured and short-lived African killfish may hold secrets to reversing muscle ageing, say researchers. As we age, our muscles start to waste. Called sarcopenia, it happens to everyone, but no-one has ever understood how and why it occurs. Now new research from the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute (ARMI) at Monash University in Melbourne, [...]
People who have had the most common type of stroke should have a genetic test to find out whether they can be treated with a drug to help reduce the risk of further brain attacks, the UK's NHS watchdog has said. New draft guidelines published on May 19 by the National Institute for Health and [...]
Natural language processing could be a successful means of analysing speech changes in Parkinson's disease patients, leading to a more effective diagnosis. This is the conclusion of Japanese researchers who have used artificial intelligence (AI) to process natural language and speech characteristics in people with Parkinson's disease. They found that these patients spoke using more [...]
An insertable Bluetooth-enabled cardiac monitor offering the world's longest battery life has been cleared for use in the US by the country's Food and Drug Administration. Global healthcare player Abbott's Assert-IQ will give physicians a new option for diagnostic evaluation and long-term surveillance of people experiencing irregular heartbeats. Known as arrhythmias, the heart can beat too [...]
Anabolic steroids can continue causing serious side effects years after users stop taking them, two new studies suggest. The synthetic derivatives of testosterone have become popular among athletes and bodybuilders who want to improve their performance and develop a more muscular physique. In most countries, they are only available legally for personal use on prescription [...]
The incoming chair of an internationally renowned, UK-based dementia research network has said it is critical experts "seize the moment" and pool their knowledge to enhance patients' chances and accelerate the launch of new treatments. Dr Catherine Mummery is set to take over the helm of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) [...]
Researchers have used cutting-edge imaging technology to measure acute pressure changes inside the heart - work that has also helped them pinpoint why a widely used drug given to help calculate blood flow through the organ causes breathlessness in some patients. The state-of-the-art technology uses magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to create detailed pictures of the [...]
