Research
Having a stroke may significantly increase the risk of developing dementia, according to new research. The risk of dementia was the highest in the first year after a stroke and remained elevated over a period of twenty years, according to preliminary research presented at the American Stroke Association’s International Stroke Conference 2024, which is held [...]
A new study has suggested that combination treatments with two or more blood pressure drugs can significantly reduce blood pressure in patients taking ibrutinib. Targeted drugs such as ibrutinib have improved outcomes for patients with cancers of the lymphatic system. However, patients treated with this, and other drugs in its class, known as Bruton tyrosine [...]
Employees who are much younger than their managers report lower productivity than those closer in age due to a lack of collaboration between employees of different generations. This is according to new research from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in collaboration with global consulting firm, Protiviti. An external survey conducted by LSE [...]
New research suggests that gender differences in pain perception may become more disparate with age. The study found that the brain system which enables us to inhibit our own pain changes with age, and that gender-based differences in those changes, may lead older females to be more sensitive to moderate pain than males as older [...]
It’s one of the most common conditions affecting those over 65 and left untreated can lead to stroke, blood clots in the veins and, in the most extreme cases, heart failure. Atrial fibrillation currently affects more than 40 million people worldwide and the incidence and prevalence of the medical condition have increased three-fold in the [...]
A trailblazing rehabilitation hub using exercise and other therapies to help boost stroke survivors’ recovery has opened its doors at one of Scotland’s largest hospitals – with evidence already pointing towards its life-changing impact on patients. The hub is part of a trial being conducted by the University of Strathclyde in partnership with NHS Lanarkshire, [...]
It’s no secret that our planet is ageing – and not just in terms of the physical entity we live on. The world is facing a demographic timebomb with the scales tipped firmly toward older adults. Global life expectancy a century ago was just 34 years. Now, thanks to medical advances and improved standards of [...]
Materials engineers at Stanford University have developed a novel hydrogel drug delivery system that transforms daily or weekly injections of diabetes and weight control drugs to just once every four months. In a new study, published in Cell Reports Medicine, researchers believe that such a system would improve the management of both diabetes and weight, [...]
New research has found that Mitochondria-targeting antibiotics could abrogate ageing and extend lifespan in C. elegans. Ageing is a continuous degenerative process caused by a progressive decline of cell and tissue functions in an organism. It is induced by the accumulation of damage that affects normal cellular processes, ultimately leading to cell death. It has [...]
Researchers from The University of Texas claim to have developed a machine learning model that is 30 per cent more accurate than previous methods. Machine learning (ML) techniques are becoming increasingly prevalent in medical settings as a way to predict survival rates and life expectancies among patients diagnosed with diseases such as cancer, heart disease, [...]
