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Suffering from an inflammatory bowel condition such as Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, could increase the risk of having a stroke in later life, according to a new study. Research published in the online journal Neurology suggests that those with inflammatory bowel disease are 13% more likely to have a stroke up to 25 years [...]
An oral robotic pill could soon provide an alternative to painful injections in treating osteoporosis and other chronic diseases. Teriparatide (PTH 1-34) has for decades been a proven and effective medication for rebuilding brittle bones characteristic of osteoporosis. But the drug, which was launched by Eli Lilly under the brand name Forteo, has to be [...]
The initial four patients have been enrolled in a first-of-its-kind trial to test a treatment for so-called 'brain tsunamis' often suffered by heart attack and stroke victims. The phenomenon - officially called spreading depolarisations (SD) - can see brain cells die for weeks following head trauma. This is because damaging seizure-like electrical waves can spread [...]
Visually impaired iPhone users can now download two new free apps developed to give them more autonomy in their everyday lives. Created by a team based at the University of Michigan, VizLens is essentially a screen reader that employs a person's smartphone camera to allow them to understand and operate a variety of interfaces in [...]
Weight and body mass index (BMI) policies introduced by NHS commissioning groups in England are restricting patients' access to hip replacement surgery, researchers claim. A study by the University of Bristol published in BMC Medicine criticises the rules put in place more than a decade ago by NHS clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) across England to [...]
Human papillomavirus (HPV) related throat and mouth cancers could soon be among the most common forms of the disease in adults between the ages of 45 and 65. Experts in the United States are becoming increasingly concerned about the rapidly rising rates of middle throat cancer, known medically as oropharyngeal cancer. If the trend continues [...]
Wrinkles are a natural part of ageing. But few of us welcome their appearance. Whilst we may be prepared to embrace the wisdom and experience that comes with age, the same can't be said of those telltale lines, creases, furrows and folds that so visibly announce to the world that our salad days are behind [...]
Breakthrough Alzheimer's drug Leqembi has received the unanimous support of a US Food and Drug Administration advisory panel - all but ensuring full approval for the first of its class treatment. The FDA's Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee (PCNS) voted 6-0 that data showed Leqembi - also known as lecanemab - demonstrated [...]
A new antibody has been identified that could help patients who don't respond to current therapies for the most aggressive form of skin cancer. Researchers at King's College London and Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust have developed a new class of immunotherapy to target and treat melanomas. Whilst the novel antibody which activates [...]
Taurine - a nutrient produced in the body and found in many foods - could be an "elixir of life" that boosts health and helps us live longer, a leading scientist says. A deficiency of taurine is a driver of ageing in animals. But experiments on middle-aged animals conducted as part of a study led [...]
