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Researchers in the US have developed an AI tool that may help clinicians predict whether a patient will have a heart attack. The tool, created by a team at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, accurately predicted which patients would have a heart attack within five years based on the composition of plague in the arteries. The [...]
A drug currently being trialled in humans has been shown to prevent death from Covid-19 in older mice by reversing immune ageing. If the results from the BGE-175 trial can be replicated in humans, the drug could help protect the cohort most at risk of the coronavirus. Kristen Fortney, PhD, CEO of BioAge and an [...]
Lithium may reduce the risk of developing dementia, according to new UK research. Dementia affects nearly half a million people in the UK. Researchers from the University of Cambridge analysed health records of nearly 30,000 patients from Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust. The patients were all over the age of 50 and accessed NHS [...]
A life-extending injection for a fatal form of blood cancer is now available on the NHS. Around 350 people each year are set to benefit from daratumumab, which can extend the lives of multiple myeloma patients by an average of nine months. The drug has been given the green light for routine use by NICE [...]
A smartphone app that can calculate a user’s risk of developing coronary artery disease (CAD) encourages at-risk people to take preventative medication, a study has found. The MyGeneRank app uses genetic information from the 23andMe genetic testing company to calculate the score using DNA data. In the study, published in npj Digital Medicine, participants with [...]
Researchers in Scotland are to investigate whether an AI-powered desktop robot could improve the lives of people with dementia. The National Robotarium, hosted by Heriot-Watt and Edinburgh Universities, will see whether the robot, called Furhat, can help to reduce memory loss and improve communication. The four-year project will also study the effect of a graphic [...]
Older adults could benefit from a new research network which will explore new diets that meet their specific needs. Food4Years will look at older peoples’ diets and seek to find new ways of tackling chronic malnutrition, which affects one in 10 older people. Academics will work with consumers, business, charities and health professionals to deliver [...]
Rates of dementia among an indigenous Amazonian tribe are 11 times lower than in the West, researchers have found. The study of the remote Tsimane community builds on previous research which found that the same groups display almost no cases of heart disease. Researchers at the University of California believe the 16,000-strong group's 'pre-industrial subsistence [...]
Stool samples could soon help doctors spot early signs of pancreatic cancer, according to a new study. The findings are published in the journal, Gut. The study found 27 microbes that could be used to distinguish between people without the disease and those who are in its early or advanced stages. The researchers recruited 136 [...]
A ground-breaking discovery by a University of Essex neuroscientist could have huge implications for the treatment of stroke, dementia and motor neurone disease. Research by Dr Alex Sel in the Department for Psychology has demonstrated that innovative brain stimulation can boost neural connectivity and strengthen communication. The findings are published in the peer-reviewed journal, Proceedings [...]
