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By Professor Ama Johal, clinical lead and dental sleep expert at Aerox Health During menopause, it’s very common for women to notice significant changes to their sleep patterns and experience things like restless nights, loud snoring, or simply waking up feeling exhausted. What most don’t realise, however, is that these symptoms can signal something far [...]
A platform that uses music to help people better understand diabetes and other healthcare concepts has been launched ahead of World Diabetes Day. Developed by Dr Stephen Lawrence, associate clinical professor in diabetes at the University of Warwick, Prescribed Notes is the world’s first platform to use music as an immersive, memorable tool for learning [...]
Listening to music into old age could reduce the risk of dementia by almost 40 per cent, a new study has found. It’s based on data from 10,893 Australians aged 70 or older who, at recruitment, were living in retirement communities and had no dementia diagnosis. They were asked about music listening habits and whether [...]
British scientists are preparing human trials of an anti-ageing pill, claiming they can curb age-related tissue decline. The team says research has found a way to block necrosis — uncontrolled cell death linked to many age-related diseases. If successful, doctors could move beyond treating symptoms of ageing to targeting the biological processes that cause it. [...]
The NHS could not supply around one in five (20 per cent) of heart valve requests from hospitals last year, according to new figures from NHS Blood and Transplant. This comes after a dip in the number of hearts donated to heart valve banks, with 600 hearts donated in 2021 and just 368 donated in [...]
The widely used diabetes drug, metformin, may weaken the gains from exercise, new research suggests. More than 450 million people across the world have type 2 diabetes, and treatment often hinges on lifestyle changes alongside medication. For nearly half a century, doctors have prescribed metformin and recommended daily physical activity to diabetes patients, on the [...]
Low-dose aspirin may cut heart attack and stroke risk by almost half in people with type 2 diabetes, despite it no longer being routinely recommended, new research suggests. A study following nearly 11,700 adults with type 2 diabetes found those taking low-dose aspirin were significantly less likely to experience major cardiovascular events over 10 years. [...]
Lab-grown immune cells improved memory and reduced brain damage in ageing and Alzheimer’s mice, suggesting a possible new way to treat the condition. The engineered cells, developed from human stem cells, appeared to reverse some effects of ageing and brain damage caused by disease in mouse models. These immune cells, known as mononuclear phagocytes, normally [...]
A trial into blood tests for dementia could change diagnosis and care for millions, with around one-third of UK patients still undiagnosed. A major study is examining both new and existing biomarker-based blood tests to help close the diagnosis gap that prevents many people from accessing new dementia treatments. Biomarkers are biological indicators in the [...]
A university researcher has received a grant of up to US$150,000 to study how bone fractures may accelerate tissue ageing and test potential treatments. Dr Madison Doolittle, assistant professor in the Center for Regenerative Medicine and Skeletal Development at the UConn School of Dental Medicine, recently received the funding from the American Federation for Aging [...]
