Study shows cholesterol-lowering drug reduces diabetic retinopathy risk
An estimated 27% of patients globally living with diabetes will be affected by retinopathy A study conducted by Oxford Population Health has demonstrated that a cholesterol-lowering drug could help reduce the risk of eye disease in people living with diabetes….
Scientists uncover new disease-driving mechanism to treat atheroschlerosis
Atherosclerotic plaques in the arteries affect 42% of adults living without heart disease Researchers from the University of Bristol have revealed a new disease-driving mechanism that could help treat the development of atherosclerosis. The new therapeutic, IMSET, is being developed…
Europe contributes over €750m to African Vaccines Manufacturing Accelerator
The initiative aims to improve African pandemics, outbreaks, preparedness and responses The EU, its Member States and European financial institutions have announced a more than €750m contribution to the newly launched African Vaccines Manufacturing Accelerator (AVMA) as part of the…
UK dementia organisations publish new manifesto ahead of general election
The manifesto calls on the next UK government to make dementia a key health priority Alzheimer’s Society, Dementia UK, Alzheimer’s Research UK, the UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) and Alzheimer Scotland have collaborated to create a new manifesto for…
Ten-minute brain scan could improve diagnosis for paediatric brain cancer
Medulloblastoma is responsible for around 52 new cases in children in the UK every year A new study led by Newcastle University and the University of Birmingham has revealed that a new ten-minute brain scan could reduce diagnosis waiting times…
Leuko device to remotely monitor cancer patients during chemotherapy
Cancer was estimated to be responsible for more than 18 million cases worldwide in 2020 Leuko, founded by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has developed an at-home white blood cell monitor to help doctors non-invasively monitor cancer…
Researchers identify link between gum disease and young-onset stroke
Stroke causes over seven million new cases annually, ranking second in leading global mortality Researchers from King’s College London (KCL) and the University of Helsinki, Finland, have identified a link between gum disease and young-onset stroke in patients. Recently published…
New ‘space hairdryer’ to regenerate heart tissue after bypass surgery
According to WHO, cardiovascular diseases are responsible for 17.9 million annual deaths Researchers from Innsbruck Medical University, Austria, have developed a new treatment that could regenerate the heart tissue of patients following bypass surgery. Published in the European Heart Journal,…
KCL’s mini liver model promises more effective drug testing method
The method provides a more accurate and ethical approach to drug testing for medicines Researchers from King’s College London (KCL) have created a mini lab-grown liver model that promises a new, more effective and ethical way of drug testing for…
Lab-grown ‘mini guts’ to help identify treatment for Crohn’s disease
The lifelong inflammatory bowel disease affects around one in every 350 people in the UK Researchers from the University of Cambridge have grown ‘mini-guts’ in the lab to help understand and identify the best treatment for patients living with Crohn’s…