Cart is empty Conditions such as celiac disease and Parkinson’s disease could be detected in principle up to 10 years earlier than they are currently, suggests a new study by UCL researchers.
Ovarian cancer drug to enter phase II clinical trial
An innovative cancer drug discovered by scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, is set to enter a new clinical trial.
Review calls for more positive health messaging around fertility
The language used to communicate fertility awareness should be more empathetic and target both men and women, finds a new study involving UCL researchers.
How polycystic ovary syndrome can affect the health of future generations of men
Sons of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are three times more likely to develop obesity, according to a study published in Cell Reports Medicine. According to the researchers from Karolinska Institutet the findings highlight a previously unknown risk of passing PCOS-related health problems across generations through the male side of a family.
Researchers discover a potential cause of Parkinson’s disease
There are currently 8 million patients with Parkinson’s disease in the world.
Improving hearing in an increasingly noisy world
As knowledge increases about how auditory troubles develop, new technological advances are set to cut through the clamour. Meeting a few friends in a noisy café can mean straining to hear all the conversation. It can be more of a struggle, with age, to make out what a companion is saying in a busy pub or restaurant. Whatever else may improve with time, a person’s hearing does not.
Covid: No longer an emergency, but not going anywhere
The World Health Organization may no longer consider COVID-19 a global health emergency, but the virus is not going anywhere.
The best drugs for stopping smoking that you probably can’t have: New review
When so much time and effort goes into developing the best medical treatments, we expect them to be available when we need them. The same goes for addiction treatments, so it’s worrying that two of the most effective drugs for quitting smoking aren’t available in the UK.
New funds will tackle Indigenous smoking. But here’s what else we know works for quit campaigns
Among all the talk this week about a crackdown on vaping—the most significant tobacco control reforms in a decade—has been the roll-out of another major document.
Many elderly people need intensive care in the year before they die, shows Swedish study
Dying is often associated with extensive health and elderly care. A recent study by Marcus Ebeling from the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research and colleagues in Sweden came to this conclusion through a new way of analyzing data from the Swedish registry of the entire population. The researchers suggest that living longer may also mean spending more time dying.