Health News
Arsenic could be used in new broad-spectrum antibiotic
Medical Xpress - 16-Apr-2019Arsenic already used in other treatments so safer than it sounds
Read more...Hundreds of new cancer gene targets discovered
BBC - 10-Apr-2019Systematic approach reveals new targets for drug development
Read more...Off-the-shelf natural killer cells to target solid tumours in clinical trial
Medical News Today - 09-Apr-2019Using iPS cells would be a lot cheaper than personalised immunotherapy
Read more...Pulsed brain stimulation returns working memory to youthful ability
Guardian - 08-Apr-2019Not a cure for dementia but might buy patients some time
Read more...Hospitals around the world find drug resistant fungus
Live Science - 08-Apr-2019One-third of C. auris are resistant to two antifungal drug classes
Read more...No safe alcohol consumption for stroke risk
BBC - 05-Apr-2019Drinking small amounts of alcohol looking less likely to be good for health
Read more...Diets that cause most deaths around the world
BBC - 04-Apr-2019Surprisingly, whole grains more important than fruit & veg
Read more...Wearable monitor detects more cancer cells than liquid biopsy
Medical News Today - 01-Apr-2019Human trials in a few years time
Read more...Biogen's Alzheimer's drug trials halted
CNN - 21-Mar-2019Another promising candidate not making it to the finish line
Read more...Lowering blood pressure in elderly reduces brain damage
American College of Cardiology - 18-Mar-2019Patients on blood pressure lowering medication saw less accumulation of harmful brain lesions.
Read more...Tumour organoids used to select best cancer drug for patient
Healthline - 04-Mar-2019Results available in less than a week
Read more...Parkinson's drug delivered through port in head
BBC - 27-Feb-2019Reversal of brain cell damage knocked 6 years off disease development
Read more...AI makes ovarian cancer prognosis and treatment recommendation
Pharmaceutical Business Review - 18-Feb-2019More accurate than current methods - we'll hear this a lot with AI in healthcare
Read more...Chemicals identified to reverse mental decline
BBC - 14-Feb-2019Mental capacity not lost - just masked by inflammation
Read more...Drug attacks cancers cells using trojan horse antibody
Independent - 08-Feb-2019Novel mechanisms for attacking cancer cells are always good news
Read more...Google's Verily AI spots diabetes damage in eyes
Guardian - 08-Feb-2019Another great example of machine learning saving time and lives
Read more...Cancers linked to obesity rising fastest in young adults
Independent - 04-Feb-2019Four times faster increase in pancreatic cancers in the younger generation
Read more...Biological age of women's brains 3 year younger than men's
Independent - 04-Feb-2019As more people suffer from dementia, men will be affected sooner
Read more...Unsurprisingly, butter is not the new butter
NutritionFacts.org - 30-Jan-2019Is Butter Really Back? The short answer is... NO!
Read more...Head and neck cancer survival rates tripled with cheap painkillers
Independent - 26-Jan-2019Only 266 participants in trial, but big pharma doesn’t pay to test free drugs
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