Health News
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
Read more...Low dose aspirin benefits counterbalanced by bleeding risk
NHS - 23-Jan-2019People without cardiovascular disease do not benefit overall
Read more...Crispr targets bacteria to fight antibiotic resistance
WIRED - 16-Jan-2019Shreds multiple critical stretches of bacteria's DNA at the same time
Read more...Newspaper claims of new breast cancer testing tool are premature
NHS - 15-Jan-2019Accurate risk estimate only available with a complete set of data for a patient.
Read more...AI detects misshapen nuclei that indicate ovarian cancer
Independent - 12-Jan-2019Once trained artificial intelligence is almost aways going to be more reliable than humans
Read more...Delay in reporting embarrassing symptoms increases risk of death
Independent - 09-Jan-2019It's important to realise the possible serious implications of the symptoms
Read more...Biomarkers identified to help diagnose atrial fibrillation
BBC - 07-Jan-2019Could enable point of care blood testing instead of current ECG screening
Read more...Roadside hedges reduce some pollution by 63 percent
Science Daily - 04-Jan-2019More hedges could greatly improve the health of pedestrians and residents
Read more...Cancer breathalyser starts clinical trial for wide range of cancers
Guardian - 03-Jan-2019VOCs in breath captured by mask sent to lab for diagnosis - avoids invasive tests
Read more...Drinkable molecule interferes with a crucial first step of Alzheimer’s
Yale - 02-Jan-2019Improvements in laboratory technology enable mass screening of molecules like these
Read more...Most people not accepting free NHS health check
BBC - 31-Dec-2018If you don't know your blood pressure then definitely take up this free offer
Read more...New bacteria found that kills most antibiotic resistant superbugs
Phys.org - 27-Dec-2018Researchers targeted soil used in traditional healing
Read more...Tumour cells examined in virtual reality
BBC - 26-Dec-2018Allows researchers to better understand tumour structure and examine it from any angle
Read more...Puzzle-solving doesn't slow down mental decline
NHS - 11-Dec-2018But builds up cognitive reserve to resist dementia for longer
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