Nutrition Scientist; Dr Kathryn O’Sullivan looks at the role of gut bacteria and the microbiome as a “major weapon in fighting COVID 19 for the Hippocratic Post. Focusing on the gut may support our return to normality in more ways than expected. Scientists think that the bacteria in our gut could be a major weapon in […]
Nutrition Scientist; Dr Kathryn O’Sullivan looks at the role of gut bacteria and the microbiome as a “major weapon in fighting COVID 19 for the Hippocratic Post. Focusing on the gut may support our return to normality in more ways than expected. Scientists think that the bacteria in our gut could be a major weapon in […]
The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has announced that the anti-fibrotic medicine nintedanib has been accepted for use by NHS Scotland for the treatment of patients with the lung scarring disease pulmonary fibrosis. Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis (APF) has spearheaded a campaign for patients in Scotland with the support of patients, families and medical experts, to […]
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The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has announced that the anti-fibrotic medicine nintedanib has been accepted for use by NHS Scotland for the treatment of patients with the lung scarring disease pulmonary fibrosis. Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis (APF) has spearheaded a campaign for patients in Scotland with the support of patients, families and medical experts, to […]
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A plastic device that could radically reduce the risks and complications of treating coronary heart disease, is being co-developed by scientists at Queen’s University Belfast. The researchers are working as part of a national project, which is being led by the University of St Andrews, and also includes experts from the University of the Highlands […]
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A plastic device that could radically reduce the risks and complications of treating coronary heart disease, is being co-developed by scientists at Queen’s University Belfast. The researchers are working as part of a national project, which is being led by the University of St Andrews, and also includes experts from the University of the Highlands […]
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With football fans up and down the country expected to be enjoying the Euros 2021 in the sunshine this weekend, Hay fever sufferers have been warned to expect high pollen levels. Data from the Kleenex Pollen Forecast shows that pollen levels across the country are continuing to shoot up, potentially leading to a crowd of […]
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With football fans up and down the country expected to be enjoying the Euros 2021 in the sunshine this weekend, Hay fever sufferers have been warned to expect high pollen levels. Data from the Kleenex Pollen Forecast shows that pollen levels across the country are continuing to shoot up, potentially leading to a crowd of […]
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New research shows transmission of the virus behind COVID-19 varies seasonally, but warmer conditions are not enough to prevent transmission. The study, led by Imperial College London researchers and published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is the first to incorporate environmental data into epidemiological models of the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus […]
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New research shows transmission of the virus behind COVID-19 varies seasonally, but warmer conditions are not enough to prevent transmission. The study, led by Imperial College London researchers and published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is the first to incorporate environmental data into epidemiological models of the transmission of SARS-CoV-2, the virus […]
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