With summer in full swing, many of us will slap on some sunscreen to protect our skin from harmful UV rays. But what about the areas which are commonly missed? And does it matter if you don’t get to the back of your ears? Here are some tops from Dr Anjali Mahto, consultant dermatologist and […]
Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) are investigating uptake of the flu vaccine among care home staff in a bid to see if lessons can be learned to encourage people to have a COVID-19 immunisation. This winter could see flu season coincide with a second wave of COVID-19, so ensuring high flu vaccine […]
Optimists live longer than pessimists and have a lower risk of chronic disease – this has been scientifically validated on multiple occasions. A reason for optimists having longer and healthier lives could be that they sleep better: this is the central finding of a recent study led by Jakob Weitzer and Eva Schernhammer from the […]
Thursday 2 July, 12.30 to 1.00pm – The Royal Society of Medicine presents the next webinar in the COVID-19 Series: Impact on older population – Episode 27 Register to join Episode 27 ‘Impact on older population’ on Zoom here. In this episode of the COVID-19 Series, we will be looking at the impact of coronavirus on […]
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A study conducted by the University of Melbourne is investigating the impact of Covid-19 on adults. The same study is also taking place in the USA and UK. Concerns about whether people have coped in isolation have prompted a weekly survey to identify how adults living in Australia are dealing with coronavirus (COVID-19) issues such […]
Innovative multiple-organ devices for brain diseases – researcher Carmen Giordano has received two further grants totaling €280,000 for her work on the microbiota-gut-brain axis. They are called DIANA and PEGASO, the mythological ‘children’ of MINERVA (ERC 2016), the two projects, funded respectively under the recent Proof-of-Concept call of the ERC (European Research Council) and the Italian call MIUR […]
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As the COVID-19 pandemic has progressed, it has become clear that the Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) community is bearing a disproportionate share of deaths from the virus. The diversity of society in the UK is something we should be proud of. Nowhere is this more reflected than in the workforce of the NHS; […]
Non-malignant pain in older people: Part 1 from The Royal Society of Medicine. Scheduled today: Tuesday 9 June, 7.00pm to 8.00pm This is the first webinar is a three part series in-which we will discuss the different approaches to understanding and responding to pain in older people, using insights from psychology, nursing and medicine. Participants will learn […]
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Antiepileptic drugs are associated with a higher risk of mortality in persons with Alzheimer’s disease. The use of antiepileptic drugs is associated with a higher risk of death among persons with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland. The results were published in Neurology. The mortality risk increased considerably during […]
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An estimated 60 million people worldwide have the chronic skin condition, psoriasis, according to the latest results of the Global Psoriasis Atlas (GPA). The Atlas is an international project led by Professor Chris Griffiths and Professor Darren Ashcroft, at The University of Manchester. These latest findings have been published in British Medical Journal (BMJ) today […]