Colitis, the debilitating gut condition affecting thousands of women: New resources published today by Guts UK to raise awareness of microscopic colitis show that women are 700% more likely than men to suffer with the condition. The charity is calling for more research to determine the reasons behind this gender disparity in the hope it […]
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Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in India: Maximizing potential of traditional Indian medicines through modern science and technology The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Government of India today signed an agreement to establish the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine. This global knowledge centre for traditional medicine, supported by an investment of USD 250 […]
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Liverpool scientists develop synthetic antibiotics that could save millions of lives: University of Liverpool scientists have taken a significant step towards unlocking the medical potential of a new class of potent antibiotic capable of killing ‘superbugs’ including MRSA without detectable resistance. The researchers have developed simplified synthetic versions of the molecule teixobactin, used by producer bacteria […]
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A new Curtin University study has found 95% of Australians have low vitamin D intakes, with researchers recommending food sources such as oily fish and eggs. The study, published in the Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, used new information on the vitamin D content of foods, produced by the research team, and dietary intake […]
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Rates of Crohn’s and Colitis have been vastly underestimated for decades. New data released today shows over half a million people are living with Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis in the UK, including 1 in 67 people in their 70s. In the largest study of its kind worldwide shows rates are far higher than previously […]
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Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) are launching a new study to better understand an important gene mutation in Parkinson’s disease, following a $241,399 grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. The study will support, and hopefully improve, targeted drug treatments for patients. Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disease of brain […]
Signs and symptoms of gambling addiction: The belief that a gambling addict can win back previous losses becomes all consuming, and the increasingly frantic attempts to do so draw the gambler deeper into the downward spiral. Signs of gambling addiction include: Being constantly fixated on where your next gambling fix is coming from Feeling powerless […]
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On World TB day, The WHO calls for increased investments into TB services and research: Release of updated guidance on management of TB in children and adolescents On World TB Day, WHO calls for an urgent investment of resources, support, care and information into the fight against tuberculosis (TB). Although 66 million lives have been […]
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Leading food-integrity researchers question influential data around red meat: An international team of experts, including Professor Chris Elliott of the Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) at Queen’s University Belfast, has called on the influential Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries and Risk Factors Study (GBD) to publish the evidence behind its most recent report linking the […]
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Women battling to recover from long COVID say their problems are not taken seriously… new survey finds: The devastating toll long COVID is taking on UK women’s physical and mental health is revealed in a new survey. The poll of 1,000 women with long COVID by the digital health platform Healthily found three quarters (76%) were suffering […]
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