What are the new vaccines in the pipeline? What are the challenges to turning vaccines into vaccination ? What timelines can we expect for future vaccines? WHO’s Dr Katherine O’Brien explains in Science in 5. […]
The Coalition for Life-course Immunisation (CLCI) has published a report looking at the future of vaccination programmes in Europe beyond COVID-19. Using vaccination data, interviews and testimonials from a previous CLCI paper published in April 2021, the COVID & Beyond report answers the following questions: Has COVID-19 raised the profile of vaccination across all ages […]
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Steroid injections can provide an effective means of treating patients with arthritis in their hip, according to the largest study of its kind ever conducted. The Keele University research looked at the use of corticosteroid injections for treating hip osteoarthritis (OA), and found that these treatments had a rapid and sustained impact for patients, giving […]
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Researchers discover drug-resistant environmental mould is capable of infecting people. A new study led by Imperial College London finds that drug-resistant mould is spreading from the environment and infecting susceptible people’s lungs. The researchers found six cases of people infected with a drug-resistant form of a fungi called Aspergillus fumigatus that could be traced back to […]
Psilocybin, the psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms, helps to “open up” depressed people’s brains, even after use, enabling brain regions to talk more freely to one another. These are the findings of a new analysis of brain scans from close to 60 people receiving treatment for depression, led by Imperial College London’s Centre for […]
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The deadly venom of a poisonous sea snail could hold the key to developing new medicines including more effective, less addictive forms of pain relief. A team led by researchers from the University of Glasgow is setting out to learn more about the unique form of venom produced by cone snails, predatory marine animals found […]
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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60% of osteoarthritis sufferers see improvement: First of a kind study evidences effectiveness of MFAT on pain and improved joint function 2 years after treatment. In a significant discovery for the management of osteoarthritis, a team of surgeons led by experts in London has found that 60% hip osteoarthritis patients experienced an improvement in pain […]
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Discovery of novel brain fear mechanisms offers target for anxiety-reducing drugs: A new target in the brain which underpins the eliciting of anxiety and fear behaviours such as ‘freezing’ has been identified by neuroscientists. The University of Bristol researchers say the discovery of a key pathway in the brain, published in the journal eLife, offers a potential […]
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