Mouth cancer in the UK is no longer rare. The latest figures show more than 11,000 new cases a year, double compared to a generation ago. For men, it is now ranked among the top ten most common cancers in the UK. But perhaps most alarming: over half of all mouth cancers are diagnosed at […]
AF Association is hosting Global AF Aware Week (GAFAW) 17-23 November 2025 to raise awareness and promote education of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) across the Globe. AF is the most common sustained heart rhythm disorder, affecting over 59 million people worldwide. It may seem invisible, but its consequences can be devastating- especially the increased risk of […]
Scientists at the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity (Doherty Institute) have uncovered how the gut microbiota help the immune system fight melanoma, explaining why patients with a fibre-rich diet and balanced gut bacteria tend to respond better to cancer immunotherapies. The study, published in Immunity, showed that molecules produced by gut bacteria upon […]
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Mapped: The UK areas with the highest rates of teenage drinking – and Brighton leads by a worrying margin Brighton and Hove has taken the unwanted title of the UK’s teenage drinking capital, where 61.7 under-18s in every 100,000 people end up in hospital for alcohol-related reasons – almost 170% above the national average. Southern […]
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A new exhibition curated by psychotherapist Simon McKay, at Gallery 286, in Earls Court, until 14 December, explores the extraordinary life of his friend, the actress Fenella Fielding, best-known as the beautiful, vampish Valeria Watt in the film Carry on Screaming Since the COVID-19 pandemic it has become more common for many people to pursue […]
Research shows world-first breakthrough for bowel cancer immunotherapy. Researchers at the University of Galway have revealed the results of a world-first study into how bowel cancer shuts down the immune system, and how this can be reversed to improve treatment. The findings have been published in the Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer (JITC). The research […]
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Sepsis Research FEAT calls on researchers and clinicians to turn patient-led priorities into life-saving breakthroughs. Sepsis Research FEAT, the UK’s only charity dedicated to funding sepsis research is urging the UK’s researchers, funders, academic institutions and NHS partners to act now on the national sepsis research priorities established through the first public and clinician-led initiative […]
Unpaid carers are increasingly caring for longer hours each week, facing mounting personal costs as a result of growing caring responsibilities. 52% of carers say the number of hours that they spend caring each week has risen in the last year Nearly half (49%) of unpaid carers say they have cut back on essentials such […]
Thyroid hormone receptor beta signalling is a targetable driver of prostate cancer growth. An international research team led by the Medical University of Vienna has demonstrated for the first time that thyroid hormone plays a key role in the development and progression of prostate cancer. By blocking a specific thyroid hormone receptor, cancer growth was […]
A research team from the Medical University of Vienna and the Medical University of Graz has discovered a previously unknown genetic cause of hereditary optic atrophy, a degenerative disease of the optic nerve associated with gradual loss of vision. The results, currently published in the journal Genetics in Medicine, open up new possibilities for the […]
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