Study reveals how COVID-19 damages heart DNA: University of Queensland researchers have discovered how COVID-19 damages the heart, opening the door to future treatments. This initial study – featuring a small cohort – found COVID-19 damaged the DNA in cardiac tissue, which wasn’t detected in influenza samples. UQ Diamantina Institute researcher Dr Arutha Kulasinghe said […]
President of The Physiological Society congratulates 2022 Nobel Prize winner: The Physiological Society congratulates Professor Svante Pääbo ForMemRS, who has been awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. It was announced today (Monday 3 October) that Pääbo has been awarded the Nobel Prize for his discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and […]
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The Association of Photographers celebrates creative potential of thinking differently: In a new survey conducted by The Association of Photographers (AOP) to its membership in association with the British Dyslexia Association to celebrate Dyslexia Awareness Week 2022 (3-9 October) and World Dyslexia Day on 7 October, 82 per cent of the respondents most identified with […]
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One in three Alzheimer’s disease family caregivers has persistent symptoms of depression: More than 60% of family caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) experienced at least mild depressive symptoms already at the time the individual with AD was diagnosed. In one third of them, depressive symptoms worsened during a five-year follow-up. The study carried […]
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ADHD at university: Why diagnosis, treatment and greater inclusivity is so important, says Priory expert. ADHD Awareness Month occurs annually throughout October and is dedicated to raising awareness of and educating the public about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. An estimated 2.6million people in the UK are living with ADHD, with official figures giving a childhood […]
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Experts identify 12 week ‘window’ crucial to avoiding chronic back pain. Raising awareness this Back Care Awareness Week, 3-7 October 2022, signpost back ‘niggles’ that should not be ignored. A leading UK back specialist is urging those with back pain to seek professional help within the first 12 weeks of injury to avoid long-term back […]
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Kingston University PhD student wins national Vitae Three Minute Thesis competition for research that could help address global organ donor shortage. A Kingston University PhD student who is researching how smart materials could be used to replace damaged bones within the human body has been named winner of this year’s national Vitae Three Minute Thesis […]
Hitherto, scientists have not fully understood why ticks are such dangerous disease vectors. A research team led by Johanna Strobl and Georg Stary from MedUni Vienna’s Department of Dermatology shows that tick saliva inhibits the skin’s defence function, thereby increasing the risk of diseases such as tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) or Lyme disease. The study was […]
Coventry University researchers have developed a new tool which could help diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease. Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases, affecting 50 million patients worldwide and that figure is expected to increase by 50% by 2050. Current AD diagnosis methods like cognitive, physical and radiological assessments can be often subjective, time-consuming […]
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