Drink three cups of tea daily for maximum wellness benefits, says new study: New research review reveals tea wellness benefits across the age divide A new review, published in Nutrition and Food Technology[1] and commissioned by the Tea Advisory Panel (TAP), has discovered that drinking tea offers wellness benefits from childhood to old age. Using the World […]
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Self-inflicted lung injury by COVID-19 patients: High respiratory efforts in COVID-19 patients could result in self-inflicted lung injury Some COVID-19 patients who experience acute respiratory failure respond by significantly increasing their respiratory effort – breathing faster and more deeply. There is concern among some doctors that this level of respiratory effort can lead to further […]
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‘It is absolutely essential that masks are worn by everyone in A&Es’: Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has stated that it is absolutely essential that patients and visitors in Emergency Departments continue to protect themselves and others with face masks, hand washing and social distancing. Dr Katherine Henderson said: […]
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Parkinson’s Disease expert nursing appointment: A RENOWNED expert on Parkinson’s Disease has been appointed the North East and North Cumbria’s first Clinical Academic Professor in Nursing – one of the first key roles of its type in the UK. Dr Annette Hand will take up the flagship clinical chair post – a joint position between […]
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Text intervention reduces sunburn for those at risk: Regular and interactive text messaging has been shown to be an effective way to help young people avoid sunburn by changing their behaviour. A team led by University of Queensland researcher Professor Monika Janda set out to establish the optimal text messaging intervention to achieve behaviour change in young […]
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23 million children missed out on basic vaccines through routine immunization services in 2020 – 3.7 million more than in 2019 – according to official data by WHO and UNICEF. This latest set of comprehensive worldwide childhood immunization figures, the first official figures to reflect global service disruptions due to COVID-19, show a majority of […]
“Are we smarter in summertime?” New research by the University of Bradford has found that a lack of daylight could be linked to short term memory loss in mammals, including humans. School of Chemistry and Biosciences and Dr Sam McLean from the School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences say experiments revealed a link between lack of […]
Over half of those with a skin condition feel judged by others, But four in five believe that their appearance is important to their general wellbeing. More than half of those with a skin disease feel judged by others because of it, according to a new British Skin Foundation survey. On top of that, a […]
Huntington’s disease cases in Northern Scotland up nearly 50% in 30 years: The number of people with a diagnosis of Huntington’s disease (HD) in Northern Scotland has increased by almost 50% over the last 30 years according to a new University of Aberdeen study. The region has rates of Huntington’s disease that are among the […]
The effect of acute exercise in humans on cancer cell growth: New research presented at The Physiological Society‘s Annual Conference Physiology 2021 shows that molecules released into the bloodstream during exercise (such as small proteins) can act directly on bowel cancer cells to slow down their growth. Previous research has shown that regular physical activity reduces […]
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