Heartbeat secrets unlocked as cardiac rhythm gene role identified: Researchers have used the zebrafish (Danio rerio) to identify the role of a gene involved in cardiac rhythm, which could help explain the fundamentals of what it takes to make a human heartbeat. The University of Melbourne study also found that mutation of the gene, Tmem161b, […]
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Key role of housing in health and care: Our health system needs to be focussed more on keeping people healthy, well and independent, rather than waiting until they get ill. This delivers better outcomes for the health and care systems, saves money in the long-term and crucially, means that more people can enjoy a better […]
In the 1990s, Dr Ray Perrin DO PhD an osteopath and neuroscientist from Manchester, UK originally hypothesized that an important component of ME/CFS and fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) involves a disturbance of lymphatic drainage from the central nervous system leading to a build-up of pro-inflammatory toxins, especially post-infectious cytokines. Perrin postulated that this results in further […]
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Families of older people dying of progressive chronic disease often feel insufficiently informed about the course of the illness, so when death occurs it can be felt as a surprise. However, this misperception of an ‘unexpected death’ could be minimised if only we provided our patients and their loved ones with information that includes an […]
People with and without Alzheimer’s have a different threshold for elective revascularisation, but outcomes are similar. The risk of both mortality and rehospitalisation after an elective revascularisation procedure for coronary artery disease is similar for people with and without Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but people with AD had worse outcomes after an emergency procedure, according to […]
Deaths from COVID-19 in Africa have surged by 40% in the last month, pushing Africa’s death toll towards 100 000 since the first reported case on the continent on 14 February 2020. This comes as Africa battles new, more contagious variants and gears up for its largest-ever vaccination drive. Over 22 300 deaths were reported […]
Aspirin should be favoured over warfarin to prevent blood clotting in children who undergo a surgery that replumbs their hearts, according to a new study. The research, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and published in The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, will have implications for clinicians when prescribing blood thinning medications after Fontan surgery, […]
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Research discovery shows viruses can ‘hijack’ cellular process in order to block immune response: Research led by Queen’s University Belfast and McGill University has found that viruses, (small microbes that cause diseases such as the common cold, measles, or COVID-19) can ‘hijack’ an existing molecular process in the cell in order to block the body’s […]
New study suggests better approach in search for COVID-19 drugs: Research from the University of Kent, Goethe-University in Frankfurt am Main, and the Philipps-University in Marburg has provided crucial insights into the biological composition of SARS-CoV-2, the cause of COVID-19, revealing vital clues for the discovery of antiviral drugs. Researchers compared SARS-CoV-2 and the closely […]
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Record number of 12-hour stays for patients in A&E as the Government publishes reforms for Health and Social Care: Responding to English A&E performance figures for January 2021,Dr Katherine Henderson, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said: “January was an extremely challenging month and placed unrelenting pressure on the health service. The data […]