Women exposed to cigarette smoke while in their mothers’ wombs are more likely to experience miscarriage as adults, according to new research from the University of Aberdeen. Previous research on the subject has been inconsistent but this latest study, which looked at data for 12,321 women born prior to December 31, 1972, found that women […]
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Bio-Detection Dog Kiwi searches for prostate cancer. She is one of the amazing dogs from Medical Detection Dogs […]
Professor Sir Simon Wessely will today, Tuesday 18 July, be inaugurated as President of the Royal Society of Medicine(RSM). Regius Professor of Psychiatry at King’s College London, Sir Simon is the first psychiatrist to hold the office of RSM President. He takes over from cardiac surgeon Mr Babulal Sethia and will hold office for three years. The Royal Society of Medicine is one of the country’s […]
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Can we eliminate the need for bone marrow donors? There is a chance that we can. At the moment, people who develop leukaemia, lymphoma and other blood diseases often need to undergo a hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (“HSCT”). This is because initial treatment of the disease (front-line therapy) often fails and the disease comes back. […]
In the High Court hearing in the case of Charlie Gard, held on Friday 14th July 2017, the judge ordered a clinical ethicist to chair what Counsel for the parents described as ‘maybe the most critical meeting this case has had’. This is a multi-disciplinary meeting of healthcare professionals, to be held today (Monday), which […]
Scientists have found a way to calm immune cells, reducing inflammation which can lead to diseases including rheumatoid arthritis and sepsis. In a study published this week in the journal Nature Communications, researchers at Imperial College London, Queen Mary University of London and Ergon Pharmaceuticals, explain how blocking a single enzyme enabled them to reprogram […]
New figures from the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) have revealed that more nurses and midwives are leaving the profession in the UK than joining it for the first time on record, with the number departing having risen by 51% in just four years. Earlier this year the Health Service Journal reported that 96% of hospitals […]
It’s clear that our caffeine levels are creeping up and up. Whether it’s a latte on the way to work or an espresso to get through the afternoon slump, coffee has become a routine pick-me-up for millions of Brits. However, there are growing concerns about the number of us who are addicted to caffeine and […]
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Worldwide health authorities are being urged to rethink official guidance around vitamin D following the publication of a ground breaking study from the University of Surrey, which dispels the myth that vitamin D2 and D3 have the same nutritional value. In the first ever study of its kind, published in the American Journal of Clinical […]
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Scientists have found another crucial piece of the puzzle in how the microbiome – the ecosystem of bacteria living in our digestive tracts – helps to shape our health. According to a study published in the journal, Cell Reports, chemical signatures from gut bacteria which show up in urine can be used to predict how the […]