Scientists at the University of Surrey have discovered that a natural antioxidant commonly found in green tea can help eliminate antibiotic resistant bacteria. The study, published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology, found that epigallocatechin (EGCG) can restore the activity of aztreonam, an antibiotic commonly used to treat infections caused by the bacterial pathogen Pseudomonas […]
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NHS pilot found half of children had mutations in their tumours that would be targetable by drugs available for adults Those children who did receive targeted treatments saw significant benefits But only 7 per cent of children with ‘clinically actionable’ mutations could access appropriate drugs, partly due to regulatory and funding barriers, and lack of […]
A nationwide report reveals the extent to which busy parents are missing out on their child’s most precious years, with an average of 10 percent of working mums (and the same percentage of dads), now leaving the house before their children wake up, leaving the breakfast routine and school run to a co-parent, nanny or […]
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The University of Greenwich is working with Goldman Sachs and the mental health charity Mind to boost the health and wellbeing support it provides to students and staff. The university is one of ten institutes across the country who are part of a new £1.5 million partnership which has launched in London. The innovative scheme […]
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A newly published study (Lancet Oncology) reveals that cancer patients in the UK still face worse survival rates than other comparable high-income countries. Pancreatic Cancer Action is calling for specific policy targets for pancreatic cancer as survival rates for the disease are particularly poor. In general, five-year cancer survival is improving across all the countries […]
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A study carried out with a new human stem cell-derived model reveals that the most prevalent genetic risk factor of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), apolipoprotein E4 (APOE4), impairs the function of human brain immune cells, microglia. These findings pave the way for new, effective treatment approaches for AD. The results were published in Stem Cell Reports. […]
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Scientists have visualised for the first time protein tangles associated with dementia in the brains of patients who have suffered a single head injury. This is the finding of a new study led by scientists from Imperial College London, published in the journal Science Translational Medicine. In the early-stage study, researchers studied 21 patients who […]
Keele academics have lent their expertise to a pilot project designed to improve local children’s health and wellbeing. Councillor Dr Janine Bridges, from Stoke-on-Trent City Council, has been piloting an initiative to increase the levels of physical activity in primary school children to improve their health and wellbeing, in partnership with staff from Keele’s School […]
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Cancer is most prevalent in senior age groups. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there were nearly 265,000 new cancer cases in 2016 in the United States within the age group of 65 to 69. Globally, seniors make up 60% of new cancer diagnoses. Many of these new cancer patients have […]
Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast have developed a test that may be able to detect ovarian cancer up to two years earlier than current approaches. The researchers discovered that the presence of four proteins together, known as a biomarker panel, indicates the likelihood of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (EOC), a type of ovarian cancer. Using these […]
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