Ageing Category

Health issues relating to ageing populations and social care.

Healthier for Longer

Infection/Disease, Integrative, Lifestyle, Men's Health, Women's Health
Early blood serum profile changes can identify …
Changes in the blood serum metabolite profile are visible years before diagnosis of an alcohol-related disease: A new study from the University of Eastern Finland is the first in the …
Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, NHS, Poverty
Covid crisis: how to save £30 billion
New report sets out £30bn in government savings: How the Government can save £30 billion. The Centre for Policy Studies has set out nine practical ideas for savings or asset …
Australasia, Global Reach, Paediatrics, Poverty
Adolescence: a critical time to address gender …
Early adolescence is where gender inequalities most markedly emerge, according to new research from across 40 low- and middle-income countries in Asia and the Pacific. The research, published in Lancet Global Health and led …
Coronavirus, COVID-19 Update, Global Reach, Pharmacy/Drugs
WHO: Solidarity Therapeutics Trial
Solidarity Therapeutics Trial produces conclusive evidence on the effectiveness of repurposed drugs for COVID-19 in record time In just six months, the world’s largest randomized control trial on COVID-19 therapeutics …
Cancer, NHS, Surgery
The Anthony Nolan and NHS Stem Cell …
More than 2 million people have registered to become stem cell donors the UK, new figures released today reveal. The UK stem cell register had an immensely successful year in …