Covid vaccines – all you need to know
Covid vaccines – all you need to know from Emma Hammett of First Aid for Life. As a registered nurse in the midst of this...
Diabetes
Addressing the growing diabetes epidemic, we delve into diverse topics such as the role of avocados in diabetes management, genetic insights into type 1 diabetes, and the link between obesity and mental disorders. It highlights innovative treatments, like those derived from frogs for type 2 diabetes, and explores the impact of conditions like arterial stiffness on metabolic syndrome in adolescents. The section also discusses ‘activity snacking’ for type 1 diabetes management and broader health policy issues, reflecting the complex nature of diabetes as a global health challenge.
Lockdown survey: We drank more, exercised less
Lockdown saw people in the UK eating less fruit and veg, getting less exercise and drinking more alcohol – according to research from the University...
Stroke in childhood and adolescence
Stroke in childhood and adolescence: outcome influenced by parental education and income: Children from educationally deprived, low-income families are much more likely to face long-term...
WHO: 10 global health issues to track in 2021
10 global health issues to track in 2021 from the World Health Organisation: 2020 was a devastating year for global health. A previously unknown virus...
Novel biomarkers predict the development of incident heart failure
Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland and Kuopio University Hospital have discovered several new biomarkers that are associated with incident heart failure. In a...
Men and women: Cancer risk from obesity differs
Men and women: Cancer risk from obesity differs: A new study, co-funded by World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF), Cancer Research UK and Diabetes UK, reveals...
Lab-on-a-chip infection test: cheaper, faster portable diagnostics
A tiny new silicon-based lab-on-chip test could pave the way for cheap handheld infectious disease testing. The chip, developed at Imperial College London and known...
Targets for avoidable sight loss ‘not being met’, 30-year study finds
Targets for avoidable sight loss ‘not being met’, 30-year study finds: A new global study has found no significant reduction in the number of people...
Nutrition for shift workers
Research reports that shift workers are at greater risk of health conditions such as obesity, diabetes, heart disease and even cancer. With the recent news...
Asthma UK: switch from steroid to biologic treatments
Charity warns of the hidden toll of repeated steroid tablets for Asthma when new "wonder" biologic treatments are available. Repeated, high-dose steroid tablets can impair...
