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January 16, 2020

Increased Risk of Head & Brain Injury Among Persons With Alzheimer’s Using Antipsychotics

The use of antipsychotics is associated with increased risks of head and brain injuries among persons with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a recent study from...

January 16, 2020

Cancers Engaged in Evolutionary Arms Race with Immune System

'- Aggressive stomach and gullet cancers evolve escape routes under selective pressure from immune system - Findings underline importance of cancer evolution, and could help...

January 14, 2020

New Possible Strategy for Treating Chronic Pain Due to Burns

New research shows how second-degree burns cause hard-to-treat chronic pain, and this understanding may be key to treating these complications, common in war veterans This research, published...

January 14, 2020

Rising Temperatures May Cause Over 2000 Fatal Injuries Per Year In The US

A 2 degrees Celsius rise in temperatures could result in around 2,100 additional deaths from injuries every year in the United States. This is the...

January 9, 2020

Healthy Ageing Psychology Research

Researchers from Northumbria University are asking adults aged 65 or over to spare some time to help with their latest research into reducing loneliness in...

January 9, 2020

Recurrent Miscarriage: Diabetes Drug could lead to New Treatment

An existing drug can be used to improve the womb for pregnancy, study led by University of Warwick finds Sitagliptin is first drug of its...

December 14, 2019

4 Healthy Habits for the Holiday Season

It’s the most wonderful time of the year: the holiday season! Everyone is looking forward to enjoying spending time with loved ones and taking part...

December 12, 2019

Management of Chronic Pain

Unfortunately, the medicines we currently have to relieve pain have their shortcomings. From paracetamol to aspirin, gabapentin to opioids, they all have their adverse effect...

December 10, 2019

Cancer Research Offers More Hope Than People Think

· Only 28 per cent of people believe cancers can be controlled long term – yet the average patient now lives more than 10 years...

December 10, 2019

Life Extending Cancer Drug will not be made Available to all Patients in Scotland

Sarcoma UK is disappointed to see that life extending cancer drug trabectedin (Yondelis) will not be made available routinely on the NHS to sarcoma patients...