Uncategorised - European Medical Journal

Experiment in a lab

ABPI launch report to bridge UK’s drug discovery gap

The pharmaceutical industry faces a significant technical bottleneck: only 10% of R&D ends in an approved medicine.

Childhood CKD Burden Rising Despite Global Incidence Shifts - EMJ

Rising Global Childhood CKD Highlights Health Inequality Gaps

A global analysis of childhood CKD reveals rising adolescent incidence, widening health inequalities, and links between kidney replacement therapy access and reduced disease burden.

Maternal Diabetes Associated with Epilepsy - EMJ

Maternal Diabetes Associated with Epilepsy in Offspring

Maternal diabetes is associated with an increased epilepsy risk in offspring, a 2026 cohort study has found.

Intermittent Fasting Trial in Crohn’s Disease - EMJ

Intermittent Fasting Reduces Crohn’s Disease Activity by 40%

A clinical trial suggests intermittent fasting may reduce Crohn’s disease activity and improve symptoms, without calorie restriction.

Urinary Incontinence Screening Boosts Primary Care Referrals - EMJ

Automated Screening Boosts Urinary Incontinence Diagnosis in Women

Automated urinary incontinence screening in primary care increased diagnoses and pelvic floor therapy referrals among more than 72,000 women in a US quality-improvement study.

AI Retinal Imaging for Blood Pressure Biometry - EMJ

AI Retinal Imaging Enables Contactless Blood Pressure Biometry

Researchers demonstrate that AI retinal imaging can estimate blood pressure non-invasively, potentially improving long-term hypertension assessment.

ectal cancer surgery illustration showing perioperative gut microbiome changes and reduced microbial diversity

Microbiome Shifts After Rectal Cancer Surgery

Rectal cancer surgery triggers perioperative microbiome shifts, with lower diversity plus increased Enterococcus and Streptococcus.

Biological Cutoffs Optimise Plasma p-tau217 Testing - EMJ

Plasma p-tau217 Cutoffs Improve Amyloid Detection Accuracy

Biologically informed plasma p-tau217 cutoffs improve amyloid beta detection accuracy and cost efficiency, outperforming standard thresholds and highlighting subgroup specific strategies for clinical implementation.

Patient and clinician discussing functional neurologic disorder care and diagnosis in a neurology clinic.

Functional Neurologic Disorder: Patient Voices on Care Gaps

Functional neurologic disorder is a positive-sign diagnosis and patient perspectives show why early empathic communication matters.

Seborrheic Dermatitis: New Pathophysiology Evidence and Therapeutic Implications

Deepen your proficiency in diagnosing and treating seborrheic dermatitis with recent findings about the science behind this disease…