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Urine Test Can Tell You How Healthy Your Diet Is

RESEARCHERS have developed a test that uses urine samples that indicate what food a person has been eating, allowing them to monitor how healthy their…

Biologics Could Reduce Risk of Heart Attack in Arthritis Patients by 40%

RHEUMATOID arthritis patients receiving biological treatments can have a reduced heart attack risk of 39% when compared to patients receiving only…

Amygdala Identified as Mediator Between Stress and Heart Problems

SCIENTISTS have for the first time identified the region of the brain that links stress in an individual to later experiencing adverse cardiovascular…

Ancient Retroviruses Date Back to Palaeozoic Era, 500 Million Years Ago

RETROVIRUSES, the family of viruses that includes HIV, are nearly half a billion years old, according to research from the University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

Inhibiting Specific Protein Stops Repair of Aggressive Tumour Cells

INHIBITING the RAD51 protein found in the brain could improve the effectiveness of radiotherapy treatment for an aggressive type of brain tumour…

£34.7 Million HARMONY Project to Create Better Outcomes for Blood Disorder Patients

A £34.7 MILLION project launching later this month at the Northern Institute for Cancer Research in England will aim to create better treatment outcomes…

Higher Trimethylamine N-Oxide Levels Linked to Greater Risk of Heart Problems

SCIENTISTS have found that higher levels of the trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) molecule produced in gut bacteria from components such as dairy products…

Editor’s Pick: Democratising Healthcare: The Role of eHealth Technologies in Driving Patient Participation

Digital technologies are changing how we practice and experience healthcare. This review focusses on the role of eHealth technologies in facilitating…

Personalised Medicine with Companion Diagnostics: The Intercept of Medicines and Medical Devices in the Regulatory Landscape

Personalised medicine, with the aid of companion diagnostics, is a burgeoning field. The potential benefits of personalised medicine…

Self-Management in Epilepsy Care: Background, Barriers, and Solutions

Self-management programmes for epilepsy have been developed and studied for several decades but have proven difficult to implement and sustain…