The University of Sheffield announces approval of the first human trial testing regenerative cell therapy to treat sensorineural hearing loss, offering hope for restoring hearing function.
February 29th is dedicated to raising awareness about rare diseases and looking into the opportunities technology could bring for potential treatments.
The impact abdominal fat has on brain health and cognition has also been found to be more pronounced in middle-aged men at high risk of Alzheimer's disease compared to women.
A £5 million project started in the UK last year aims to enable individuals to receive Alzheimer's diagnoses within seconds through the National Health Service (NHS) within the next five years.
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease that impacts the central nervous system, affecting everything we do. For many patients, the main question is: how do I confront this life-changing condition?
The World Health Organization (WHO) has certified Cabo Verde as a malaria-free country, marking a significant achievement in the global fight against the disease.
Scientists from the University of Liverpool and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) have taken a huge step forward in combating the global threat of malaria.
35.3% of British adults are likely to have prediabetes. Dr Avinash Hari Narayanan (MBChB), Clinical Lead at London Medical Laboratory, argues that increased diabetes testing is needed to ensure 18 million people don’t go on to develop ‘full-blown’ diabetes.
Psoriasis is a chronic immune-mediated inflammatory disease that can impact sufferers’ mental and physical health. We discuss the complexity of the condition as well as the emergence of effective treatments with the national UK charity The Psoriasis Association.
Biologic therapies can effectively control severe asthma without the need for regular high-dose inhaled steroids, a significant revelation that could transform the lives of millions grappling with the condition.
The need for public health officials to be able to model the spread of an infectious disease has never been more apparent than in the early days of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
