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AI breakthrough identifies active brain neurons

A neuroscience mystery has been solved by using artificial intelligence (AI) to identify the electrical signatures of different types of brain neurons for the first time.

Looking for the origins of schizophrenia

Schizophrenia may be related to neurodevelopment changes, including brain’s inability to create the appropriate vascular system, according to a new study

Scientists find new antimalarial drug targets

Researchers have discovered new processes that allow malaria parasites to escape red blood cells and infect other cells, offering potential new treatment targets

New discovery for the treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Revolutionary discovery brings hope to lung disease sufferers after scientists from Université Paris-Saclay find a way to stop the deterioration of the arteries

New technology could halve the number of liver biopsies needed in the NHS

Digital liver scanning technology could almost halve the number of biopsies carried out on people with fatty liver disease, according to a study

Need for supportive care in oncology will increase during the next decade

The need for supportive care in oncology will increase as patients continue to live longer and cancer progresses to become more like a chronic...

£54 million funding to transform health through data science

Health Data Research UK is awarding £30 million funding to six sites across the UK to address healthcare issues through use of data science From...

New research of the eye could alter the way stroke patients are assessed and treated

Research into curious bright spots in the eyes on stroke patients’ brain images could one day alter the way they are assessed and treated A...

MRI and MEG imaging of human sensory disorders

Professor Susan Francis of the Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Centre, University of Nottingham explores how state-of-the-art imaging methods can be used to study human...

Sam Gyimah announces £70 million funding to help develop new medical treatments

Industrial strategy boost will help speed up the development of new medical treatments with £70 million funding The £70 million of funding will be used...

Implementing digital technology for brain health

Frédéric Destrebecq, Vinciane Quoidbach and Marijn Scholte from The European Brain Council (EBC) detail how the future of healthcare and improved brain health can...

Blockchains, trust and power: Governance models of the future

Sari Stenfors, PhD from the ReCon Blockchain Research Project at Aalto University looks at how distributed and open technologies transform our interactions In a forward-looking...

Ground-breaking results for Huntington’s Disease (HD) research

Svein Olaf Olsen and Maiken Arnesen from the European Huntington Association reveal their thoughts on a recent and significant breakthrough concerning Huntington’s Disease (HD)...

Pernicious Anaemia: The world’s forgotten disease

Chairman of The Pernicious Anaemia Society, Martyn Hooper MBE lifts the lid on the history, causes and diagnosis of the world’s forgotten disease From the...

The Finnish Allergy Programme 2008-2018: Reducing the burden of allergy in both patients and society

Managing director of the Finnish Allergy, Skin and Asthma Federation, Ilkka Repo explores The Finnish Allergy Programme 2008-2018 and what it sets out to...

RELEVANCE of red blood cells and why do we care about them

Anna Bogdanova from University of Zurich lifts the lid on the vital role of red blood cells in keeping the human brain running and...

Report reveals flaws and human rights challenges in European mental health systems

Mental Health Europe and the University of Kent-Tizard Centre have launched a new report which has revealed the flaws and human rights challenges in...

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