Babies born late pre-term at 35 weeks are at a higher risk of cardiovascular disease in adult life than those born at full term, according to research published in Experimental Physiology. Researchers from Hudson Institute of Medical Research and Monash University, Australia found that lambs born pre-term were more likely to show altered control of [...]
Patients with a prior history of heart attacks or stroke have better outcomes when cholesterol-lowering medications are used after they’re discharged from the hospital, according to a new study from the Intermountain Medical Centre Heart Institute in Salt Lake City. Prior surveys in hospitals found that statins, a common medication prescribed to lower cholesterol, aren’t [...]
Heart failure patients discharged from the hospital with a reduced level of a common hormone produced by the heart had significantly lower rates of readmission and lower death rates, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the Intermountain Medical Centre Heart Institute in Salt Lake City. Researchers found that patients who attained a [...]
New research from the University of Liverpool, published in the journal ‘Nature Scientific Reports’, has identified that ageing has distinct and opposite effects on the genes expressed in the tendons of males and females. Tendons are bundles or bands of strong fibres that attach muscles to bones. Tendons transfer force from the muscle to the [...]
The National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) has announced findings from a study conducted in partnership with the University of Manchester that investigates the impact of rheumatoid arthritis and adult juvenile idiopathic arthritis in the workplace. NRAS surveyed more than 1,500 people in the UK to see how the life-long, debilitating illness affects their career and employers’ [...]
New research suggests that rheumatoid arthritis may increase the risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The findings, which appear in Arthritis Care & Research, indicate that greater vigilance may be needed to protect the respiratory health of individuals with chronic inflammatory conditions. Research has demonstrated an association between COPD and inflammation, raising the [...]
Research from the Universities of Dundee and Oxford has shown how combining the tetanus vaccine with a viral particle that normally affects cucumbers can be used to treat psoriasis and allergies, and may even protect against Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists led by Dundee’s Dr John Foerster and Oxford’s Professor Martin Bachmann, were able to take the [...]
A new British Journal of Dermatology study explores the relationship between seasonality and hair loss at a population level using Google Trends data. Across all eight countries analysed in the study, summer and autumn were associated with greater hair loss. The findings support previous studies that were constrained by small sample sizes or homogeneous populations [...]
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have been awarded £1.2 million by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to develop a new type of bandage to treat infections without the use of antibiotics in order to help tackle antimicrobial resistance. The funding will support a new partnership, which includes clinicians and industry, who will work together [...]
Details of lung cell molecular pathways that promote or inhibit tissue regeneration were reported by researchers from the Perelmen School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Cell. Their aim is to find new ways to treat lung disorders. ‘We need better targets,’ said senior author, Edward E Morrisey, PhD, a Professor of Cell [...]
