Deadly heart attacks more common on a Monday
Serious heart attacks are more likely to happen at the start of the working week than at any other time, according to Irish data presented at the British… read more.
Serious heart attacks are more likely to happen at the start of the working week than at any other time, according to Irish data presented at the British… read more.
The make-up and volume of gut bacteria in toddlers at 3.5 years old is predictive of body mass index (BMI) at age 5, irrespective of whether they are… read more.
A small, randomised trial in patients with post-COVID syndrome has found that hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) promotes restoration of the heart’s ability to contract properly. The research was… read more.
Older autistic adults have a significantly higher chance of suffering injury, particularly self-inflicted injury, according to a new study. This group also has a higher risk of diabetes,… read more.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) was praised for its contribution to the EU’s pandemic response, as the agency took steps to review the role of its Emergency Task… read more.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved two new medicines at its May meeting. This brings to 30, the number of products given the green light by the… read more.
Vaccines against COVID-19, administered in the EU in the autumn of 2023, will be updated to target XBB forms of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. These strains are a subgroup… read more.
A new study from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden suggests that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), lithium, and clozapine may be associated with reduced suicide rates in adolescent males with… read more.
CAR-T cell therapy has been shown to be highly effective in treating some cancers. However, responses to this relatively new form of immunotherapy can vary, making it difficult… read more.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) approved a total of 89 new medicines in 2022. Of these, 41 had a new active substance which had never been authorised in… read more.
The potential of gene-editing technology to prevent and treat illness has attracted enormous attention over the past decade. At the heart this new wave of research is CRISPR,… read more.
Taking vitamin D supplements may help ward off dementia, according to a new, large-scale study by scientists in the UK and Canada, using data from US patients. Based… read more.