Ebola has killed 1,700 in eastern Congo as the fastest-growing outbreak surges
Ebola has killed over 1,700 people in eastern Congo, marking the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease
Category: Health
Top-rated mental health trust asked to save £24m
An NHS trust could lose up to 330 posts and a union says there will be “consequences” for patients.
Are current breast cancer checks good enough?
Up to 95% of younger women at higher risk of developing breast cancer are being missed, researchers say.
Lindsay Clancy’s diary chronicled desperation and ‘brain fog’ before she killed her 3 kids
The second week of testimony in the trial of Lindsay Clancy has resumed with a focus on her mental state when she killed her three
Breast cancer checks missing most women under 50 who are at risk, says study
Up to 95% of younger women who are at higher risk of developing breast cancer are being missed by current NHS checks, researchers warn.
There’s a reason child vaccination rates are falling – and it’s not social media
As child immunisation rates fall across the UK, one clinic in west Yorkshire is taking aggressive steps to boost immunisations
Penn State study identifies genetic regions linked to avian herpesvirus virulence
A highly contagious herpes virus causes Marek’s disease, a deadly illness that mainly infects chickens. While it does not make people sick, the virus causes
‘Me-too’ drugs drive increased spending through higher prescribing
A long-running debate over prescription drug costs has centered on whether drug manufacturers are better rewarded for truly innovative medicines or so-called “me-too” drugs that
Advances in X chromosome inactivation open therapeutic opportunities for X-linked genetic disorders
A new review explores how advances in understanding X chromosome inactivation (XCI) are creating potential therapeutic opportunities for a range of X-linked genetic disorders, including
New AI model generates detailed maps of aging in brain regions
USC researchers have developed an approach that uses artificial intelligence to generate detailed maps that highlight differences in how distinct parts of the brain age.
UCLA researchers find strategy to improve prostate cancer therapies
UCLA researchers have identified a promising strategy to make a new class of targeted cancer therapies more effective against one of the deadliest forms of
Newly-discovered protein acts as off switch for human immune cells
Mayo Clinic researchers have identified a protein that cancer cells use to shut down the body’s immune response, a discovery that could help scientists develop
Automated oxygen delivery system improves precision for hospitalized patients
A University of Colorado Anschutz-led clinical trial has found an automated oxygen delivery system helped hospitalized patients spend significantly more time in their target oxygen
Researchers recreate imagined melodies from brain activity
In a study led by Jii Kwon and Chun Kee Chung, from Seoul National University, researchers explored whether they could recreate melodies from the brain