Aston University and PFE Medical partner to create biodegradable gloves from food waste
Aston University and Midlands-based company PFE Medical are teaming up to create biodegradable gloves made from food waste for use in the NHS.
Category: Health
Separate neurons for content and context enable flexible human memory
The human brain must be able to link memory content to the circumstances in which it occurs. Researchers in Bonn have now discovered how the
Inside the Battle for the Future of Addiction Medicine
NEW ORLEANS — Elyse Stevens had a reputation for taking on complex medical cases. People who’d been battling addiction for decades. Chronic-pain patients on high
Homeless Shelters for Seniors Pop Up, Catering to Older Adults’ Medical Needs
SANDY, Utah — Just outside Salt Lake City sits an old, two-story, brick hotel. It’s been given new life as a homeless shelter for seniors.
The CDC Just Sidelined These Childhood Vaccines. Here’s What They Prevent.
The federal government has drastically scaled back the number of recommended childhood immunizations, sidelining six routine vaccines that have safeguarded millions from serious diseases, long-term
Physician Suspected of 10 Murders; Doc Accused of Setting Fire to Another Doc’s Home
This is a MedPage Today story. A German physician who was arrested last summer on suspicion of killing four patients is now suspected of killing
RFK Decimates Vaccine Schedule
As anticipated, RFK Jr. continues to be a wrecking ball on the American healthcare scene as HHS secretary. His latest move to undermine vaccines in
Why people donate their bodies to science
This study examines the psychological and social factors influencing body donation decisions, highlighting family experiences and public health implications.
Parkinson’s disease may stem from iron starvation rather than iron overload
This perspective argues that Parkinson’s disease may involve functional iron deficiency, where bioavailable iron is limited despite normal or elevated total iron in the brain.
Enveda’s third asset to the clinic with US FDA IND clearance: What it means for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Enveda, a multi-asset clinical-stage biotech company pioneering the discovery and development of a new generation of small-molecule drugs derived from life’s chemistry, has announced that
The gut is not just digestive and new evidence shows it actively controls brain function
This comprehensive review synthesizes a decade of human and animal research to explain how the gut and brain communicate through hormonal, neural, immune, and microbial
A single immune protein may help explain why kidney and heart disease often develop together
This review synthesizes clinical, genetic, and mechanistic evidence showing that suPAR and related uPAR fragments are strongly associated with kidney, cardiovascular, and metabolic disease risk.
“Best practices”: The buzzword that the Trump administration will use to eliminate as many vaccines as RFK Jr. can
The CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices met last week, eliminating the universal recommendation for the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine. There was
Here’s the Extent of the Fallout From Trump’s HHS Purge
This is a MedPage Today story. Thousands of employees of federal health agencies have been let go in a chaotic and slow-rolling Trump administration purge