The condition affects around 270,935 people in England and 16,090 people in Wales The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published final guidance announcing a five-year roll-out of a wearable technology for patients living with type 1 diabetes. The new hybrid closed loop systems have proven to be more…
NIVI aims to create new or improve vaccines to combat deadly airborne infections The Novo Nordisk Foundation has committed $260m to establish a new state-of-the-art research and vaccine development initiative to help combat deadly airborne infections. The initiative aims to create new or improved vaccines for deadly respiratory diseases, including tuberculosis (TB)…
In the UK, heart rhythms affect around two million people and can cause sudden death A re-useable heart vest developed by researchers from University College London (UCL) could potentially be used to predict and identify people who are at risk of sudden cardiac death. The study found that the electrocardiographic imaging (ECGI)…
In 2020, there were over ten million deaths worldwide associated with cancer The BioMed X Institute and Ono Pharmaceutical have announced a new joint research collaboration for cancer research. The project, ‘New Strategies to Engage Neutrophils in Solid Tumors’, will help to design next-generation immunotherapies by advancing the antitumour effects of neutrophils.Neutrophils…
MCI patients had 25% lower levels of serotonin compared to healthy patients Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine have suggested that serotonin loss in parts of the brain may play a role in cognitive decline in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, the study was…
Earlier diagnosis could increase patient survival rates by five years or more The University of Glasgow has announced that an artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced chest X-ray reporting solution has begun trials in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) for early detection of lung cancer. The Radiograph Accelerated Detection and Identification of Cancer of…
The combined system works to detect and eliminate airborne pathogens A new air-filtering system developed by the University of Glasgow and Pinpoint Medical aims to detect and eliminate airborne pathogens to combat the spread of infections in hospitals. Funded by the UK Research and Innovations’ (UKRI) Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council…