Parkinson ’s patient able to walk 6km without problems after spinal implant
Marc, 63, had freezing of gait before becoming first with advanced Parkinson ’s to be fitted with device restoring normal signallingThe first patient to receive a spinal implant to treat advanced Parkinson ’s disease has described experiencing “a rebirth” after the treatment allowed him to walk again without falling over.Marc, 63, from Bordeaux, France, was diagnosed with the degenerative disease more than 20 years ago and had developed severe mobility problems, including balance impairments and freezing of gait. After receiving the implant, which aims to restore normal signalling to the leg muscles from the spine,...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 6, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Hannah Devlin Science correspondent Tags: Parkinson's disease Neuroscience Health Medical research Source Type: news
Our Future Health: Most have high cholesterol, health project suggests
Largest UK medical research project will be used to change the way diseases are tackled. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Tampon that tests for STIs created by British startup
Daye ’s product doubles as PCR test for chlamydia, gonorrhoea and other common infectionsA tampon is being repurposed to screen for sexually transmitted infections, with the at-home test aiming to encourage more women to seek treatment.The gynaecological health startup Daye has launched an STI diagnostic tampon, which uses a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test to check for chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomonas, mycoplasma and ureaplasma, with the tampon used in place of a swab or speculum.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 6, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Sarah Marsh Consumer affairs correspondent Tags: Sexual health Women's health Chlamydia Gonorrhoea Society UK news Medical research Source Type: news
Our Future Health: One million sign up to help change healthcare
Largest UK medical research project will be used to change the way diseases are tackled. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Finger-prick test could help spot brain cancer recurrence sooner
Researchers designing lateral flow test that patients could use at home and avoid six-month wait for MRI scanScientists are developing the world ’s first finger-prick test to spot brain tumours. More than 300,000 people worldwide are diagnosed with brain cancer each year, and while treatments have improved over the last few decades, recurrence remains a risk.The unpredictable timing of tumours coming back makes them difficult to detect early. Researchers are designing a lateral flow test to pick up signs of recurrence that could be used by patients at home.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 6, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Andrew Gregory Health editor Tags: Cancer research Medical research Health Science Society UK news Source Type: news
Mpox circulated for five years before global explosion in 2022, research finds
Discovery of hidden transmission of disease formerly know as monkeypox leads to calls for improved surveillanceThe disease formerly known as monkeypox, which spread around the world in an unprecedented outbreak in 2022, was circulating in humans for more than five years before the explosion of cases triggered a global public health emergency, researchers say.The discovery of longstanding, hidden transmission between humans has led to calls for improved global surveillance of the MPXV virus to eliminate the disease, renamedmpox last year, from humans and prevent it from re-emerging.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 2, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Mpox Science Infectious diseases Microbiology Medical research World news Source Type: news
Nuclear fusion, new drugs, better batteries: how AI will transform science – podcast
As the UK hosts the first global AI safety summit, Guardian science editor Ian Sample joins Madeleine Finlay to look on the bright side and consider some of the huge benefits AI could bring to science. Madeleine also hears from Prof Mihaela van der Schaar, an expert in machine learning in medicine, about how she predicts AI will transform patient careClips: BBC Radio 4, the Telegraph, Channel 4Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 2, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Presented and produced by Madeleine Finlay, with Ian Sample, sound design by Tony Onuchukwu, the executive producer is Ellie Bury Tags: Artificial intelligence (AI) Science Medical research World news Computing Technology Source Type: news
Covid pandemic ‘had lasting impact’ on brain health of people aged 50 or over
UK study finds cognitive function and working memory in older adults declined even if they were not infected with virusBrain health: six key questions answeredThe pandemic has caused sustained harm to the brain health of people aged 50 or over, rapidly speeding up cognitive decline regardless of whether or not they caught Covid, researchers have discovered.Almost 780 million people were killed or made ill by thecoronavirus, according to the World Health Organization. Health experts are now learning more about the indirect effects of the biggest public health crisis in a century.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 1, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Andrew Gregory Health editor Tags: Health Memory Dementia Depression Coronavirus Medical research Science Source Type: news
Pandemic ‘had lasting impact’ on brain health of people aged 50 or over
UK study finds cognitive function and working memory in older adults declined even if they were not infected with virusBrain health: six key questions answeredThe pandemic has caused sustained harm to the brain health of people aged 50 or over, rapidly speeding up cognitive decline regardless of whether or not they caught Covid, researchers have discovered.Almost 780 million people were killed or made ill by thecoronavirus, according to the World Health Organization. Health experts are now learning more about the indirect effects of the biggest public health crisis in a century.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 1, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Andrew Gregory Health editor Tags: Health Memory Dementia Depression Coronavirus Medical research Science Source Type: news
AI better than biopsy at assessing some cancers, study finds
Researchers in UK say new tool could help ensure patients at high risk are identified promptlyArtificial intelligence is almost twice as accurate as a biopsy at judging the aggressiveness of some cancers, according to research that experts say could save the lives of thousands of patients.Cancer kills 10 million people globally every year, according to the World Health Organization. For millions more patients, the disease can be thwarted if detected promptly and dealt with quickly. A key challenge for health workers is to find patients with high-risk tumours and treat them early.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 31, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Andrew Gregory Health editor Tags: Cancer research Medical research Institute of Cancer Research Health UK news Artificial intelligence (AI) Technology Society Source Type: news
‘Alarming’ rates of babies with antibiotic-resistant bugs in Asia-Pacific, Australian study finds
Study urges Australia to research new drugs as it warns rate of mutated infections ‘much worse than anticipated’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet ourmorning and afternoon news emails,free app ordaily news podcast“Alarming” rates of babies with infections resistant to common antibiotics in theAsia-Pacific region should prompt urgent investment into new drugs for treating childhood diseases, findings from a new study suggest.The misuse and overuse of antibiotics is driving bugs to mutate so that common drugs are no longer effective to kill them, known as antimicrobial resistance. Dr Phoebe Wil...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 31, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Melissa Davey medical editor Tags: Health Antibiotics Australia news Asia Pacific Infectious diseases Medical research Source Type: news
What could near-death experiences teach us about life, death and consciousness? – podcast
Seeing a bright light, floating above your body, being guided by an angel. All of these are common elements of reported near-death experiences, but what ’s really going on? Ian Sample meets Sam Parnia, an intensive care doctor and associate professor at NYU Grossman school of medicine in New York City who has spent his career exploring the boundary between life and death. He tells Ian how he believes these experiences can be explained and what med icine can learn from themContinue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 31, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Ian Sample, produced by Joshan Chana, sound design by Joel Cox. The executive producer is Ellie Bury Tags: Science Heart attack Death and dying Health Medical research Source Type: news
ICMR findings soon on Covid-heart attack link
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) is on the verge of unveiling the outcomes of a comprehensive study aimed at understanding the unexpected surge in cardiac events following Covid-19 infections. The premier medical institute in India has taken a significant step by submitting the study results for peer review, with plans to make the findings public in the near future, as disclosed by an informed source to ET. (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - October 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The top NIH research funding recipients in Massachusetts
Hospitals and colleges in the Boston area bring in a few billion dollars a year in federal funding for scientific and medical research. Here are the largest recipients in Massachusetts. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - October 30, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Grant Welker Source Type: news
Functional fungi: can medicinal mushrooms really improve people ’s health?
The boom in sales of mushroom products has led to many claims for their wellbeing and curative properties, but is there any scientific evidence to back them up?Veteran broadcaster Sheila Dillon, who was diagnosed with cancer of the bone marrow in 2011, shared some personal information while presenting a recent episode ofBBC Radio 4 ’sThe Food Programme. She began taking mushroom supplements after discovering that patients in Japan were given them to help deal with the effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy, and that there was, she told listeners, “a good deal of evidence” that they did. The last time she saw her on...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 29, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Nic Fleming Tags: Fungi Medical research Drugs Science Biology Books Health Society Source Type: news
