Felicity Grainger obituary
My father ’s partner, Felicity Grainger, who has died aged 80, began her working life as a research scientist before moving into the world of academic libraries, eventually becoming head of the library services serving three major medical schools.Born in Bournemouth to Stuart Grainger, a bank manager, and Phyllis (nee Brett), after gaining a first-class honours degree in zoology in 1964 from Queen Mary College, London, Felicity received a doctorate in anatomy from University College London, after which she spent 10 years as a researcher in neuroscience in London and Cambridge.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 23, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Clare Singleton Tags: Libraries Hospitals Information University of Glasgow Medical research Source Type: news
Long Covid ‘brain fog’ may be due to leaky blood-brain barrier, study finds
If barrier controlling substances entering and exiting brain is off balance, it can drive changes in neural functionFrom forgetfulness to difficulties concentrating, many people who have long Covid experience “brain fog”. Now researchers say the symptom could be down to the blood-brain barrier becoming leaky.The barrier controls which substances or materials enter and exit the brain. “It’s all about regulating a balance of material in blood compared to brain,” said Prof Matthew Campbell, co-author of the research at Trinity College Dublin.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 22, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Science correspondent Tags: Long Covid Coronavirus Medical research Science Health Society World news UK news Source Type: news
Mistakes, fakes, and a giant rat penis: why are so many science papers being retracted? – podcast
A record 10,000 research papers were retracted in 2023. To find out what ’s driving this trend, Ian Sample speaks to Ivan Oransky, whose organisation Retraction Watch has been monitoring the growing numbers of retractions for more than a decade, and hears from blogger Sholto David, who recently made headlines when he spotted mistakes in research from a leading US cance r institute.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 22, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Presented by Ian Sample, produced by Madeleine Finlay, sound design by Tony Onuchukwu, the executive producer is Ellie Bury Tags: Science Medical research Peer review and scientific publishing Academics Education Cancer research Source Type: news
Cancer experts call on philanthropists to help fund ‘golden age’ of research
More than 50 top researchers sign letter asking for philanthropic support to transform cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatmentLeading cancer experts from around the world are calling on wealthy individuals and philanthropists to dig into their deep pockets to accelerate a new golden age of cancer research.More than 50 senior scientists from the UK, Europe, North America and Asia, including three Nobel laureates, say advances in artificial intelligence and other technologies have created a “unique opportunity” to transform cancer prevention, diagnosis and treatment in the next 10 years.Continue reading... (Source: Gu...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 22, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Ian Sample Science editor Tags: Cancer research Philanthropy Medical research Science Health World news UK news Source Type: news
Scientists find link between brain imbalance and chronic fatigue syndrome
Scientists describe small study as long overdue deep dive into biology of conditionScientists have uncovered compelling evidence for abnormalities in the brain and immune systems of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), also known asmyalgic encephalomyelitis (ME).The findings, in one of the most rigorous investigations to date, begin to illuminate the biological basis for the illness that can cause disabling fatigue. The study is the first to demonstrate a link between imbalances in brain activity and feelings of fatigue, and suggests that these changes could be triggered by abnormalities in the immune system.Conti...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 21, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Hannah Devlin Science correspondent Tags: ME / Chronic fatigue syndrome Society US news Health Science Medical research Source Type: news
Covid death toll in US likely 16% higher than official tally, study says
Researchers think undercounting goes beyond overloaded health systems to a lack of awareness of Covid and low levels of testingThe Covid death toll in the US is likely at least 16% higher than the official tally, according to a newstudy, and researchers believe the cause of the undercounting goes beyond overloaded health systems to a lack of awareness of Covid and low levels of testing.The second year of the pandemic also had nearly as many uncounted excess deaths as the first, the study found.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 21, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Melody Schreiber Tags: Coronavirus Infectious diseases Science Medical research US news Source Type: news
Binge watchers more likely to need multiple night-time loo breaks – study
Watching at least five hours of TV a day associated with higher risk of nocturia, or needing to get up and urinate twice or more a nightSitting down to binge watch the latest TV drama might seem like the perfect way to unwind, but researchers have found that people who spend lengthy periods in front of the box are more likely to need to pee multiple times a night.Writing in the journalNeurourology and Urodynamics, researchers in China report how they analysed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in the US, focusing on responses collected from 2011 to 2016.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 21, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Science correspondent Tags: Medical research Science Source Type: news
Combining three healthy behaviours can lower IBS risk, study finds
People who tick at least three out of five boxes including not smoking and good sleep are found to have 42% lower riskCombining three healthy behaviours can reduce the risk of irritable bowel syndrome by 42%, a study suggests.IBS affects the digestive system and its symptoms include stomach cramps, bloating, diarrhoea and constipation. People can suffer for days, weeks or months at a time, and symptoms can come and go. IBS is thought to affect up to one in 10 people worldwide.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 20, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Andrew Gregory Health editor Tags: Irritable bowel syndrome Medical research Digestive disorders Health Society Science UK news World news Source Type: news
Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute and Kemp Proteins Enter Strategic Partnership for offering "Gene to Structure" solutions
With a rich history in protein structural biology, HWMRI uses its experience and developments to characterize protein structure to better understand their biological function. FREDERICK, Md., Feb. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Kemp Proteins LLC, a leading provider of gene-to-protein and... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - February 20, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: LIC Source Type: news
Women benefit more than men from same amount of regular exercise – study
Authors hope data encourages women who may not get enough exercise that even relatively small amounts can be beneficialWomen experience greater benefits than men from the same amount of regular exercise, research suggests when it comes to avoiding an early grave.According to the NHS, men and women aged 19 to 64 should clock up at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise, or 75 of vigorous exercise a week, with muscle-strengthening activities at least twice a week.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 19, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Science correspondent Tags: Health Fitness Medical research NHS Heart disease Science Life and style Source Type: news
‘It is shameful’: why the return of Victorian-era diseases to the UK alarms health experts
There has been a surge in cases of scabies and measles – both highly contagious – as well as rickets and scurvy, conditions we thought had been eradicated. Are public health cuts to blame?Before Covid-19, Dr Farzana Hussain says, it was rare for her to see a case ofscabies at her GP surgery in Newham, east London, but since the pandemic, the number of patients with the parasitic skin infection has increased dramatically.“By the time a patient comes to me for advice, everyone in the family has it, including all the children,” she says. “The itch is maddening. People demand immediate treatment.”Continue reading.....
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 18, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Mark Honigsbaum Tags: Health Children's health Vaccines and immunisation Infectious diseases Science Medical research Immunology Poverty Society Social exclusion MMR Andrew Wakefield Source Type: news
Cancer charity warns of pharmaceutical firms holding up brain tumour research
Labour MP Siobhain McDonagh, whose sister died of a glioblastoma tumour, is to present a bill calling for new laws for clinical trialsPotential new treatments for brain cancer are being hampered by the failure of pharmaceutical companies to provide the drugs required for research and by regulatory delays, a leading cancer charity has warned.Brain tumours kill more children and adults under 40 in the UK than any other cancer, but research has been underfunded for years. About 12,000 are diagnosed with a primary brain tumour in the UK each year.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 18, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Jon Ungoed-Thomas Tags: Cancer research Health Society Medical research Source Type: news
‘As with a poem, each patient is unique’: the cancer surgeon using poetry to help train doctors
Jo ão Luís Barreto Guimarães, a breast cancer specialist and prizewinning poet, is pioneering the teaching of poetry alongside medicine to help trainee doctors empathise with their patientsIn an unremarkable lecture hall on a rainy Monday afternoon, C ândida Pereira is expounding passionately on the intricacies of a poem by the Portuguese politician-poetVasco Gra ça Moura. Her classmates listen closely as the second-year university student enthuses about lyric form, poetic voice and Moura ’s use of “perceptual imagery” and “sensual tone”. Nothing unusual for a standard poetry module, perhaps. Yet once the be...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 17, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Oliver Balch Tags: Medical research Health Science Portugal Source Type: news
Deepc acquires Osimis
Deepc GmbH has acquired the Osimis Platform.
The Belgium-based company Osimis was created following the success of Orthanc, an open-source DICOM server for healthcare and medical research, according to its website. Osimis has since become a vendor-neutral AI integration platform for radiology departments.
Last year, Osimis announced platform additions that included contextflow for chest CT, Lunit for mammography and chest x-ray, Milvue for scheduled and emergency radiographs, Pixyl for neuroimaging, and Therapixel MammoScreen for mammography screening. In April 2023, Osimis announced an AI in medical imaging (AIMI) ranki...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 16, 2024 Category: Radiology Authors: AuntMinnie.com staff writers Tags: Industry News Source Type: news
Lockdown diagnosis delays caused jump in skin cancer deaths, study suggests
Research finds greater proportion of people diagnosed with more advanced melanoma since Covid restrictionsDelays in diagnosis and treatment of a dangerous type of skin cancer because of Covid lockdowns resulted in more than 100,000 years of life lost across Europe and cost the economy more than £6bn, research has suggested.While lockdowns saved lives from Covid, ramifications of the restrictionsare apparent in many areas of healthcare, from lengthy waiting lists for surgery todelays in cancer diagnoses and treatment.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 16, 2024 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Science correspondent Tags: Skin cancer Coronavirus Health Medical research Doctors Source Type: news
