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Turmeric supplement accelerates post-match recovery in elite footballers

Consuming turmeric – the oriental spice often used in cooking - accelerates post-match recovery in professional footballers, a study has shown.

10 Jun 2023

Researchers create first integrated single-cell atlas of the human lung

The largest and most comprehensive cell map of the human lung is announced in Nature Medicine today (8 June). Revealing the great diversity of cell types in the lung and key differences between health and disease, the Human Lung Cell Atlas will be a valuable resource for lung researchers.

10 Jun 2023

Intelligent wound dressing material could bring pain relief to burn patients

One of the challenges in treating burn victims is the frequency of dressing changes, which can be extremely painful. To bring relief to this and other problems, University of Waterloo researchers have created a new type of wound dressing material using advanced polymers.

10 Jun 2023

Research shows efficacy of Healum care planning software and app in improving type 2 diabetes care

Research conducted as part of UKRIs digital health technology catalyst sponsored by Healum Ltd in partnership with Vernova Healthcare CIC, demonstrates that the use of Healum’s mobile app, connected to its care planning software and patient management system for healthcare professionals in primary care, has helped to improve health outcomes, health engagement and quality of life for people living with type 2 diabetes.

10 Jun 2023

Gaining new insights into the complex relationship between cognition and AI

Inês Hipólito is a highly accomplished researcher, recognized for her work in esteemed journals and contributions as a co-editor. She has received research awards including the prestigious Talent Grant from the University of Amsterdam in 2021. After her PhD, she held positions at the Berlin School of Mind and Brain and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.

10 Jun 2023

Sea cucumbers could be key ingredient in preventing diabetes

Sea cucumbers are a marine delicacy loved across Asia, but the humble sea cucumber is also proving to be a key ingredient in preventing diabetes, according to new research from the University of South Australia.

10 Jun 2023

Heart Foundation-funded research aims to better treat life-threatening arrhythmias

New research funded by the Heart Foundation aims to boost surgery success rates for life-threatening heart rhythm disorders (arrhythmias), leading to fewer Australians needing defibrillators installed in their chests.

10 Jun 2023

How innovative technology aids in the fight against diabetes epidemic

Dr Chris Tackaberry, CEO of healthtech AI pioneers Clinithink, highlights the crisis facing the NHS and the importance of Diabetes Week from June 12-18. Every week, diabetes leads to around 180 amputations, 590 heart attacks and 2,300 cases of heart failure. The financial impact of this on the NHS is eye watering.

10 Jun 2023

AI system in eye scans enables better diagnosis of inherited retinal diseases

Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs), single-gene disorders affecting the retina, are very difficult to diagnose since they are uncommon and involve changes in one of many candidate genes.

9 Jun 2023

Combining blood biomarkers with genomics could provide useful information about disease risk

Being to identify people at high risk of chronic disease means that they can be targeted with prevention measures before they become sick.

9 Jun 2023

Similar underlying biological abnormalities, symptoms found in long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome

Long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome are debilitating conditions with similar symptoms.

9 Jun 2023

Brain network connections linked to anosognosia identified

Anosognosia is a condition in which a patient is unaware of their neurological deficit or psychiatric condition.

9 Jun 2023

ABCC9 gene variants influence the pitch of voices

In a paper published today in Science Advances, an international team led by deCODE genetics, a subsidiary of Amgen, reveals the discovery of sequence variants in the gene ABCC9 that influence the pitch of voices.

9 Jun 2023

New technology for catheter-free telemetric ambulatory bladder pressure monitoring in humans

A wireless device called the UroMonitor enables accurate, noninvasive monitoring of bladder pressure in patients with overactive bladder, reports a pilot study in the July issue of The Journal of Urology, an Official Journal of the American Urological Association.

9 Jun 2023

Using Src N-terminal regulatory element as potential oncotarget

A new research perspective was published in Oncotarget's Volume 14 on May 19, 2023, entitled, "Targeting the Src N-terminal regulatory element in cancer."

9 Jun 2023

Study finds disparities in patient portal use

People who sign up for and use their healthcare provider's online portal differ in some key characteristics from those who do not use patient portals, reports a survey study in Medical Care

9 Jun 2023

PREACH-M trial: Lenzilumab may improve treatment response in chronic myelomonocytic leukemia

Humanigen, Inc.today extended previously reported results by presenting additional, statistically significant hematologic improvements and reductions in inflammatory markers from lenzilumab, its investigational drug, in a Phase 2/3 trial of treatment-naïve participants with chronic myelomonocytic leukemia and RAS-pathway mutations.

9 Jun 2023

New method to escape from metastability in a far-from-equilibrium system of DNA-functionalized colloids

Prof. Liang Haojun from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) proposed a new method to escape from metastability for self-assembly in a far-from-equilibrium system.

9 Jun 2023

Novel urban design metric links cardio-metabolic disease risk factors to the built environment

Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of non-communicable disease burden and death. Population-level interventions targeting modifiable risk factors can reduce disease burden, by enabling people to make daily, healthy choices via long-term structural features.

9 Jun 2023

Common diabetes drug prevents the development of long COVID, study finds

In a new study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases, University of Minnesota researchers found that metformin, a drug commonly used to treat diabetes, prevents the development of long COVID.

9 Jun 2023

Research News and Research

Turmeric supplement accelerates post-match recovery in elite footballers

Researchers create first integrated single-cell atlas of the human lung

Intelligent wound dressing material could bring pain relief to burn patients

Research shows efficacy of Healum care planning software and app in improving type 2 diabetes care

Gaining new insights into the complex relationship between cognition and AI

Sea cucumbers could be key ingredient in preventing diabetes

Heart Foundation-funded research aims to better treat life-threatening arrhythmias

How innovative technology aids in the fight against diabetes epidemic

AI system in eye scans enables better diagnosis of inherited retinal diseases

Combining blood biomarkers with genomics could provide useful information about disease risk

Similar underlying biological abnormalities, symptoms found in long COVID and chronic fatigue syndrome

Brain network connections linked to anosognosia identified

ABCC9 gene variants influence the pitch of voices

New technology for catheter-free telemetric ambulatory bladder pressure monitoring in humans

Using Src N-terminal regulatory element as potential oncotarget

Study finds disparities in patient portal use

PREACH-M trial: Lenzilumab may improve treatment response in chronic myelomonocytic leukemia

New method to escape from metastability in a far-from-equilibrium system of DNA-functionalized colloids

Novel urban design metric links cardio-metabolic disease risk factors to the built environment

Common diabetes drug prevents the development of long COVID, study finds

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