The number of digital tools in the healthcare industry has exploded, including thousands of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, network-based communications, intricate data storage and access mechanisms and more. The marriage between healthcare and tech necessitates enhanced connectivity systems to make sure patients get the care they need. By ensuring all staff has the connectivity they need, it’s necessary to […]

Arthritis: Doctor gives advice on best foods to help ease pain With temperatures creeping closer to zero, many arthritis patients can be left with aching and stiff joints. Arthritis pain can feel worse in colder weather due to changes in barometric pressure that negatively affects joints. Fortunately, Dr Sunni Patel, from Dish Dash Deets, has shared five best foods to […]

‘Fussy’ boy, 8, who lived on chocolate bars, Nutella and Pringles and cried if given chicken nuggets can finally eat normally after being hypnotised Rocco O’Brien from Ipswich would scream and be nauseous if given new food He had already been diagnosed with Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder But after intensive hypnotherapy treatment sessions he now eats 10 extra foods A […]

Many common diseases such as arteriosclerosis and diabetes or neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s are associated with inflammatory processes. A better understanding of these processes is therefore an important building block for the development of new therapeutic options. Certain immune cells, so-called neutrophils, play a crucial role in the initiation and maintenance of inflammatory processes in the blood and tissue. […]

Ending pandemics is a social decision, not scientific. Governments and organizations rely on social, cultural and political considerations to decide when to officially declare the end of a pandemic. Ideally, leaders try to minimize the social, economic and public health burden of removing emergency restrictions while maximizing potential benefits. Vaccine policy is a particularly complicated part of pandemic decision-making, involving […]

Several new genes associated with conditions such as Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have been identified, unearthing a significant connection between these disorders and our immune system that could lead to new treatments. The research from the University of Surrey, now published in Translational Psychiatry, also confirms the role of gene ADGRL3 in conditions such as ADHD, giving scientists a greater […]

Reviewed Tattoo removal may help to reduce violence and trauma in East Los Angeles, according to study results being presented at the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2023. Interpersonal violence is a leading cause of traumatic injury in the United States.* Tattoos identified with gangs or sex work can make individuals a target for violence, according to a […]

Artificial intelligence (AI) could be around twice as accurate as a biopsy at grading the aggressiveness of some sarcomas, according to new research from The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and The Institute of Cancer Research, London. Results from the study, which have been published in The Lancet Oncology, suggest that a new AI algorithm could help tailor the treatment […]

Alcohol exposure is common in popular films and research has demonstrated a link between alcohol exposure and use. Currently, only alcohol marketing in films is regulated—but not alcohol exposure, such as seeing an alcoholic beverage. Researchers from the La Trobe University Center for Alcohol Policy Research launched a study to see how supportive people were of eight potential policies, and […]

New research combining computer modeling and experiments with macaques shows the body’s immune system helps control human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections largely by suppressing viral production in already infected cells while also killing viral infected cells, but only within a narrow time window at the start of a cell’s infection. “To eliminate HIV, we have to understand how the immune […]