Hospitals are bracing for a once-in-a-decade flu season, with a mutated version of the virus that is spreading widely in younger people expected to drive a wave of admissions when it reaches the elderly.
The threat has prompted NHS managers to…
Category: 6. Health
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Researchers Cheer Key Breakthroughs In Pig Kidney Transplant Surgery
A team at NYU Langone Health has discovered immune reactions that may explain why these organs get rejected, ABC News reported. The team also discovered a way to anticipate a potential rejection up to five days sooner. “I…
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Recent studies prove the ancient practice of nasal irrigation is effective at fighting the common cold
It starts with a slight scratchiness at the back of your throat.
Then, a sneeze.
Then coughing, sniffling and full-on congestion, with or without fever, for a few insufferable days.
Viral upper respiratory tract infections – also known…
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FGD3 protein enhances breast cancer therapies
Scientists have identified a little-known protein, FGD3, that can boost the power of key breast cancer treatments by helping drugs rupture tumour cells and activate the immune system.
A naturally occurring protein found at…
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An Alaskan odyssey – Gates Cambridge
Ben Weissenbach was in conversation with fellow Scholar Mia Bennett about the past, present and future of the Arctic this week.
Two authors of the Arctic were…
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Surprising ways animals and plants protect human health
Risk Factors for Women with Type 2 Diabetes and the Effects of Metform
Introduction
Sarcopenia is a progressive and widespread skeletal muscle disease characterized by the accelerated loss of skeletal muscle mass and function, and is closely associated with a range of adverse health outcomes.1 The concept of…
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Researchers develop ‘cap’ to identify brain conditions in newborn children
Researchers at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CUH) are testing a wearable ‘cap’ for premature and newborn infants at high-risk of developing brain conditions such as epilepsy, cerebral palsy…Continue Reading
Multi-stakeholders’ Perspective on Enhancing Health Literacy for Effec
Introduction
Despite continuous efforts at the global, regional, and national levels, Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be the major infectious cause of death worldwide.1 It often co-exists with many non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and certain…
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Effects of Nursing intervention strategies on Pulmonary Injury Associa
Introduction
Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, characterized by the development of lesions in the lung tissue, trachea, bronchi, and pleura.1 The disease often follows a prolonged…
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