Category: 6. Health

  • Aloe Vera Compound May Help Fight Alzheimer’s Disease, Simulations Suggest : ScienceAlert

    Aloe Vera Compound May Help Fight Alzheimer’s Disease, Simulations Suggest : ScienceAlert

    Could the natural world point us towards improved treatments for Alzheimer’s disease? A new study of the Aloe vera plant has identified one compound that, based on its predicted binding activity, could help slow the progression of this most…

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  • Gut Health Declines in High-Social-Deprivation Areas

    Gut Health Declines in High-Social-Deprivation Areas

    Living in a poorer neighbourhood in the UK could impact the make-up of your gut microbiome, potentially leading to worse health.

    New research, led by King’s College London and the University of Nottingham, found that people living in…

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  • Tens of thousands with vitiligo to be offered “life-changing” new cream on NHS to restore skin colour – Wired Gov

    1. Tens of thousands with vitiligo to be offered “life-changing” new cream on NHS to restore skin colour  Wired Gov
    2. Ruxolitinib: Landmark vitiligo cream targets immune cells that disrupt pigmentation  New Scientist
    3. First treatment for devastating…

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  • Acute heart failure linked to high readmission and death rates

    Acute heart failure linked to high readmission and death rates

    Almost half of patients hospitalized for acute heart failure in Europe are readmitted within a year, according to a new study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and published in the European Heart Journal. The risk of death…

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