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For many years, research into dementia has thrown up as many questions as it has answers. Now, a new project is seeking to change that and at its heart lies the rapidly-advancing science of...
Ebola – the debate between clinical need and economic reality
The deadly outbreak of the ebola virus in West Africa in February 2014 initially went largely unnoticed by the global media even though it is one of the world’s most frightening illnesses.
Cases were detected...
Life or Death – The importance of Cold Chain Supply
All over the world, drug companies are producing medicines and treatments that are saving lives but when the pharmaceuticals leave the manufacturing plant that is only half the story.
Crucial to the success of the...
Crime Scene – International efforts target improvements in food safety
Food safety has never been higher on the international agenda as understanding the impact of what we eat on our health becomes ever more important.
As debates rage about the potential damage caused by the...
When the worlds of sport and medicine colaborate
There was a time when sports science was viewed by many as a track-suited football trainer running onto the pitch clutching a magic sponge. It was all rather rudimentary, all groin strains and hamstrings.
However,...
Will Man ever run the 100m in less than nine seconds? *
It is never easy to run 100m in less than ten seconds, as the recent Commonwealth Games demonstrated. However, as the world record stands at 9.58 seconds, the attention in recent years has turned...
No time to breathe easy as the battle against asthma intensifies
Asthma is one of those conditions that can strike the very young and stay with them as they head into old age, often developing over many years into the more serious illness Chronic Obstructive...
The animal impasse
Must anti aging drugs rely on animal testing?
The use of animals in scientific research, including in the development of cosmetics and medicine, has long been a matter of contention.
Researchers argue that the developments of...
MenB – RIP
The UK Department of Health has announced that it will work to introduce the meningococcal B (MenB) vaccine into the childhood vaccination programme – But to what impact?
Officials made the announcement following independent advice...
Mighty Mitochondria
Damaged protein could be one of the keys to premature ageing
Scientists have found that the condition of key proteins in the mitochondria -the batteries of cells- could be used to predict, and eventually treat,...
Are genetics the key to arthritis treatment?
New international studies have revealed how genetics could explain why different environmental exposures can trigger the onset of different forms of rheumatoid arthritis.
As our joints succumb to wear and tear, chronic pain becomes more...
Research offers hope to diabetes sufferers
The insulin-producing cells in the pancreas play a crucial role in the management of our blood sugar levels. If they don’t work properly, the body can no longer cope with glucose.
New imaging techniques developed...
Taking a global view
Work being done by Romanian and Ukranian scientists in the Danube Delta is helping to drive a research programme that could have global ramifications.
Findings by the Danube Delta Research Institute show that algae bloom...
Not gone, not forgotten..
The penny finally drops as politicians pledge support for dementia research
Ironically, given that it is one of the planet’s biggest illnesses, dementia also appeared to creep up on world leaders more focused on other...
A golden generation
can the precious metal hold the key to killing cancerous cells?
In the second century A.D., during the Han dynasty, a Chinese author and alchemist known as Wei Boyang is believed to have written: “Gold...
The Aisa opportunity
Few international markets offer such huge opportunities for UK companies as the rapidly expanding health sector in China.
Now, the British Government is stepping up its drive to promote stronger links between the healthcare sectors...