People affected by incontinence share how it has affected them and their loved ones The NHS is “leaking” more than half a BILLION pounds a year – through substandard incontinence care, according to a report. There are currently 164,833 people in residential care and nursing homes who experience difficulty with bladder or bowel control. But an eight-week, value-based procurement pilot, […]

MADRID — New data on immunotherapies and targeted therapies in a wide range of cancers, as well as novel chemotherapy regimens, will feature alongside key themes on oncology workforce resilience and cancer prevention at the upcoming European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2023 being held in Madrid, Spain from October 20-24. “What makes ESMO special is not only having […]

In a recent perspective article published in npj Digital Medicine, researchers discussed the possible benefits and limits of artificially generated data in the context of healthcare analytics. Study: Harnessing the power of synthetic data in healthcare: innovation, application, and privacy. Image Credit: PopTika/Shutterstock.com Background Data-based decision-making underlies predictive analytics and innovation in clinical research and public health. In banking and economics, synthetic […]

Reviewed Fat tissue, for as much as it's been vilified, is an incredibly complex and essential bodily organ involved in energy storage and hormone production, among other functions. Yet, modern lifestyles have led to a worldwide epidemic of obesity, and a corresponding increase in related conditions like type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Researchers are attempting to uncover the basics […]

Scientists believe that NMSC is “underreported”, and that the true impact of this disease may be even higher than estimated. While melanoma is considered to be more serious, non-melanoma skin cancer is more common. Study lead author Professor Thierry Passeron, said: “Although NMSC is less likely to be fatal than melanoma skin cancer, its prevalence is strikingly higher. “In 2020, […]

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Eggs, legumes including soya and peanuts, almonds and cashew nuts are now being introduced earlier in infant diets following revised advice in Sweden on the introduction of certain foods. However, there has been no change in the rate of food allergies or eczema in infants at the age of 18 months. These results are from a recent study by the […]

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Forget yoga and meditation… try mashing potatoes or building flatpack furniture: Brits reveal their favourite ways to relieve stress (and some are truly bizarre)  Survey of 2,000 Brits showed mundane tasks are popular ways to relax Experts say every day tasks can cause the brain to release endorphins   Household chores like sweeping, hanging out the washing and ironing can be […]

Exactly how Alzheimer’s disease develops is not well understood, but an imbalance of iron in the brain might just play a role. Martina Huber of the Leiden Institute of Physics studied iron storage in the brain and managed to combine two techniques to gain more insight. “To achieve this, we had to bring together expertise from different fields and I […]