Shaun Atwal was walking home on New Year’s Day 2021 when he slipped and fell on an icy street. The 27-year-old could have never imagined that his X-ray and further tests would reveal something far more sinister than a broken bone. Shaun was given the “devastating” diagnosis of osteosarcoma, which describes a rare form of bone cancer which typically affects […]

Reviewed In the game of soccer (association football), goalkeepers have a unique role. To do the job well, they must be ready to make split-second decisions based on incomplete information to stop their opponents from scoring a goal. Now researchers reporting in Current Biology on October 9 have some of the first solid scientific evidence that goalkeepers show fundamental differences […]

TOPLINE: Among pediatric patients with psoriasis, Black children and male children are significantly more likely to have palmoplantar psoriasis. METHODOLOGY: Researchers reviewed data on 330 children and youths aged 0–18 years who had received a primary psoriasis diagnosis and who were seen at an academic pediatric dermatology clinic from 2012 to 2022. Among these patients, 50 cases of palmoplantar psoriasis (PP) […]

Contraceptive pills can reduce the risk of rheumatoid arthritis, while hormone treatment in connection with menopause can increase the risk later in life. In a new study of more than 200,000 women in the UK, researchers at Uppsala University have discovered connections between the use of sex hormones and the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis. The results have been published […]

Scientists discover ancient cancer that can SPREAD like a virus among shellfish – as they warn ‘there could be many more transmissible types out there’ Contagious cancers mostly in dogs and Tasmanian devils, very rarely in humans Scientists expect there are many more types of contagious cancers out there READ MORE:  Shellfish study raises concerns cancer can jump between species A […]

In the game of soccer (association football), goalkeepers have a unique role. To do the job well, they must be ready to make split-second decisions based on incomplete information to stop their opponents from scoring a goal. Now researchers reporting in Current Biology have some of the first solid scientific evidence that goalkeepers show fundamental differences in the way they […]

Reviewed Unvaccinated people who have recovered from COVID-19 are at heightened risk of heart complications almost a year later, a national study led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and affiliated faculty has found. The study, based on testing and medical claims records of 106,012 people resident in Singapore and diagnosed with COVID-19 between 1 September and 31 November […]

Clinician burnout is now the primary concern for healthcare organizations in 2024, surpassing financial pressures, according to a Symplr survey of more than 200 CIOs at U.S. health systems. The study, which revealed that more than half of these organizations rely on more than 50 distinct systems to manage healthcare operations, indicated there must be closer alignment between CIOs and […]

Insights From IndustryProf Janet HemingwayFounding Director of iiCON and Professor of Tropical Medicine at LSTMEnter text here In this interview conducted in anticipation of ELRIG UK's Drug Discovery 2023 Conference, we spoke to Professor Janet Hemingway, founding Director of iiCON and Professor of Tropical Medicine at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Here we discussed what attendees can expect from Drug Discovery 2023 and gained […]

A 50-year-old man has died from bird flu in Cambodia, the health ministry said on Sunday, the second death from the virus recorded in the country this year. The World Health Organization has called for vigilance after bird flu was detected in mammals, but has stressed that the risk to humans is low. The ministry said that tests had confirmed […]