An international collaboration of scientists from the UK, Norway and the U.S. have identified genetic evidence supporting a causal effect of smoking and obesity on increasing susceptibility to severe COVID-19 and sepsis.
Sep 25, 2020
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A new study, published today in Alzheimer's & Dementia, tested whether tadalafil, a drug closely related to Viagra, may be effective in treating people with vascular dementia.
Feb 9, 2022
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New research has shown that the non-hallucinogenic components of cannabis could act as effective anti-cancer agents.
Oct 14, 2013
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Research jointly undertaken by Kingston University and St George's, University of London's new Associate Dean of Research and Enterprise has identified the key signs and symptoms expert doctors use to recognise when terminally ...
Dec 11, 2018
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Scientists are to explore whether drugs usually used to treat erectile problems by expanding blood vessels could become the next major way to tackle the dementia epidemic.
Dec 11, 2014
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A unique study of spina bifida patients found that while mobility tended to decline in later life, surviving adults were more likely to live independently.
Jan 24, 2019
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Small lipid vesicles known as extracellular vesicles are of great interest to cell scientists since it has been discovered that they mediate intercellular communication.
Feb 18, 2019
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Researchers have taken a step closer to understanding the body's response to opioid painkillers such as morphine and fentanyl, which could lead to the development of safer opioid drugs.
Jan 21, 2019
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Osteoarthritis is the most prevalent arthritis worldwide and is characterised by chronic pain and impaired physical function.
Nov 13, 2017
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The way the heart muscle functions appears to be much more complex than previously assumed. This is the conclusion of a world-wide study in which data from 73,518 individuals from all across the world were used to search ...
Oct 3, 2016
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