Archive: 26/02/2020

Intervention to help GPs identify and treat patients with hepatitis C found to be effective

The first UK clinical trial to increase the identification and treatment of hepatitis C (HCV) patients in primary care has been found to be effective, acceptable to staff and highly cost-effective for the NHS. The University ...

Feb 26, 2020

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WHO's malaria vaccine study represents a 'serious breach of international ethical standards'

A large scale malaria vaccine study led by the World Health Organization (WHO) has been criticised by a leading bioethicist for committing a "serious breach" of international ethical standards, finds a special report published ...

Feb 26, 2020

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Researchers discover second type of schizophrenia

Penn Medicine researchers are the first to discover two distinct neuroanatomical subtypes of schizophrenia after analyzing the brain scans of over 300 patients. The first type showed lower widespread volumes of gray matter ...

Feb 26, 2020

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Immune therapy reduces risk of recurrence in aggressive breast cancer

An immune therapy for the most aggressive form of breast cancer can substantially reduce the risk of the disease returning, according to a clinical trial led by Professor Peter Schmid of Queen Mary University of London.

Feb 26, 2020

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Scientists find link between genes and ability to exercise

A team of researchers have discovered a genetic mutation that reduces a patient's ability to exercise efficiently.

Feb 26, 2020

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Heart health problems in your 20s may affect brain health decades later

Having health issues such as smoking, high cholesterol or a high body mass index (BMI) in your 20s may make you more likely to have problems with thinking and memory skills and even the brain's ability to properly regulate ...

Feb 26, 2020

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Job insecurity negatively affects your personality, study finds

New research shows that experiencing chronic job insecurity can change your personality for the worse.

Feb 26, 2020

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What we learned after 5,000 non-surgical rhinoplasties

As patients continue to seek non-invasive treatments across the cosmetic spectrum, "liquid rhinoplasty" is emerging as the non-surgical alternative to the traditional nose job. Using dermal fillers to change the appearance ...

Feb 26, 2020

Study reveals potential new treatment for patients with metastatic melanoma

Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have uncovered a potentially more beneficial treatment regimen for patients with metastatic melanoma.

Feb 26, 2020

Study shows genetic effects of pre-surgical chemo in breast cancer

Results from one of the first studies to determine the effects of pre-surgical, or neoadjuvant, chemotherapy on the breast cancer genome offer up two key insights. One is a before treatment finding that can help predict which ...

Feb 26, 2020

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