Medical research

Data sharing platform expands access to clinical trials data

Clinical trials are most likely to establish a causal relationship and attribute the benefits observed in the outcomes to the treatments. Effective data sharing and re-use of completed trial data can advance science and improve ...

Biomedical technology

'Smart' bandages could help with wound care

Around 7 million people in the U.S. suffer from chronic wounds that don't heal as they should, costing billions of dollars per year in health care costs to treat them—not to mention the human cost to patients' well-being.

Health

This app can help design nutrition programs in real time

"Gibsonify" has been developed by a team of researchers from the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Center for Global Equality and the University of Cambridge and is now ready to go ...

Genetics

Why some people suffer more from COVID-19 than others

A large number of people are currently contracting COVID-19. Fortunately, most of them are experiencing only mild symptoms, largely thanks to the high vaccination rate. However, in some individuals the disease takes a much ...

Cardiology

Heart surgery backlog requires urgent action

Urgent action is needed to clear the backlog of people with a common heart condition waiting for life-saving treatment, according to new research.

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