The scientific and political worlds were transfixed in late 2009 when UK drugs advisor Dr. David Nutt was sacked by Home Secretary Alan Johnson for his controversial views on the harmfulness of different drugs and the lack ...
Sep 6, 2011
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A surge in the amount of digital data in the health sector, together with increases in compute power and the availability of new artificial intelligence (AI) tools are leading to an explosion of AI being used in health care, ...
Mar 27, 2024
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Researchers looking to better understand patient experiences are turning to patient-guided tours (PGT) of health facilities, an approach drawn from the experience-based design literature. However, little research has assessed ...
May 23, 2023
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Conducting research involving large amounts of information can be challenging. To address this issue, researchers created a spreadsheet tool to analyze large comment samples. The tool, called the HCP Review Comment Analysis ...
Nov 29, 2022
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A new study in which young and old mice were surgically joined such that they shared blood circulation for three months showed that the old mice did not significantly benefit in terms of lifespan. In contrast, the young mice ...
Aug 4, 2022
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A team of scientists from Cambridge Cognition and the University of Bristol have been developing digital assessments for remote clinical research.
Jun 18, 2021
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U.S. regulators Monday pulled back a decision that allowed scores of coronavirus blood tests to hit the market without first providing proof that they worked.
May 4, 2020
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The first attempt to use the gene-editing tool CRISPR to cure HIV infection was unsuccessful but the approach does show promise.
Sep 13, 2019
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Recent initiatives by the Orthopaedic Research Society seek to improve animal research and ensure that it is performed to the highest ethical and scientific standards.
Jan 17, 2017
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Tumour cells can accumulate hundreds or even thousands of DNA mutations which induce the growth and spread of cancer. The number and pattern of mutations differs according to the type of tumour, even among those that are ...
Apr 29, 2014
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