Non-O blood group 'linked to higher heart attack risk'

2 May 2017

People with a non-O blood group have a slightly increased risk of heart attack and stroke, research suggests.Scientists say it could be because higher levels of a blood-clotting protein are present...

Multiple sclerosis

Charity to fund MS specialist nurse posts for first time

20 Apr 2017 • 1 comment

The MS Trust has announced that for the first time it is to directly fund multiple sclerosis specialist nurse posts, rather than just their training.The charity will provide initial funding to...

Is Komodo dragon blood the key to new antibiotics?

13 Apr 2017 • 1 comment

Komodo dragon blood contains an important compound which scientists think could offer a new treatment for infected wounds.The reptile's saliva harbours many different types of bacteria, which somehow...

Parkinson's disease

Brain cell therapy 'promising' for Parkinson's disease

12 Apr 2017 • 1 comment

Scientists believe they have found a way to treat and perhaps reverse Parkinson's disease, by making replacement cells to mend the damaged brain.They say human brain cells can be coaxed to take over...

Multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis: Novel immunotherapy reverses paralysis in mice

3 Apr 2017

Researchers may be one step closer to developing new treatments for multiple sclerosis, after discovering a way to tame the erratic immune response that triggers the disease and reverse paralysis in...

First Humira biosimilar approved in Europe

27 Mar 2017 • 7 comments

Amgen has won European approval for its first biosimilar, a version of AbbVie’s Humira (adalimumab).The European Commission has approved Amgevita (biosimilar adalimumab) in all the available...

'Huge advance' in fighting world's biggest killer

21 Mar 2017 • 1 comment

An innovative new drug can prevent heart attacks and strokes by cutting bad cholesterol to unprecedented levels, say doctors.The results of the large international trial on 27,000 patients means the...

How does the immune system know friend from foe in gut bacteria?

15 Mar 2017 • 2 comments

In order to maintain health, the human immune system must distinguish between friend, or the tissues of the human body, and foe, or the invasive pathogens that cause disease. This challenge is...

Crohn's disease

Epigenetic enzyme found to be lacking in some patients with Crohn's disease

7 Mar 2017

A Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) research team has found how a variant in an important epigenetic enzyme - previously associated by population-based genetic studies with Crohn's disease and...

Brain differences between men and women affect response to pain relief

7 Mar 2017

Results from a new study may explain why female patients often require higher doses of morphine - one of the primary drugs for the treatment of chronic or severe pain - than male patients to achieve...

Breast cancer

Breast cancer costs low-income women more jobs

1 Mar 2017 • 1 comment

Poor women undergoing breast cancer treatment are four times more likely to lose their jobs than their high-income peers, a new study suggests.The findings were consistent with stories Molly...

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Salmonella can help fight cancer, scientists discover

20 Feb 2017

Salmonella, the common food poisoning bug, can help fight cancer, according to scientists. The bacteria can infiltrate tumours and allow the body’s immune system to target cancer cells. Cancers are...