Cancer

Chemotherapy: Everything you need to know!

22 Aug 2021 • 5 Likes

Cancer causes more than one in four of all deaths in the UK, according to Cancer Research UK. In 2018, nearly 18.1 million people worldwide were diagnosed with cancer and 9.8 million died from it.  Va...

Diabetes (Type 1)
Diabetes (Type 2)
Obesity

What is insulin resistance?

17 Aug 2021 • 2 Likes • 1 comment

Insulin is a key hormone that controls many of our bodily processes. However, problems with this hormane may arise and are at the root of many health issues today. Insulin resistance, a condition in...

Depression
Postpartum depression

Postpartum depression (PPD): Everything you need to know!

13 Aug 2021 • 1 comment

In the UK, around 20% of mothers develop postpartum depression (also known as postnatal depression) in the year following the birth of their child(ren). However, its prevalence may be underestimated...

Anorexia

Understanding anorexia nervosa: Diagnostic criteria, consequences, support and more!

10 Aug 2021

Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder (ED) characterised by a relentless pursuit of thinness, distorted self-perception and restricted eating, leading to a very low body weight. Worldwide, according...

Phase 4 clinical trials: everything you need to know!

9 Aug 2021 • 5 Likes • 2 comments

Having spoken about clinical trials and more specifically about the legal framework and the first three phases, today we provide you with an article on phase 4. The latter will be conducted after the...

Depression

What role does genetics play in depression?

6 Aug 2021 • 4 Likes

Depression is a commonly occurring condition, with 1 in 6 people in the UK experiencing symptoms in any given week. The causes of depression are many and varied: past or current trauma, major life...

Psoriasis

Does smoking make psoriasis worse?

28 Jul 2021

Tobacco is detrimental to our health, that's a fact. The health consequences are numerous: cancer, heart attacks, strokes, high blood pressure, COPD... Some studies have shown that smoking could also...

Depression
Postpartum depression

Depression: Is it linked to brain dysfunction?

17 Jul 2021 • 3 Likes • 1 comment

Depression is a common condition. In the UK, 3 in 100 people are diagnosed with depression in any given week and it is estimated that around 20% of people aged 16 or over may currently be...

Castleman disease

Drug repositioning in Castleman disease

14 Jul 2021

Castleman disease (CD) is a rare and complex disease that causes immune dysfunction. At present, the various therapeutic strategies proposed are unfortunately not effective in all...

COPD
Gastroesophageal reflux disease

COPD and GERD: What is the link between the two?

10 Jul 2021 • 15 Likes • 1 comment

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects around 3 million people in the UK, of whom 2 million are living undiagnosed and untreated. Many COPD patients may, to their surprise, also...

Vitamins and chronic illness: Sorting out the true from the false!

5 Jul 2021 • 10 Likes • 6 comments

There is a lot of information out there about vitamins and their role in chronic illness and it is not always easy to tell the difference between fact and fiction.What are vitamins D, B and A? What...

What is an observational study and what is its purpose?

3 Jul 2021

Clinical research is a very important part of the development and post-marketing monitoring of medicines and medical devices. There are many different types of studies that can be carried out...