Research
A survey of 45,202 young adults in Norway has discovered that using a screen in bed drives up the risk of insomnia up by 59 per cent and cuts sleep time by 24 minutes. Screen use is thought to impact sleep in four ways: notifications disturb sleep, screen time replaces sleeping time, screen activities keep [...]
A validated, integrated model of care delivery is transforming health management in care homes, with the potential to reduce the cost of healthcare for the NHS by over £360 million annually, according to a new report. Led by Kent County Council, the model provides the care sector with tools and skills to enable early detection [...]
A painless and non-invasive pulse of electrical stimulation to specific brain areas can ease some symptoms of post-stroke patients, though how it works remains a physiological mystery. A pilot study of a post-stroke population by researchers revealed some potential benefits of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on attention and fatigue. Researchers worked with [...]
Researchers in the US are testing a new combination drug therapy that could both treat and prevent melanoma metastasis, or spreading from its original site, to the brain. The oral treatment combines two drugs: defactinib, which blocks a protein called FAK, and avutometinib, which blocks proteins called RAF and MEK. This combination therapy could [...]
People living with dementia are set to benefit from government-backed research designed to help them live more independently in their own homes. Four new research networks will focus on creating technologies to help dementia patients manage memory loss, communication difficulties and cope better with everyday tasks, in the hopes of slowing the progress of the [...]
New research has found that bacteria exposed to microplastics became resistant to multiple types of antibiotics commonly used to treat infections. The researchers have said that this is especially concerning for people in high-density, impoverished areas like refugee settlements, where discarded plastic piles up and bacterial infections spread easily. Muhammad Zaman is a Boston University [...]
Imprivata, the digital identity company for life- and mission-critical industries, today released new research with the Ponemon Institute which found that 51 per cent of UK organisations have experienced a data breach or cyberattack over the past 12 months that involved a third-party accessing their network, which is higher than the global average of 47 per [...]
Research that has led to the development of a wrist device to help control tics in people with Tourette syndrome is now being used to investigate whether it can help reduce tremor in people with Parkinson’s Disease. Scientists have previously shown that delivering repetitive trains of electrical stimulation to the median nerve (MNS) at the [...]
An AI-guided procedure for persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) in combination with conventional pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) treatment resulted in better outcomes than PVI alone, health tech company Volta Medical has announced. The landmark TAILORED-AF clinical trial showed superiority in the percentage of patients that achieved freedom from atrial fibrillation (AF) with or without anti-arrhythmic drugs [...]
A simple scoring system could revolutionise how doctors prevent heart attacks and strokes by identifying patients most likely to benefit from preventive medications, according to a new study. The test, called the TRIPLE Score, measures specific proteins on blood platelets along with the patient's age to help doctors make more informed decisions about prescribing blood-thinning [...]
