Research
A new digital healthcare hub has been launched in South Yorkshire. Led by the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University, the £4 million South Yorkshire Digital Health Hub aims to improve peoples’ health and quality of life by creating innovative digital health tools that fuse data from daily life activities with NHS data. The [...]
The researchers said the findings show global guidelines on antibiotic use are outdated and need updates. Drugs to treat common infections in children and babies are no longer effective in large parts of the world, due to high rates of antibiotic resistance. This is according to a study led by the University of Sydney which [...]
Results from a new clinical trial found that weekly insulin injections had the potential to be as effective in managing diabetes as daily injection regimes, potentially helping millions of patients living with the condition. Insulin icodec, a once-weekly basal injection to treat type 1 diabetes, has the potential to be as effective in managing the [...]
A seed device that acts as a GPS for surgeons to locate and remove breast and lymph node tumours has been found to be safe and effective in a new study. The feasibility study evaluating the use of the devices, called SmartClips, was carried out by researchers at the University of Cincinnati Cancer Center and [...]
New research is shedding light on one of the underlying causes of male infertility, paving the way for potential new treatments. Millions of couples worldwide experience infertility with half of the cases originating in men. For 10% of infertile males, little or no sperm are produced. Research from the Stowers Institute for Medical Research, in [...]
Robotic prosthetic ankles that are controlled by nerve impulses allow amputees to move more “naturally,” improving their stability, according to a new study. The researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill builds on previous work, which demonstrated that neural control of a powered prosthetic ankle can restore [...]
Skin cancer detection using AI software has rapidly improved in recent years, new research has shown, with the latest software reaching a 100 per cent detection rate for melanoma. The study, presented yesterday at the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology (EADV) Congress 2023, assessed 22,356 patients with suspected skin cancers over a 2.5-year period. [...]
A new technique developed by University of Oxford researchers could one day provide tailored repairs for those who suffer brain injuries. The research team demonstrated for the first time that neural cells can be 3D printed to mimic the architecture of the cerebral cortex. Brain injuries, including those caused by trauma and stroke typically result [...]
A multi-award-winning scientist who developed a new class of antibiotics that could save millions of lives has died at 29. MetalloBio CEO Kirsty Smitten passed away in hospital last Wednesday, having continued to battle constant pain as she carried out her vital work. In February, Smitten was given just months to live after being diagnosed [...]
New research shows that precision medicine navigators can play a key role in helping increase genomic testing rates among Black patients with prostate cancer. The presence of a clinical navigator to act as a liaison between people with prostate cancer and the healthcare system, greatly increases the likelihood that Black patients will receive advanced testing [...]
