Medical Headlines Today Feature Breakthrough Treatments and Health Concerns
This paper will identify some of the key trends and issues which have emerged in the context of the increasingly dynamic and complex nature of the healthcare environment. A latest research in one of the top medical journals has found early signs of success in a new gene therapy that is aimed at a specific […]
WHO Declares Global Mental Health Crisis, Calls for Urgent Action
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has formally called the world a mental health crisis with rising trends in rates of depression, anxiety, and substance use disorders. The release comes when a new study on mental health involving all the 195 countries of the world showed the effects of COVID-19, economic crisis, and wars on the […]
New drug slows cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s patients
A brand new clinical trial has given positive findings on the use of a new drug in Alzheimer’s disease, which is great news for millions of patients and their families all over the world. ALZ-237 is a drug that has been proved to be effective in reducing the progression of Alzheimer’s disease especially in the […]
New Avian Influenza Strain Potential Pandemic Threat Warn Global Experts
A new strain of avian flu that has recently emerged in poultry farms in Southeast Asia has attracted the attention of the world’s health authorities who expect the virus to cause the next pandemic. The H5N8 virus is a highly pathogenic avian influenza strain that has been identified to be capable of infecting a wide […]
Study Suggests Compensatory Sleep May Reduce Heart Disease Risk By 20%
A new piece of research shows that people who sleep for longer at the weekend slash their risk of heart disease. In the research carried out by a group of sleep scientists and cardiologists, it has been discovered that people could reduce the cardiovascular problems by up to 20% by having compensatory sleep on days […]
Scientists Raise Concerns Over Microplastics Found In Human Brain Tissue
There is evidence that microplastic particles have now been found in tissue samples from human brains, which others are worried may far be the beginning of future negative impacts of plastic pollution in human health. It is important to add this to the ever increasing list of research findings about the presence of microplastics in […]
Researchers Find That Weekend Warriors Reap Similar Cognitive Benefits As Regular Exercisers
In a recent study it has been found that those who exercise in one or twice a week known as the weekend warriors have the equal improvement in the brain as the people who exercise continuously all week. This proves not in line with the view held that stressing ourselves through regular exercise daily is […]
MIT’s ScribblePrompt revolutionizes diagnosis with AI-powered image segmentation
Using its ScribblePrompt AI framework, experts from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are revolutionising the field of medical imaging. This can help to segment medical images in as little as a few seconds which could help to greatly decrease the amount of time spent annotating by approximately 28 percent. The consequence of this advancement […]
Hydrogel Treatment Breaks Through In Early Stages Of Osteoarthritis
Scientists in China have developed a breakthrough in the therapy to osteoarthritis, a painful joint disease that affects millions globally. The team has come up with a new hydrogel that might reduce and cure arthritis in its initial stage. This is a light at the end of the tunnel for all the many patients suffering […]
China Expands Digital Yuan Trial as Central Banks Acquire Digital Currencies
The People’s Bank of China has declared the extension of its digital yuan tests by ten times, which is a major step in the advancement of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) around the globe. According to the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank digital currency (CBDC) also known as the e-CNY, is now […]