Getty Images Two breakthrough Alzheimer’s drugs have been deemed far too expensive, for too little benefit, to be offered on the NHS. The medicines are the first to slow the disease, which may give people extra time living independently. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) concluded they were a poor use of … Read more
Philippa Roxby Heath Reporter Laura Marston Laura now feels good six years after her diagnosis of advanced tongue cancer Hundreds of thousands of people with advanced head and neck cancer could live longer without their cancer returning thanks to an immunotherapy drug, a clinical trial suggests. This is the first sign of a breakthrough for … Read more
BBC There is no shortage of teeth to admire at the King’s College Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences While many species can regenerate their teeth, human beings only get one chance at growing a healthy set of adult pearly whites. That is, until now. Scientists from King’s College London have managed to grow … Read more
New Delhi: China has conducted the world’s first satellite-based, ultra-remote surgeries, a breakthrough in medical technology that could transform trauma care, especially in high-intensity combat zones. The operations were performed using the Apstar-6D broadband communications satellite, positioned 36,000km above Earth, according to South China Morning Post. Doctors from the People’s Liberation Army General Hospital successfully … Read more
They studied women at the Rosie Maternity Hospital in Cambridge and found those with a genetic variant putting them at a greater risk of HG had lower levels of the hormone, while women with the blood disorder beta thalassemia, which causes very high levels of GDF15 prior to pregnancy, experienced very little nausea or vomiting. … Read more
“But clearly a demand of 35%, which would involve some junior doctors receiving over £20,000 more in terms of their basic pay, is not reasonable to your viewers – to those who have to balance the wider issues of the economy and getting inflation down alongside recognising the very real pressures that the NHS and … Read more
By Dr Puneet Ahluwalia New Delhi: Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer among men, with millions of new cases diagnosed each year. In recent years, however, a new form of treatment has emerged that is providing patients with better outcomes and faster recovery: robot-assisted prostate cancer surgery.What are some of … Read more
Researchers have created eggs from the cells of male mice, raising the prospect of male couples having their own children. Source link
One of the world’s leading researchers behind the whole idea of targeting amyloid 30 years ago, Prof John Hardy, said it was “historic” and was optimistic “we’re seeing the beginning of Alzheimer’s therapies”. Prof Tara Spires-Jones, from the University of Edinburgh, said the results were “a big deal because we’ve had a 100% failure rate … Read more
By Dr Raghunath S.K Prostate cancer is one of the most common type of cancer amongst men, which affects the prostate gland, a small walnut-shaped gland in males that produces seminal fluid and nourishes and transports sperm. The spectrum of prostate cancer varies from trivial to severe forms. While some prostate cancers grow very slowly … Read more