Researchers from Singapore and the UK have successfully engineered common baker’s yeast to produce D-lysergic acid (DLA), an ingredient used in medicine for dementia and Parkinson’s...
A UK project aimed at enabling longer, happier lives through innovation has received £5.6m in funding. The joint investment brings together the National Innovation Centre for...
Less than half of adults aged 50 to 80 have ever used a health-related app on their smartphone, tablet or wearable device, according to US research....
A compound found in cannabis plants could help prevent Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s by protecting the brain from the effects of ageing. Cannabinol or CBN is just...
Older adults with dementia or mild cognitive impairment can improve their memory by using a smartphone personal assistant, research has found. The study was published in...
A “promising” immunotherapy drug can cut the risk of triple-negative breast cancer by more than a third, a recent long-term global study has found. Triple-negative breast...
Two less-often prescribed type 2 diabetes drugs could lower the risk of heart disease by more than 50 per cent, new research suggests. The study of...
Ageist biases need to be eliminated if artificial intelligence (AI) is to improve the lives of older people, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. The...
Thousands of patients are set to benefit from pioneering new cancer-detecting technology being backed by the NHS. Almost £10million has been awarded after the NHS ran...
The age of the population is increasing; in 2016, just 18 per cent of people in the UK were aged 65 and over. By 2046, however,...
