
Listening to music into old age could reduce the risk of dementia by almost 40 per cent, a new study...







Multinational pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has teamed up with ‘young’ Chinese biotech Cholesgen to develop new drugs to target high cholesterol and related metabolic diseases. The three-year...

Suffering from an inflammatory bowel condition such as Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, could increase the risk of having a stroke in later life, according to...

An oral robotic pill could soon provide an alternative to painful injections in treating osteoporosis and other chronic diseases. Teriparatide (PTH 1-34) has for decades been...

The initial four patients have been enrolled in a first-of-its-kind trial to test a treatment for so-called ‘brain tsunamis’ often suffered by heart attack and stroke...

Visually impaired iPhone users can now download two new free apps developed to give them more autonomy in their everyday lives. Created by a team based...

Weight and body mass index (BMI) policies introduced by NHS commissioning groups in England are restricting patients’ access to hip replacement surgery, researchers claim. A study...