Health

A team of scientists from Duke University Health Center have found that the human body has the ability to repair joint cartilage, which causes osteoarthritis. This is an ability previously thought restricted to animals such as the salamander and zebra fish. The study was published in Science Advances in October 2019. The article is currently available to read in full...Read More

A team of scientists from Macquarie University in Australia have been examining the links between diet and depression. A small study asked a focus group to follow a diet with help and advice. A second group were given no intervention, simply asked to return after 3 weeks. The results of the study were published on an open access basis in...Read More

A team of scientists from Durham, NC have been examining the amount of physiological ageing taking place in people aged around 45 years, who have a slower walking speed. Their results have been published in JAMA Network Open, a peer-reviewed open-access online journal. The scientists used data from a New Zealand study to test their hypothesis: slow walking by people...Read More

October is National Cholesterol month in the UK. HEART is a UK-based charity that aims to raise awareness of the risks of high cholesterol. In 2019, they are encouraging people to take 13,177 steps up to help raise awareness and funds for the charity. Cholesterol plays a big part in the state of your health, so here are 10 facts...Read More

A team of scientists have found that people with a high genetic risk for dementia could lower their risk if they were to follow a healthy lifestyle. The scientists were based at the University of Exeter and the results were both published in JAMA, a peer-reviewed science journal and presented at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Los Angeles in...Read More

A US team of scientists have found that almost 9% of women with no symptoms of a urinary tract infection, were carrying E.coli bacteria which were multi-drug resistant. The study has been published in Clinical Infectious Diseases and the abstract is available to read online. The scientists were from the University of Washington/UW Medicine. Escherichia coli (E.coli) is a bacteria...Read More