A new imaging system has been developed that could help doctors pinpoint and treat cancer more accurately using cutting-edge proton therapy. Three dimensional computerised tomography (CT) images were created using
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Doctors have praised the “tremendous medical achievement” which means young people with HIV can now expect a near-normal life expectancy. A study in The Lancet HIV medical journal found that
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How the measures aim to help improve social work practice, reduce the need for repeat interventions and increase the resources to deal with rising demand. This evaluation examines how well
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Cannabis treatment could slow down – or even reverse – memory loss and other brain ageing effects in older people, say scientists. New research on mice has shown that low
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A range of experts from palliative care, engineering, design, social sciences and public health are coming together to take a radical look at end of life care and tackle one
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Thousands of British children with a blinding arthritic disease stand a chance of preserving their sight with a combination of drugs, trial results have shown. Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) can
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A major new discovery has been made towards finding the cause of multiple sclerosis – potentially paving the way for new treatments. Scientists have found a new cellular mechanism which
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Disability Rights UK has partnered with University of Birmingham and Sport England to develop evidence based guidelines to help social workers to have conversations with disabled people in receipt of
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Researchers from the University of Edinburgh are part of a £250 million project to combat dementia. The university is to join forces with five other institutions from England and Wales
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Research into new treatments for Parkinson’s disease is falling behind and in urgent need of extra funding, a charity has warned. Without greater progress, patients with the progressive shaking disease
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