A pioneering study led by researchers from the University of Sheffield is helping to give a voice to children and young adults who are living with a parent with dementia.
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A treatment for breast cancer which is more effective than existing medicines could be a step closer thanks to the “promising” findings of a new study. Scientists have identified a
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A new ovarian cancer centre named in honour of a woman killed by the disease at the age of just 34 will investigate ways to improve diagnosis and treatment. Nicola
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The concept of the so-called “weekend effect” on mortality rates for patients admitted to hospital on Saturdays and Sundays is a “major oversimplification” of a complex issue, experts have said.
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Failures in heart attack care are leading to tens of thousands of deaths, a new study has found. Around 33,000 deaths could have been avoided over a 10-year period if
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Irish people living in Scotland are more than twice as likely to end up in hospital or die from alcohol-related diseases as white Scottish people, research has found. The risk
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A discovery linking nerve stress and Alzheimer’s could pave the way for a completely new approach to treating the disease, scientists believe. Researchers found that a protein known to drive
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A “shocking” 1.25 million people in the UK were classed as destitute last year, including 300,000 children, according to a new study. Research by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation found that
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The Centre for Research on Families and Relationships (CRFR) at the University of Edinburgh are inviting applications for the Evelyn Gillan Impact Prize from professionals who have used research to make a
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Being lonely and socially isolated can increase a person’s risk of heart disease or stroke, new research suggests. The effect loneliness has on the heart is similar to that seen
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