Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease reduces people’s ability to breathe. It also increases the risks of pneumonia. People with chronic obstructive...
Is Fibromyalgia Real? Common Misconceptions About the Condition
Fibromyalgia is a common health condition marked by widespread sensitivity and pain in the muscle and joints. For many people...
What to eat and what to avoid with gout
Gout is a type of arthritis that causes severe pain, tenderness, redness, and inflammation. It often affects the feet. Medications...
Diabetes patch ends the pain of finger-prick tests: Sensor inside reads blood sugar levels from cells before transmitting data to a smartphone
Sensor the size of a £2 coin measures sugar levels from cells just below the skin £96-a-month Freestyle Libre is...
DARPA: We’re Moving to Merge Humans and Machines
IN BRIEF The U.S. Department of Defense is researching several ways to enhance humans using technology, from strength-enhancing exoskeletons to...
Disease gougers: New Big Pharma scandal as FDA approves drug for terminal muscular dystrophy – but manufacturer hikes the price from $1,000 to $89,000 a year
Emflaza, a steroid, is one of the only drugs known to slow the effects of DMD Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy is...
Four-in-one 'miracle' pill to cure high blood pressure: Every patient given treatment during trial saw their hypertension drop to healthy levels
Those given the four-in-one ‘quadpill’ saw blood pressure drop in a month Experts believe the combined medication will minimise side-effects...
The glaucoma operation that saves you from going BLIND: New technique releases pressure on the eye, and saves you from needing constant eye drops
Millions of people have glaucoma, which could cause blindness if left untreated Last month Asteroulla Antoniou, 76, became one of...
Gilead HIV drug aces phase 2, teeing up tussle with GSK
Gilead is looking to bictegravir to defend its HIV franchise against GSK Gilead has posted upbeat phase 2 data on its next-generation...
Scientists Reveal How the Brain Maintains Useful Memories
Researchers from the University of Toronto, Canada, have discovered a reason why we often struggle to remember the smaller details...