Nootropics, or smart drugs, aim to enhance cognitive performance. Prescription stimulants and nonprescription substances, including caffeine, are considered nootropic. Here,…
Dapagliflozin in Patients with Heart Failure and Reduced Ejection Fraction
Large clinical trials involving patients with type 2 diabetes have shown that inhibitors of sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) reduce the…
Reducing the incidence of predictors of cardio-metabolic disease and dysglycaemia with lifestyle modification in at-risk persons – results of further analyses of DIABRISK-SL in those below 18 years of age
We have previously demonstrated in the DIABRISK-SL trial that a trimonthly pragmatic lifestyle modification (P-LSM), as compared to a 12-monthly…
Unlock your smartphone with earbuds
A research team is developing EarEcho, a biometric tool that uses modified wireless earbuds to authenticate smartphone users via the…
Imaging reveals new results from landmark stem cell trial for stroke
Researchers reported today that bone marrow cells used to treat ischemic stroke in an expanded Phase I trial were not…
Child’s gluten intake during infancy, rather than mother’s during pregnancy, linked to increased risk of developing type 1 diabetes
New research shows that a child’s intake of gluten at age 18 months is associated with a 46% increased risk…
When is a child an adult?
When does childhood end? That’s the question international researchers are asking as they chart age cut-offs for paediatric services around…
Despite growing burden of diet-related disease, medical education does not equip students to provide high quality nutritional care to patients
Worldwide, nutrition is insufficiently incorporated into medical education, meaning that medical students lack the confidence, skills and knowledge to provide…
Evidence underpinning approval of new cancer drugs raises questions
Around half of trials that supported new cancer drug approvals in Europe between 2014 and 2016 were judged to be…
Teenage Vaping Rises Sharply Again This Year
Preliminary figures from a national survey show that the prevalence of e-cigarette use among minors has doubled from 2017 through…