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Fast-food consumption linked to liver disease

13 January, 2023

Researchers discovered that people with obesity or diabetes who consume 20% or more of their daily calories from fast food have severely elevated levels of fat in their liver.


Immune cells linked to leukaemia drive autoimmune diseases

15 December, 2022

Scientists had previously noticed that leukaemia patients were also likely to develop an autoimmune disease, such as rheumatoid arthritis or aplastic anaemia.


Non-invasive method to destroy tumours with nanobubbles

01 December, 2022

The technology makes it possible to inject nanobubbles into the bloodstream, which then congregate around the cancerous tumour.


Call for better reporting of harms in clinical trials

24 November, 2022

People who design and run clinical trials need to lift their game when it comes to recording and reporting harms, according to Australian researchers.


Having more babies lowers risk of endometrial cancer

18 November, 2022

The more time a woman spent pregnant or on the contraceptive pill — when the body is exposed to less oestrogen — the lower her risk of endometrial cancer.


Chronic 'jet lag' found in people living with HIV

16 November, 2022

People living with HIV have a significantly delayed internal body clock, consistent with the symptoms of jet lag, according to researchers in South Africa and the UK.


Acute myeloid leukaemia 'invisible' to the immune system

24 October, 2022

Acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) can 'switch off' a protein known as MHC class II, causing the leukaemia to become invisible to the immune system.


Schizophrenia may increase dementia risk

19 October, 2022

People with psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia are 2.5 times more likely than those without a psychotic disorder to eventually develop dementia, according to a new review.


Air pollution could affect trajectory of stroke

14 October, 2022

Air pollution has previously been associated with an increased risk of stroke, but what about its impact on the trajectory of a stroke once it occurs?


Heatwaves linked to weight loss in heart failure patients

11 October, 2022

The relationship between temperature and weight was very strong, with weight dropping as temperature rose.


Brain disease risk more than doubled in rugby players

05 October, 2022

The risk of neurodegenerative disease among former Scottish international rugby union players is more than double that of the general population.


New therapeutic target against common lung cancer

27 September, 2022

TIMP-1 protein levels in both tissues and blood have been repeatedly associated with a poor prognosis in lung cancers.


Walking pace is as important as step count: health research

23 September, 2022

Researchers have confirmed that 10,000 steps a day is the 'sweet spot' for lowered risk of disease and death — but how fast you walk could be just as important.


Deadly brain tumours can be starved of their energy source

23 September, 2022

Looking to tackle highly lethal glioblastoma from a new angle, researchers chose to focus on the tissue that surrounds the tumour cells, rather than the tumour itself.


Smoking around your kids risks asthma in your grandkids

19 September, 2022

Children are more likely to develop asthma if their father was exposed to second-hand smoke when he was a child, according to a new study.


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