This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47157017 By BBC Health news Scientists say they may have found a way to reduce the appetite of blood-hungry mosquitoes, by giving them human diet drugs. This left them feeling full and bloated and put them off biting, US researchers said. They said the technique could be used to prevent illnesses…
This article was taken from: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/190146/imperial-researchers-awarded-13-million-fight/ By Maxine Myers at Imperial College London Prostate Cancer UK has awarded Imperial researchers over £1.3 million for three projects that could lead to new treatments for the disease. The Research Innovation Awards is a prestigious scheme aimed at funding the most impactful research in prostate cancer. The number of prostate cancer…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-46951262 By Jane Dreaper Health correspondent, at BBC News Funding to tackle 33 significant diseases has reached its highest level since figures were taken, says a survey which has tracked this for 11 years. The G-Finder report found that money invested in research and development reached $3.5bn (£2.8bn) in 2017. The total is a 7%…
This article was taken from: https://www.bhf.org.uk/what-we-do/news-from-the-bhf/news-archive/2019/january/new-research-could-advance-treatments-for-people-living-with-damaged-hearts By The British Heart Foundation Scientists could find a way to rebuild damaged hearts, thanks to new research we have funded. Researchers at the University of Cambridge have discovered that using stem cells to make new heart tissue has the potential to regenerate injured hearts and treat heart failure. Although…
This article was taken from: https://www.epilepsyresearch.org.uk/new-genetic-study-of-epilepsy-may-reveal-future-treatments/ By Epilepsy Research UK A study involving nearly 45,000 participants, has discovered 11 new genes associated with epilepsy. Researchers compared the DNA of 15,000 people with epilepsy to the DNA of 30,000 people without epilepsy in the largest study of its’ kind to implicate the 11 new genes. They also…