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Current imaging methods such as MRI and X-ray provide information about cartilage thickness and composition, but give no quantitative

11 May 2016

Heart attack patients are more likely than others to experience depression, but less likely to be prescribed antidepressants.

11 May 2016

Physical speech problems are often less of a problem for people with Parkinson’s disease than the cognitive ability to keep up with c

04 May 2016

A review of CT and MRI scans of Brazilian babies born with microcephaly has confirmed a range of brain abnormalities associated with

04 May 2016

A survey of 450,000 Spanish workers reveals half of obese people do not present metabolic abnormalities such as disturbed insulin sig

04 May 2016

Young people with type 1 diabetes have three times the risk of developing epilepsy later in life, research concludes.

04 May 2016

Transitional care, which aims to reduce adverse events following hospital discharge, is particularly effective when provided by clini

04 May 2016

UK toddlers are consuming more than the recommended amount of calories and protein, potentially putting them at risk of obesity in la

27 Apr 2016

Patients with a high body mass index (BMI) who have a liver transplant face an increased risk of developing steatosis – when the live

27 Apr 2016

Patients with cancer who die at home live longer than those who die in hospital, new study results suggest.

27 Apr 2016

Use of cannabis in pregnancy is linked to low birthweight and the need for intensive care, say US researchers.

27 Apr 2016

There is little evidence to back locating primary care services in emergency/urgent care facilities, a new study suggests.

27 Apr 2016

Women are up to 40% more likely than men to be prescribed certain types of antibiotics, say German and Swedish researchers who carried out an international review of 11 studies involving more than 44 million people.

20 Apr 2016

Researchers claim to have found a link between gum disease and greater rates of cognitive decline in people in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease.

20 Apr 2016

Pioglitazone, a drug that helps control blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes, is associated with an increased risk of bladder cancer, according to a new study.

20 Apr 2016

Specialist nurse intervention reduces hospital admissions in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, research suggests.

20 Apr 2016

Sight problems in young children can have a significant effect on their reading ability, say a research team from the Bradford Institute for Research.

20 Apr 2016

Gender-specific differences between protein levels in the brains of men and women with dementia have been revealed in a new study.

13 Apr 2016

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