Researchers in Abertay’s School of Computing and Creative Technologies have developed an intelligent exoskeleton that can be programmed to remember and repeat…
The internationally renowned Cochrane Library is a collection of regularly updated evidence based healthcare databases, including gold-standard Cochrane…
Researchers report discovering the receptor through which a group of life-threatening hemorrhagic fever viruses enter and attack the body's cells, and show…
The patient gown combines a new and innovative design with an anti-microbial finish that controls the growth of bacteria. The gown’s unique design aims to…
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common form of heart disease in Europe and the US. It is caused by a narrowing of the arteries due to deposits of fat…
Professor Peter Boyle, Director of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in Lyon, France, who prepared the report with IARC colleagues, warned…
Dr Peter Jones, a senior lecturer at the University’s School of Life Sciences, was involved with two research projects which have thrown new light on the best…
The Institute has launched nine courses aimed at equipping students, businesses, community-based health and social care professionals, carers and consumers…
This annual publication provides the only comprehensive listing of all AIDS vaccine clinical trial activity worldwide.Last year saw the start of the first AIDS…
According to a recent study overactive bladder is much less common among Finns than earlier research suggests.An article published in PLoS ONE on February 7th…
While scientists have long understood that certain chemicals like lead and mercury have adverse effects on the body, the precise molecular mechanism by which…
An often-used tool to diagnose very common and sometimes limb-threatening bone infections in persons with diabetes may not be as reliable as many once…
In a multi-country study published in the March 2007 issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, researchers found that more prominent text messages…
Published in the print version of the European Heart Journal (EHJ) [1] today (Tuesday 6 February), the guidelines for valvular heart disease (VHD) highlight…
Researchers at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada have discovered that by combining helium with 40 per cent oxygen allowed patients with chronic…
The finding, published in the February 1 issue of Science, could have significant clinical implications in helping scientists develop ways to break the disease…