Number of people with Type 2 diabetes trebles since 1991

A Cardiff University study has concluded the number of people in the UK with Type 2 diabetes has trebled over the last two decades (Cardiff University, 2017). The new findings, based on data collected by GP services in the UK between 1991 and 2014, also show a marked increase in life expectancy for people with … Continue reading Number of people with Type 2 diabetes trebles since 1991

Bevan Commission Academy officially opens

The Bevan Commission Academy for Health Leadership and Innovation has been formally opened at Swansea University’s Bay Campus by Dr Andrew Goodall, Director General of NHS Wales (Swansea University, 2017). The Bevan Commission Academy responds to the findings of the Commission for stronger leadership and innovation through a more prudent approach to health and wellbeing … Continue reading Bevan Commission Academy officially opens

New way to make artesmisinin

Researchers at Cardiff University have devised a new way of creating artesmisinin, a drug commonly used as the first line of defence against malaria (Cardiff University, 2017). Artemisinin is a drug recommended by the World Health Organisation for treatment of all cases of severe malaria and works by attacking all stages of the malaria parasite … Continue reading New way to make artesmisinin

Ultrawave announce management buy out

Ultrawave is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed a management buy out from its former Managing Director, John Melville (MediWales, 2017). Based in Cardiff, Ultrawave has over twenty seven years experience in the design and manufacture of precision ultrasonic cleaning equipment. It supplies a diverse range of customers in many industries in the … Continue reading Ultrawave announce management buy out

No meaningful benefit using antibiotics for mildly infected eczema in children

Estimates suggest that 40% of eczema flares are treated with topical antibiotics, but findings from a study led by Cardiff University suggest there is no meaningful benefit from the use of either oral or topical antibiotics for milder clinically infected eczema in children (Cardiff University, 2017). Eczema affects around one in five children in the … Continue reading No meaningful benefit using antibiotics for mildly infected eczema in children

Bangor University opens new health and wellbeing labs

Bangor University has invested £1m in a new state-of-the-art facility, the PAWB Centre, at its School of Sport Health & Exercise Sciences (Bangor University, 2017). Two new exercise physiology laboratories, which research the functioning of the human body and a large new teaching laboratory will extend and complement the School of Sport Health & Exercise … Continue reading Bangor University opens new health and wellbeing labs

Start-up hopes to revolutionise physiotherapy

Virgilio Bento hopes to transform the way patients who have had a stroke or an accident recover (Reuters, 2017). He was inspired to do something after his brother had to go to Cuba twenty years ago to receive cheap physiotherapy as he recovered from a life threatening car crash back home in Portugal. Now, after … Continue reading Start-up hopes to revolutionise physiotherapy

Wearable robotic tools developed for surgery

A team of researchers led by the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) is developing a wearable robotic system for minimally invasive surgery, that will offer surgeons natural and dexterous movement as well as the ability to sense, see, control and safely navigate through the surgical environment (UWE Bristol, 2017). The €4m research … Continue reading Wearable robotic tools developed for surgery

Mite-proof bedcovers may reduce asthma flare ups in children

Bedcovers which form a barrier to house dust mites appear to reduce asthma flare ups in children, according to new research conducted by the University of Manchester (University of Manchester, 2017). Mite allergy is one of the most common asthma triggers, and in partnership with viral infection can greatly increase hospital admission risk. In the … Continue reading Mite-proof bedcovers may reduce asthma flare ups in children

Swansea University research could predict further heart attacks

Research at Swansea University could help predict further attacks and detect problems in heart attack patients (BBC News, 2017). Scientists have analysed a cell found in heart scar tissue which could cause increased risk of cardiac arrest. Myofibroblasts cells in patients might increase the likelihood of an electrical “short circuit”. Professor Chris George said “Cells … Continue reading Swansea University research could predict further heart attacks

Free WordPress Themes, Free Android Games