All articles by Barney horner
Barney horner
Weekly pharmacy visits improve patient adherence
Elderly patients with heart failure who see a pharmacist once a week are more likely to take their tablets and be active in daily life, according to new research presented at Heart Failure 2019, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).
Big data provides new insights into sepsis subtypes
Similarly to cancer, sepsis consists of many conditions with varying clinical characteristics that could benefit from different treatments
‘Smart’ insulin could prevent hypoglycaemia during diabetes treatment
Bioengineers from UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have developed a new type of insulin that could help prevent hypoglycaemia in…
Heart deaths up for first time in 50 years
Deaths from heart and circulatory diseases among people under 75 are on the rise for the first time in 50 years, according to figures from The British Heart Foundation (BHF). In 2017 there were 42,384 deaths in under-75s from heart and circulatory conditions, an increase from 41,042 in 2014.
Machine learning overtakes humans in predicting early death or heart attack
Machine learning is overtaking humans in predicting death or heart attack, according to findings presented today at The International Conference on Nuclear Cardiology and Cardiac CT (ICNC).
Patients given unprecedented to imaging
A network that connects every NHS acute hospital in England is giving thousands of patients unprecedented and easy online access to everything from their x-rays through to ultrasound, CT and MRI scans.
Mice Reveal 38 New Genes Involved in Hearing Loss
Multiple new genes involved in hearing loss have been revealed in a large study of mouse mutants by researchers from the Wellcome Sanger Institute and King’s College London. These reveal the metabolic pathways and regulatory processes involved in hearing.
AI radiology roadmap published
A research roadmap has just been published in the journal Radiology, which highlights knowledge gaps in the literature
Scientists ‘reverse engineer’ brain cancer cells to find new targets for treatment
Glioblastoma is one of the most devastating types of cancer, with few existing treatment options. It is a leading cause of cancer-related death in both children and young adults. Scientists have ‘reverse engineered’ brain cancer stem cells gene by gene, uncovering multiple potential targets for this hard-to-treat cancer.
Novel strategy to hit ‘reset button’ for disease-causing genetic duplications
Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Medical School have developed a strategy for editing and repairing a particular type of genetic mutation associated with microduplications using CRISPR/Cas9 and a rarely-used DNA repair pathway. Published in Nature, this approach to programmable gene editing overcomes prior issues in gene correction.