Europe

  • Patient gene drive to fine-tune medicine

    Cancer patients in the UK are set to have their genes systematically mapped as part of the drive to fine-tune treatments, it was announced yesterday. Read more

  • Loneliness link to dementia

    People who feel lonely seem to face an increased risk of developing dementia in later life, researchers reported today. Read more

  • Ultra-sensitive blood tester unveiled

    Researchers say they have developed the world’s most sensitive sensor device for analysing blood – and it could soon be in doctors’ surgeries. Read more

  • Cut fat and shed pounds – study

    Cutting fat out of the diet can work wonders for the figure – and health, researchers say today. Read more

  • HIV spread threat to Europe

    The number of HIV cases shows no signs of a decline in the EU region and continues to rise in eastern Europe and central Asia, a report out today says. Read more

  • Artificial hand thought control plan

    Swedish researchers say they are taking hopes for fully functioning artificial limbs to the next level. Read more

  • Pregnancy problem link to heart disease

    Women afflicted with a high blood pressure condition during their first pregnancy suffer from massively increased risk of heart disease, researchers report today. Read more

  • Alzheimer’s drug hope

    Researchers say they are ready to move to clinical studies for a proposed new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease – as the drugs may already exist. Read more

  • Diet clue to melancholy

    A diet high in cooked eggs and leafy vegetables might help some people to stave off melancholy moods, researchers say. Read more

  • Doubts over health checks

    Systematic health checks of middle-aged people lead to over-diagnosis and fail to deliver health benefits, it was claimed yesterday. Read more