New research from Loughborough University has revealed many four-year-olds are not physically ready to start school. Early Years specialists in the University’s School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences tested 45 Foundation Stage children at two different schools and found a larger number than previously…

European standards to prevent repeat heart attacks are published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.1 The standards were defined by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).2“Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the world’s number one killer, accounting for one in five deaths in Europe,” said lead…

Study adds to evidence that very low diastolic blood pressure is linked to heart damage By analyzing medical records gathered over three decades on more than 11,000 Americans, researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have more evidence that driving diastolic blood pressure too low…

The potential driving risk posed by patients with obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) is highlighted in a simulation study presented at this year’s European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress in London. The study is by Dr Akshay Dwarakanath and Dr Mark Elliott, St. James’ University…

Deaths from ovarian cancer fell worldwide between 2002 and 2012 and are predicted to continue to decline in the USA, European Union (EU) and, though to a smaller degree, in Japan by 2020, according to new research published in the leading cancer journal Annals of…

People may express their true self more easily on Facebook than in person, and the more one’s “Facebook self” differs from their true self, the greater their stress level and the less socially connected they tend to be, according to a new study published in…

Research on statins has been ongoing for over 30 years, generating a large amount of data from a wide variety of patients. The review published today explains how the available evidence on the efficacy and safety of statin therapy should be interpreted, and concludes that…

Measuring blood levels of the recently discovered hormone irisin may improve diagnosis rates of teenagers with polycystic ovary syndrome, according to research presented today at the 55th Annual European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology Meeting. The findings may reduce the number of unnecessary treatments prescribed to…

Researchers at the University of Bristol and Afferent Pharmaceuticals have identified a potential new way of treating hypertension, by targeting aberrant nerve signals in the carotid bodies, which sit on the common carotid arteries on each side of the neck.The research study, entitled “Purinergic receptors…

Scientists suggest vitamin A may have a role to play in tackling the commonest form of pancreatic cancer.Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the most common type of malignancy of the pancreas, is extremely aggressive and very difficult to treat. Many scientists are currently investigating the genetic…

Younger women with coronary heart disease and mental stress are more susceptible to myocardial ischemia, compared to men and older patients, according to new research inJournal of the American Heart Association, the Open Access Journal of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.Coronary heart disease is…

Fertility experts call for full information on composition of culture media to be made available Fertility experts are calling on the companies who make the solutions in which embryos are cultured during in vitro fertilisation (IVF) to give a clear list of ingredients following publication…