Air pollution has been linked to diseases such as Alzheimer’s after magnetic nanoparticles were discovered in the brain. Experts have discovered the presence of the tiny particles, previously associated with the development of neurodegenerative diseases. Earlier this year the World Health Organisation warned that air pollution led to…

Trinity Health and its hospital in Minot have agreed in principal on a legal settlement with 21 victims of the largest hepatitis C outbreak in recent U.S. history, though Trinity’s legal fight with a nursing home where most people were sickened will continue. Trinity attorneys filed a…

One drug can treat three deadly and neglected infections – Chagas disease, leishmaniasis and sleeping sickness – animal studies show. It has been described as a “new hope” for tackling the parasitic infections which affect millions of people in the poorest parts of the world….

Epilepsy is a neurological disorder that is characterized by recurring seizures that are mot caused by obvious, external factors. While seizures sometimes occur after accidents, drug overdoses and other biological phenomena, patients who are eventually diagnosed with epilepsy generally cannot pinpoint the cause of their…

Chicken pox is one of the most uncomfortable diseases, which typically affects children. Although symptoms can often include a fever, headache, sore throat, or stomach ache, the worst part about this extremely contagious illness is the red, itchy skin rash that covers the body in “crops.” The rash usually appears first…

The immune system can be trained to attack itself to reverse a devastating autoimmune disease, in animal studies. US researchers treated Pemphigus vulgaris in mice by instigating civil war within the immune system, and say the approach could work in people. Experts said the treatment,…

A new weight loss device offers a novel approach to cutting calories: draining them from the stomach before they are digested. The AspireAssist system consists of a thin tube implanted in the stomach, connecting to an outside port on the skin of the belly. About…

Early trial data shows a drug developed using artificial intelligence can slow the growth of cancer in clinical trials. The data, presented at the American Society of Clinical Oncology conference, showed some tumours shrank by around a quarter. The compound will now be taken into more…