New research from King’s College London published in EBioMedicine, has found that a newly tested medical device, called Sleeveballoon, mimics the effects of traditional bariatric surgery in rodents and produces impressive results on body weight, fatty liver and diabetes control. Sleeveballoon is a device that combines a balloon with a connected sleeve, which covers the […]
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Puzzling brain disease could now be better diagnosed, treated
Scientists have developed an animal model that may provide a path toward improving the diagnosis and treatment of the devastating brain disease chronicled in the bestselling autobiography “Brain on Fire.” The book, along with a 2017 movie by the same name, traces newspaper reporter Susannah Cahalan’s harrowing descent into the throes of the disease. The […]
Superbugs considered resistant CAN be treated, doctors reveal
Superbugs CAN be treated: Doctors reveal many infections considered resistant are still curable with antibiotics Study shows some bacteria are simply ‘resilient’ as opposed to ‘resistant’ Some ‘superbugs’ are treatable if they are targeted during a weak moment The ‘extremely important’ findings could help the epidemic, said researchers e-mail 1 View comments Many superbugs thought to […]
Scandal of ‘barbaric’ secure hospitals: 40 people under 35 have died
Scandal of ‘barbaric’ secure hospitals: At least 40 people under 35 with learning disabilities or autism have died while being treated at the controversial centres Government has been vowing to close secure hospitals since 2015 Restraints are on the rise, with some patients being pinned to the floor Most stay five-and-a-half years rather than the […]
Autistic children given sex change drugs by the NHS
Autistic children given sex change drugs by the NHS: Up to 150 youngsters treated with puberty-blocking jabs ‘might not even be transgender’ Up to 150 youngsters have been given ‘puberty blocker’ drugs, which stop the body maturing, after being seen at Britain’s only NHS child transgender clinic Drugs, which can permanently weaken bones, are often […]