HEALTH

The Navy will be using special movement screening equipment developed by exercise laboratories of the concerned universities. Pressure plates, force plates and motion capture cameras will detect muscle movements for injuries and strains.

The UK announces a national targeted lung cancer screening programme to detect cancer earlier, save lives and promote smoking cessation.

Scientists at Stanford Medicine have identified a new subtype of depression that affects over a quarter of patients. This new category of depression accounts for approximately 27 per cent of depressed patients.

Swedish researchers have identified a group of nerve cells in the mouse brain that are involved in creating chronic stress and negative emotional states.

The King's Fund, an independent think tank involved with work relating to the health system, said the UK health system's poor performance on avoidable deaths should be a serious concern for political leaders and policy-makers.

A new study from King's College London has found that patients who are prescribed antidepressants are significantly less likely to test for COVID-19.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) reports a significant increase in excess flu deaths in England, emphasising the importance of vaccination.

Loss of the Y chromosome has been linked to an increased risk of developing various cancers, with findings shedding light on the intricate relationship between ageing, genetics and cancer progression.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has identified climate change as a serious hazard to social, mental and physical health.

As per the report, 10 companies dominated the morphine sales in the market from 2015 to 2020 and 80 per cent of this distribution went to US and Europe and other high-income countries in 2021.

A UKCRC report found that the research into women's health is extremely underfunded compared to the research into men's health conditions.

New research shows that more than one in three adults have admitted to lacking confidence in a loved one being safe at a mental health hospital.

Professionals have reported a decline in their mental health due to workplace-related stress and feel let down by their employers, as found in research conducted by a recruitment firm, Robert Walters.

The new lens is a small one, about the size of 50p which is easily attachable to smartphones. Additionally, once mounted to the smartphone it can be used to take pictures of your rashes, spots, moles and other skin problems in detail.

Findings from the University of Pennsylvania have suggested a cellular link between chronic psychological stress and inflammatory bowel disease.

Climate change may not just lead to a drastic change in weather patterns across the world but can also lead to the transmission of viruses.

Of people that have been diagnosed with iCCA at an early stage, 24 per cent are still alive five years after diagnosis.

A new study examines the effects of drugs that activate serotonin receptors on humans with cognitive deficiencies and mood disorders.

The CDC's report found that 13 per cent of teenage girls had attempted suicide one or more times in 2021, with 57 per cent of high school girls reporting experiencing "persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness in the past year".

A recent study from the Medical University of Vienna shows that obesity significantly increases the risks of developing mental disorders.

A court in the UK sentenced a woman to 28 months in prison for terminating her pregnancy after the permissible legal ten-week window had passed.

The new study funded by top US research organisations like the National Institutes of Health, Harvard Cancer Center Ovarian Cancer SPORE, Dana Farber Cancer Institute and others reveals that mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes associated with breast and ovarian cancer can be detected without sequencing.

A group of researchers from the Rochester Institute of Technology are testing a new method of delivering therapy to people struggling with drug and alcohol addiction, and aggressive behaviour.

The Lancet's recent study reveals that a single-dose chikungunya vaccine is deemed safe and triggers a robust immune response in phase 3 trial, showing promising preventive potential.

The processes and the knowledge gained from the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to assist in countering future pandemics and disease outbreaks, with the key part of the discussion involving virus surveillance.

According to a new study conducted by Uppsala University in Sweden, women who use combined contraceptive pills are at greater risk of developing depression.

An American-based study has evaluated the recent trends in anxiety disorder diagnosis and treatment among children, adolescents and young adults.

Over the last few years, governments, scientists, investigators, and various organisations have been trying to find the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic.

New research conducted by scientific experts explores how child development closely relates to biological age as well as chronological age.