Low and high levels of vitamin D associated with cardiovascular deaths, study suggests The association between cardiovascular disease mortality and vitamin D levels has been investigated in an observational study.…
Wider use of ranibizumab would cut incidence of blindness in diabetic macular oedema An economic modelling study published in Ophthalmology suggests that wider use of ranibizumab could help prevent sight loss in thousands of US adults with diabetic eye disease.…
Researchers identify new anti-inflammatory compounds Two separate research groups have identified compounds that can inhibit components of the immune system that are involved in several inflammatory disorders.…
Potential dementia treatment target identified using stem cell research Researchers have identified a new treatment target for treating a common form of dementia after studying stem cells derived from patients.…
Tooth loss in older people linked to physical and mental decline Research suggests that the memory and walking speeds of older adults who have lost all of their teeth decline more rapidly than in those who still have some of their own teeth.…
EMA says flu vaccine is safe after deaths in ItalyThere is no evidence that Novartis’s Fluad is unsafe, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) says, after 13 deaths in Italy were reported as being associated with the influenza vaccine.…
Vitamin B supplements may not increase cognitive performance in older people The cognitive performance of elderly participants involved in a two-year study did not benefit from vitamin B12 and folic acid supplements.…
Review points to effectiveness of influenza vaccination Researchers have used “test-negative design” case-control studies to assess the effectiveness of seasonal influenza vaccine.…
Major bleeding risk higher for dabigatran than for warfarin, study suggests Research suggests that dabigatran is associated with a higher risk of bleeding compared with warfarin in a US population sample.…
Dementia payments are misspent The government should cancel the incentive scheme that pays GPs in England for each case of dementia they diagnose.…
