Wearable gait exoskeletons
For the therapy of neuromuscular diseases
Maintaining walking ability is key for the survival of children affected by Neuromuscular Diseases (NMD). There is currently no...
Rehabilitation Robotics: What are the benefits?
Dr Thierry Keller Director of Rehabilitation at TECNALIA Research & Innovation discusses how robotic technologies can help assist rehabilitation
Rehabilitation robotics includes a wide range...
Why quitting smoking may not be a safe alternative to harm reduction
Last year saw the 50th anniversary of the US Surgeon General’s Report Smoking and Health and triggered global efforts to prevent tobacco use. Over...
Identification and Significance of Sonographic B Lines in Pulmonary Ultrasound
Portable ultrasound is a powerful bedside tool used to evaluate lung pathology in patients in whom pneumothorax, congestive heart failure, and interstitial lung disease...
EU funding for health, demographic change and wellbeing projects
Sarah Collen-Godman, Senior Policy Manager – NHS European Office at the NHS Confederation discusses how the Horizon 2020 programme will help to address major societal...
Dementia: Living together
People with and without dementia share a common world. Yet, their daily lives are mostly separate. The challenge, however, is not to ignore the...
Helping vulnerable adults and young people in Somerset
Advocacy in Somerset has been a registered charity since 2001 and is also a company limited by guarantee. Our mission has always been to...
Is the UK delivering effective mental health services?
Over the last few months, there has been increasing reports of failures to meet the needs of patients with mental illnesses in the UK....
Congenital Deafblindness: Do you understand me?
Findings on four effective communication interventions for children and adults with congenital deafblindness
Persons (children and adults) with deafblindness express themselves and understand others without...
Social care – fit for purpose
Richard Kramer, Deputy Chief Executive at the Deafblind charity Sense highlights the importance of social care for deafblind and disabled people
Last year was incredibly...
Care in the home
Dominic Carter, Policy Officer at the United Kingdom Homecare Association (UKHCA) details how home care can be more flexible and beneficial to the patient’s needs
Homecare...
Drug discovery backwards?
There’s been a lot written about the slow-down in the marketing of new drugs in the last 20 years from the point of view...
Chemistry helps the fight against bacterial infections
Developing new antibiotics to tackle bacterial infections such as E.coli and MRSA is an important task. Open Access Government highlights how vital this is and...
The many uses of menthol
Phil Richardson a Commercial Consultant to the dermatology industry sheds light on the organic compound menthol, and its role as itch relief
Menthol is used...
HIV-1 vaccine remains the best solution
Professor Tomáš Hanke of the Jenner Institute, University of Oxford discusses why the development of HIV-1 vaccine remains a high global health priority
Since the...
Creating artificial metalloenzymes
Dr Michèle Salmain from Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris gives an overview of the process involved in creating artificial enzymes
Artificial enzymes or ‘artzymes’...
Preventing chronic diseases through lifestyle
Chronic diseases account for the vast majority of deaths in European countries. Cardiovascular disease accounts for about 40% of deaths, with about 15% of...
Paediatric Rheumatology in 2015
Paediatric Rheumatology has become recognised within the last 20 years as a paediatric subspecialty. Previously the care of these patients was undertaken by interested...
Embracing 21st Century paediatric rheumatology
Dr Clarissa Pilkington, Consultant in Adolescent and Paediatric Rheumatology at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) sheds light on paediatric rheumatology and how treatment has improved...
Musculoskeletal disorders in the working population
Vern Putz Anderson from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) details the risk...
