Tag: university of birmingham
Antibody tests for COVID-19 most accurate two weeks after symptoms
Timing is the key to accuracy of antibody tests for detecting COVID-19, finds a global review
A review of studies looking at the accuracy of...
COVID-19 infection associated with poor postoperative outcome
Patients undergoing surgery after contracting coronavirus are at increased risk of postoperative complications, revealed a new global study
Researchers found that SARS-CoV-2 infected patients who...
Exercise helps, no matter what age you start working out
Study shows that even older people can build muscle once they start exercising; it does not matter whether they have exercised before
Older people who...
Polypill reduces risks of heart attack, stroke etc by a third
Lancet study shows the effectiveness of polypill in preventing major cardiovascular events such as heart attack, stroke, heart failure
A once-daily polypill safely reduces the...
New infrared light test detects rheumatoid arthritis at an early stage
A rapid, non-invasive technology using infrared light can help doctors diagnose rheumatoid arthritis at an early stage and start treatment
An infrared light test for...
Post surgery NHS deaths down 37% after global guidelines kicked in
NHS reduced post surgery deaths by 37.2% after the introduction of globally recognised surgical guidelines
The English National Health Service (NHS) reduced post-operative deaths by...
Small tweaks in sleeping habits, early dinner could help “night owls”
Waking up and going to bed two to three hours earlier could dramatically alter the sleep cycle of "night owls", help them function better
A...
Less than half of Indians living with hypertension know it
Study shows despite high incidence of hypertension in India, only 45% of those with high blood pressure know it
It is a well acknowledged fact...
Inducing labour has little benefit in late-term pregnancies
Inducing labour at 41 weeks of pregnancy provides little benefit over present ‘wait and see’ approach
Inducing labour at 41 weeks of pregnancy leads to...
![blindness. Photo:Michal Huniewicz [CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](https://medibulletin.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Beggar_panoramio-324x160.jpg "UK scientists devise eye drops for age related blindness")
UK scientists devise eye drops for age related blindness
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the commonest cause of blindness in the world
Age-related blindness, one of the commonest causes in the world of loss...
