FemHealth Ventures’s team—front rowCharlotte Rapp, Maneesha Ghiya, Sara Crown Star. Back row: … More
Women’s health investing is no longer a niche—it’s one of the most promising sectors in healthcare. The opportunity is vast with unmet clinical needs, overlooked markets, and strong patient demand. Yet, venture capital in women’s health has been underfunded, under researched and undervalued for too long. FemHealth Ventures is…
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Sudden cardiac death is responsible for an unusually high proportion of deaths in male bodybuilders worldwide with the highest risk among professional bodybuilders, according to research published in the European Heart Journal [1] today (Wednesday).
Sudden cardiac death is when someone dies suddenly and unexpectedly due to a problem with their heart. It is generally rare in young and apparently healthy individuals, but it is often linked to underlying heart conditions.
Researchers say their…
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Scientists and medics have developed an ultra-rapid method of genetically diagnosing brain tumours that will cut the time it takes to classify them from 6-8 weeks, to as little as two hours — which could improve care for thousands of patients each year in the UK.
The groundbreaking method, which is detailed in a new study published today in Neuro-Oncology, has been developed by scientists at the University of Nottingham along with clinicians at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust…
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A new study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology has shown that a compound found in certain foods, including tea and dark chocolate, may improve blood pressure and blood vessel health.
The study was a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials on blood pressure and blood vessel dilation after eating foods rich in a compound called flavan-3-ols. In total, 109 publications featuring over 5,200 participants…
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Poor mental health, rising obesity rates, exposure to violence and climate change are among the key challenges facing our adolescents today, according to a global report.
The landmark report, by experts in adolescent health including from Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), has revealed how supporting young people’s health and wellbeing could improve economic, social and public health for generations to come.
The 2025 Lancet Commission on Adolescent Health and Wellbeing found…
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Advanced tools offer improved insights into patients’ condition and their potential for recovery.
After more than half a century, assessment of traumatic brain injuries gets an overhaul.
Clinicians say the proposed framework will lead to more accurate diagnoses and treatment, providing more rigorous care for some patients and preventing premature discussions about halting life support in others.
Trauma centers nationwide will begin to test a new approach for assessing traumatic brain injury…
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Growing up in a close-knit community in Ghana, Joshua Awua saw firsthand how strong social bonds could also bring pressure to fit in — especially when it came to alcohol.
“Social connection was everything, and sometimes that came with pressure to conform, including drinking,” said Dr. Awua, a postdoctoral research associate in The University of Texas at Arlington’s School of Social Work. “I remember how hanging out with peers and even my older siblings often centered on drinking.”
That…
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The new framework unveiled May 20 says new COVID-19 shots should go only to those ages 65 and up or with underlying medical conditions.
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Using the gene scissors CRISPR and stem cells, researchers at Stockholm University and the UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) at King’s College London have managed to identify a common denominator for different gene mutations that all cause the neurological disease ALS. The research shows that ALS-linked dysfunction occurs in the energy factories of nerve cells, the mitochondria, before the cells show other signs of disease, which was not previously known. The study was recently…
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Sets of metabolites found in blood and urine reliably correspond with how much energy from ultra-processed food a person consumes, according to a new study published May 20 in the open-access journal PLOS Medicine by Erikka Loftfield of the National Cancer Institute, USA, and colleagues.
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) account for more than half of calories consumed in the average American diet, yet their impact on human health remains unclear, in part because it is so difficult to accurately…
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