Scientists have discovered a protein which may help to slow, or even reverse symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Parkinson's destroys nerve cells that produce the brain chemical dopamine, causing movement and balance problems.
People with diabetes are more likely to spend longer in intensive care and pick up an infection after an accident than those without, a US study suggests. Researchers at the Penn State College of Medicine looked at nearly 26,000 patients who were hospitalised after trauma injuries between 1984 and 2002. Those with diabetes were nearly twice as likely to pick up an infection and spent two days longer on a ventilator. But they were not more likely to die, the Archives of Surgery study found.
People with diabetes are more likely to spend longer in intensive care and pick up an infection after an accident than those without, a US study suggests. Researchers at the Penn State College of Medicine looked at nearly 26,000 patients who were hospitalised after trauma injuries between 1984 and 2002. Those with diabetes were nearly twice as likely to pick up an infection and spent two days longer on a ventilator. But they were not more likely to die, the Archives of Surgery study found.
US surgeons have announced they have succeeded in partially re-animating the faces of patients with severe long-term facial paralysis using a new technique. The new procedure, which involves the transfer of tendons within the face, has been performed on 15 patients. Those affected by facial paralysis often lose voluntary movement of muscles on one side of their face.
The NHS is failing people with adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, psychiatrists have said. There are only a few clinics across the UK that treat the condition - also known as ADHD - which affects up to 4% of adults.
Researchers say they may have worked out why the obese are more prone to asthma than those of normal weight. The link between the two conditions is well-established, but the relationship is ill-understood.
