30 December 2016

Simple blood test could quickly predict how ovarian cancer patients are likely to respond to chemotherapy treatment

Scientists might be able to quickly predict how ovarian cancer patients are likely to respond to chemotherapy treatment using a...

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28 December 2016

Study links nurse staffing levels to patient wellbeing

A new study investigating the links between variations in patient wellbeing and how registered nurses deliver care to their patients,...

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26 December 2016

How pregnancy can cause long-lasting alterations in brain structure

A study has revealed how pregnancy causes long-lasting alterations in brain structure, probably related to improving the mother's ability to protect...

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19 December 2016

Anaesthetic cream most effective pain reliever for infant vaccinations

Infant vaccinations are considered the best way to protect a baby from 14 serious childhood diseases. Sometimes, the pain from...

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16 December 2016

NMC receives best ever performance review

The NMC received the best ever review from the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) for 2015/16 meeting all but one of...

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12 December 2016

Researchers find link between antidepressant use and congenital anomalies or stillbirths

Academics at Swansea University have carried out a dose-response analysis which suggests that pregnant women who take a specific type...

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9 December 2016

New mums moving toward the bottle

New mothers are increasingly using expressed breast milk (either pumped or expressed by hand into a bottle) instead of directly breastfeeding...

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7 December 2016

Study shows new possibility in treating aggressive ovarian cancer

A recent discovery by researchers from the Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of Singapore...

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