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A good night's sleep could lower cardiovascular risk

Can the duration and quality of your sleep affect your cardiovascular health? A new study suggests there is a connection between how much sleep you get each night — and how well you sleep — and the risk of cardiovascular problems. Are you getting enough sleep, and could this be affecting your cardiovascular health? Many… Read More: A good night's sleep could lower cardiovascular risk »

Trial for HIV prevention drug could DOUBLE

Trial for HIV prevention drug PrEP could DOUBLE after warnings hundreds of gay and bisexual men face being turned away from accessing the ‘game-changing’ pill Currently, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is only available on a trial in England However, NHS England has today backed calls for the PrEP trial to double in size This would allow… Read More: Trial for HIV prevention drug could DOUBLE »

How blockchain could make an impact in healthcare

Blockchain, like other young and disruptive technologies, offers wide opportunities to impact healthcare, an industry that is primed for disruption. Despite being the largest sector of the U.S. economy, healthcare is plagued by slow systems, wasteful financing, and resource utilization and operational inefficiencies. To address these issues, innovative solutions like blockchain can alter the arithmetic… Read More: How blockchain could make an impact in healthcare »

Sperm with damaged DNA could trigger recurrent miscarriages

Recurrent miscarriages may be the fault of MEN: Scientists link them to poor sperm with DNA damage ’caused by obesity and previous STIs’ Imperial College London scientists say men’s health is important to pregnancy Sperm with damaged DNA could make a pregnancy less likely to succeed And the damage could be caused by high levels… Read More: Sperm with damaged DNA could trigger recurrent miscarriages »