Tag Archives: Potential

Plasma medicine research highlights antibacterial effects and potential uses – Science Daily

As interest in the application of plasma medicine — the use of low-temperature plasma (LTP) created by an electrical discharge to address medical problems — continues to grow, so does the need for research advancements proving its capabilities and potential impacts on the health care industry. Across the world, many research groups are investigating plasma… Read More »

Further insight needed into potential development delays in preterm children

Executive functioning delays – such as difficulties with attention, concentration and self-control – which frequently occur in preterm children actually persist beyond early infancy, through to school-entry age, new research has found. Researchers from the College of Health and Medicine’s Division of Psychology studied how preterm children, are at a higher risk of developing executive… Read More »

Meta-analysis finds high but variable STI rates in PrEP studies – is PrEP the cause or a potential solution?

Werner and colleagues analysed STI rates in 24 papers concerning 20 different studies of PrEP in gay and bisexual men. These studies included randomised controlled studies such as iPrEx, PROUD and Ipergay and their open-label extensions, as well as studies targeting particular populations such as the PrEPare study for teenagers. They also included country-specific demonstration… Read More »

Potential drug interactions among people with HIV taking statins

Drug interactions remain a potential problem for HIV-positive people who are treated with statins, according to research published in the December issue of the Journal of the American Heart Association. Potential interactions were detected between statins and modern antiretroviral drugs – especially cobicistat – and also medications used to treat other illnesses that are now common… Read More »

Veea Systems and Angel Trains Work Together to Showcase the Potential of Edge Computing in Rail at HackTrain 5.0

Development teams built innovative edge computing-based Internet of Things, messaging and entertainment projects at annual rail hackathon Bath, UK December 20th 2018 – Today Veea Systems, the company delivering business-ready solutions at the network edge, has detailed its contribution at the HackTrain 5.0 event. Working in partnership with Angel Trains, one of Britain’s leading train… Read More »