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Research suggests drugs could reverse diabetes damage
Drugs developed to treat Alzheimer’s Disease could be repurposed to prevent - or even reverse - damage done to the blood vessels of people who are obese or have type 2 diabetes, according to research.
'Relatively rare' cases - the children critically ill with COVID-19
Figures just published reveal the number of children in the UK who were in paediatric intensive care units with COVID-19.
World first in AI helps scan heart disease patients to predict heart attacks and stroke
Artificial intelligence has been used for the first time to instantly and accurately measure blood flow, in a study involving the University of Leeds and led by Barts Health NHS Trust and UCL.
Walking and cycling to work linked with fewer heart attacks
According to a new national study walking and cycling to work were associated with fewer heart attacks across 43 million adults in England.
£5.8m funding for spin out company to help prevent blood clots
AUniversity of Leeds spin-out company has secured £3.14m to develop a next generation drug that aims to prevent blood clots forming, without the risk of bleeding present in currently available drugs.