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A University of Nottingham study hit the headlines today after it suggested that statins €“ a drug that revolutionised the treatment of hypercholesterolaemia - are ineffective at lowering cholesterol to target levels in more than half of patients.

A new study has suggested that statins are ineffective at lowering cholesterol to target levels in more than half of patients and a more tailored approach is needed. Compliance to the medication could be a factor but this was not studied in great detail. 

The aetiology of anaemia in patients with chronic heart failure is multifactorial and therefore difficult to treat. 

A new landmark clinical trial shows that a drug lowers the risk of kidney failure by a third in people with type 2 diabetes and kidney disease. Canagliflozin increases the excretion of glucose through the kidneys. 

Top European scientists have created a battle plan for cardiovascular research for the next few years that includes whether wearables will help people improve and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

NHS England is introducing new technology to tackle bed blocking after a quarter of a million hospital bed days last year were taken up by people who were medically fit to be discharged, but who faced delays in an appropriate care home.

Patients with chronic heart failure and anaemia present many diagnostic and management dilemmas. This article discusses the importance of a thorough investigation of the patient.

An NHS programme has seen GP practices free up more than half a million hours of time for patients in the last year by letting surgeries across the country adopt new ways of working such as offering faster access to different specialist health professionals.

Children and youth of mothers who had gestational diabetes during pregnancy are at increased risk of diabetes themselves, according to new research published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Improving fitness doesn't require doing activities you don't like. That's the main message of research presented today at EuroPrevent 2019. The largest study to date of cardiorespiratory fitness in healthy people found that moving more is linked to living longer, regardless of age, sex, and starting fitness level.

Endocrinology news and features from GM, for all medical professionals treating the ageing patient.

Catch up on developments in clinical practice for GPs, hospital doctors, geriatricians, and all medical professionals with an interest in conditions affecting the 50+ patient.

Neuroscientists have identified different factors for maintaining healthy memory and for avoiding memory decline in those over age 55, according to a new study. The results have implications for the prevention of Alzheimer's disease through targeted early intervention efforts.

A new study has found that the prevalence of nonsmokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been increasing and supports the theory that exposure to biomass fuel is a major contributing factor to COPD. 

There is an increasing awareness of the importance of insulin in the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD) suggesting that AD may represent a brain-specific form of diabetes and could thus be classified as type 3 diabetes.