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A type of experimental gene therapy has shown potential for treating some brain tumour patients in a small clinical trial.

An analysis of the China Stroke Primary Prevention Trial presented at the 28th Great Wall International Congress of Cardiology (GW-ICC) and published in Neurology has identified a biomarker that can be used to measure the benefits of folic acid supplementation on stroke prevention.

Researchers in the US have identified a protein that may be causing asthma-like coughing and wheezing in children, without those children having any kind of allergy to trigger the disease.

The October issue of GM is out now, and all the articles from the print journal are also available to read online. View the complete list here.

A small trial has matched patients with rare cancers to treatments based on the characteristics of their disease.

For individuals experiencing a heart attack, delays in getting to the hospital can have life-threatening consequences.

A study that integrated robust smoking cessation programmes into an organised low-dose CT (LDCT) lung cancer screening programme found that the inclusion of both interventions has the potential to decrease mortality rates while being relatively cost-effective.

Novel smartphone apps for atrial fibrillation patients and healthcare professionals have been launched by heart experts. The objectives and design of the apps are outlined in a paper published online in EP Europace.

A new study has found that lack of sleep among pregnant women may be a contributing factor to the development of gestational diabetes.

A new £1 million theatre install at Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the first in the UK to include near infrared imaging technology.

Local authorities and NHS bodies should provide specialist community care for people with learning disabilities who behave in a way that challenges to avoid admissions to psychiatric wards or residential homes, new draft guidance from NICE says.

Pancreatic Cancer UK and Macmillan Cancer Support have teamed up with GPs and people affected by pancreatic cancer to develop 10 Top Tips for GPs, which aim to improve the rate of early diagnosis in pancreatic cancer.

Researchers from King's College London have found that deaths occurring in care homes in England and Wales could more than double in the next 25 years if recent trends continue.

Recording CPD for healthcare professionals is made easy by MyCPD, a free tracking tool from GM. Find out how it works here and get started today.

Scientists at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) and the Australian Catholic University in Melbourne have established a new technique for studying muscle growth in humans that could rapidly advance treatments to prevent frailty in old age.