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Aging with a healthy brain: How lifestyle changes could help prevent up to 40% of dementia cases

A 65-year-old woman repeatedly seeks medical help for her failing memory. She is first told it’s nothing to worry about, then, a year later, that it’s “just normal aging.” Until finally, the penny drops: “It’s Alzheimer’s. There is no cure.”

The Conversation

Home Office considered using overseas workers in case of disease on Bibby Stockholm

Ministers had planned to issue visa waivers to cover staff absences on barge housing asylum seekers

The Guardian - UK

Ballooning bubble of pus in a man's back muscle was caused by rare, 'insidious' disease

Doctors determined a man's severe back pain was caused by a rare disease that leads to pus buildup in the psoas muscle.

LiveScience

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Alabama Barker shares struggle with autoimmune and thyroid disease amid body-shaming comments

‘I would appreciate if you guys put yourself in my shoes,’ says 17 year old

The Independent UK

Cases of flesh-eating invasive strep A bacteria surge in Australian children

Medical journal reports alarming rise in cases over two years with some young patients experiencing toxic shock, amputation and flesh-eating, necrotising disease

The Guardian - AU

Red gram price reaches ₹12,123 per quintal, for an all-time high in Kalaburagi

Red gram prices in Kalaburagi have risen to a record high of ₹12,123/quintal due to decreased supply & increased demand. Floods & wilt disease have caused a 30% decrease in production. Tur dal prices have also risen to ₹150/kg due to the high cost of red gram. Kalaburagi's red gram…

The Hindu

Neighbours star Guy Pearce reveals his mum has died following Alzheimer’s disease battle

The Mike Young actor praised his mum for her ‘humour’ and hailed her as a ‘sharp, fierce and witty woman’ until the brain disorder took hold in 2010

Evening Standard

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Autistic man should not be forced to undergo kidney dialysis, judge rules

Mr Justice Hayden heard the man, 26, did not ‘accept’ that he had ‘chronic kidney disease’, nor see the need for dialysis.

The Independent UK

Prostate screening ‘could save lives’ – the symptoms and risk factors you need to know

Do enough men know what the signs of the disease are?

The Independent UK

Blood Test Could Predict If Diabetes Patients Will Develop Heart Or Kidney Disease

Harvard University discovered over 2,500 people with type 2 diabetes and kidney disease

Zenger

Overhaul poultry farming to tackle spread of bird flu, urge campaigners

Report argues chickens should be kept in much smaller flocks and given more space

The Guardian - UK

13 million households not switching heating on when cold, watchdog warns

Health experts warn that maintaining cold temperatures in homes can place people at higher risk of developing respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.

The Independent UK

Pfizer's RSV vaccine to protect babies gets greenlight from FDA

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first vaccine for expectant mothers to shield their babies from RSV.

WEKU

3D eye scans at opticians could identify those at risk of Parkinson’s, study finds

People with high chance of developing disease could be warned up to seven years before symptoms appear, research indicates

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Eye scans detect signs of Parkinson’s disease up to seven years before diagnosis

Moorfields Eye Hospital trial could pave way for people to be screened for disease in advance

The Independent UK

AI-powered eye scan could help detect Parkinson’s disease – study

Researchers hope the technology could be used as a pre-screening tool for those at risk of developing the illness.

The Independent UK

Blood test ‘may predict heart disease risk for people with type 2 diabetes’

Researchers analysed blood samples of 2,627 people who took part in a clinical trial.

The Independent UK

Breakthrough test could predict deadly diseases in people with diabetes

High levels of certain biomarkers may help predict future risk of disease progression

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The Conversation

Ticks are becoming a growing health risk in the UK – here's why

Earlier this year, the UK Health Security Agency confirmed a case of tick-borne encephalitis – a potentially deadly virus carried by ticks that causes brain inflammation. A British man is also said to have contracted alpha-gal syndrome after being bitten by a tick. This condition can trigger a fatal allergy…

The Conversation

The order in which you acquire diseases could affect your life expectancy – new research

More than 25% of adults in the UK have two or more long-term health conditions. This increases to 65% for people older than 65 years, and to almost 82% for those aged 85 or older.

The Independent UK

First locally acquired case of malaria reported in Maryland after 40 years

There have been more than 2,000 cases reported annually of the mosquito-borne disease in the United Stated

The Guardian - UK

Radio presenter Chris Evans diagnosed with skin cancer

Disease is in early stages, broadcaster reveals on Virgin Radio show, and says he has been told it is treatable

The Independent UK

Chris Evans reveals he’s been diagnosed with skin cancer: ‘It’s been caught early’

The former BBC Radio 2 host said the disease was found in the early stages

The Times of India

5 common causes of kidney damage and how to protect your kidneys

Causes of kidney damage

Salon

Highly-mutated Covid strain identified

Most people shouldn't be concerned about this highly mutated variant, but experts caution it has outbreak potential

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