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Endometriosis, a painful and often overlooked disease, gets attention in a new film

Below the Belt highlights patients' stories and the push for new research dollars for this poorly understood disease. Here are seven surprising facts from the film.

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Former Sounder Jimmy Gabriel had CTE. His family is pushing for head safety in soccer.

TUKWILA, Wash. — Jimmy Gabriel told the best stories.

Tribune News Service

‘I’m being burned alive’: Young woman diagnosed with ‘suicide disease’ faces race against time

Desperate mother fighting to save her daughter’s life clinging on to ‘one last hope’

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New Alzheimer’s drug is first to show it slows disease. But It’s facing a rocky rollout

Eisai Co.’s breakthrough Alzheimer’s drug — the first to show it slows the brain-destroying disease — is facing a rocky rollout as doctors grapple with logistical issues, insurance uncertainties and complicated safety testing requirements.

Tribune News Service

Deadly tickborne virus that’s spreading in Europe ‘likely to reach UK’

Climate change is causing infectious ticks to move north in Europe, expert warns

The Independent UK

How diseased coral parents can restore stony coral tissue loss disease, finds study

The coral reefs across the Caribbean have been devastated by Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD), which has caused severe mortality in a number of coral species, including Pseudodiploria strigosa, which has been particularly hard hit in the Mexican Caribbean. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Study analysis behavioural patterns of people who achieve weight loss clinically

A recent study analysed the behavioural patterns of people who achieve weight loss clinically. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Shaun Udal: I’ve faced some really dark days after Parkinson’s disease diagnosis

A month before turning 50 – in February 2019 – Udal was informed by post he had been diagnosed with the degenerative and incurable condition.

The Independent UK

Genetic testing could bring in ‘new age’ of diagnostics in NHS

A new DNA test looks at genetics as a risk factor in developing heart disease.

The Independent UK

Hunter's leading causes of death revealed

1085 men and 655 women died 'potentially avoidable deaths' in four years.

Newcastle Herald

Running Daily May Help Slow Parkinson’s Disease, Study Finds

Intensive exercise boosts production of protein that aids neuron survival, potentially slowing symptoms

Zenger

Rev. Jesse Jackson stepping down from Rainbow/PUSH Coalition; successor to be named soon

Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease eight years ago, is stepping down from the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, the influential Chicago-based civil rights organization he founded through its predecessor, Operation PUSH, more than 50 years ago.

Chicago Tribune

Andhra Pradesh to kick-start massive cancer screening programme in September

AP govt to launch 1st-of-its-kind massive cancer screening for all over 30. CCC programme to ensure no cancer patient needs to leave state for treatment. Training of MLHPs & MOs underway; screening to begin soon. 62K new cancer cases in state/yr; early detection key. Govt to provide land for Health…

The Hindu

How food companies ‘sweetened the world’ – and increased the risk of disease

The hard sell of ultra-processed foods in developing countries as being ‘good for you’ gives children a taste for sugar and salt that could have lasting effects on their health

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Why are there fears of a London measles outbreak and what can be done?

Low MMR vaccine uptake in some areas means there could be a surge in cases of the infectious disease

The Independent UK

UK officials warn low measles immunization rates could lead to tens of thousands of cases in London

Britain’s Health Security Agency said that measles vaccination rates in parts of London have dropped so low that the capital could see tens of thousands of cases of the rash-causing disease

Fortune

Not brushing or flossing regularly? You could be hurting your body’s ability to fight off Alzheimer's disease. What you need to know

Oral health is whole-body health—you probably heard the adage at your dentist’s office, or way back in high school health class. New research proves it to be true to an even greater extent.

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Regular monitoring is ‘vital’ to catching zucchini diseases early and saving your plants

Learn the signs to look out for and measures to take to help keep zucchini healthy

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Indo-Japanese researchers develop ‘disease-modifying’ treatment for Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy

Researchers have developed a disease-modifying treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), a rare genetic disease, using a food additive — a beta-glucan produced by N-163 strain of a yeast Aureobasidium pullulans.

WEKU

WKU bicyclists to stop in Lexington during cross-country fundraiser to battle Alzheimer’s Disease

The latest bicycle trip across America by a group raising money for Alzheimer’s Disease research and support will pause for a fundraiser in Lexington Friday afternoon.

The Conversation

Young-onset Alzheimer’s can be diagnosed from as early as 30 – and the symptoms are often different

Alzheimer’s disease is often thought of as a condition that only affects the elderly. But around 3.9 million people worldwide aged 30-64 live with young-onset Alzheimer’s disease – a form of dementia in which symptoms appear before the age of 65.

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Time to Capitalize on These 3 Hot Biotech Stocks

The biotech industry is well-positioned for growth thanks to rising demand for quality healthcare, the prevalence of chronic diseases, and the government’s push to boost domestic biotech production and research. To that end, it could be wise to buy fundamentally strong biotech stocks Corcept Therapeutics (CORT), Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND), and…

Chicago Sun-Times

White Sox’ Liam Hendriks receives Jimmy V Award for Perseverance at ESPYs

Hendriks told the audience that he pitched much of the 2022 season with non-Hodgkin lymphoma before being diagnosed with an advanced stage of the disease.

WEKU

RFK Jr. is building a presidential campaign around conspiracy theories

The latest member of the Kennedy dynasty to run for president regularly shares a dizzying range of falsehoods and conspiracy theories on podcasts and at other campaign appearances.

LiveScience

Dire wolves and saber-toothed cats may have gotten arthritis as they inbred themselves to extinction

Bones from the two ancient predatory species were found in the La Brea tar pits in what is now West Hollywood and showed signs of bone disease not normally seen in wild animals.

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