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Breakthrough drug could help people with motor neurone disease to live longer, show tests

The protein is usually given to people with kidney cancer, but could also be applied to people living with the long term condition and dramatically improve their chances of living longer

Daily Mirror

Could China's COVID-19 outbreak lead to the next variant of concern? Experts say it's not time to panic yet

With China's latest COVID-19 outbreak growing amid doubts about the reliability of official figures, there are concerns about whether it could provide the perfect conditions for a new variant of concern to emerge.

ABC News

"It's too late for me, but I'd love to see new treatments" - Former footballer Mark Taylor's hopes for MND research

The Government pledged £50m in funding for motor neurone disease (MND) research in 2022 as high profile sports stars helped put the debilitating condition under the spotlight

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My grandmother was coeliac in a time when no one knew what it meant. I think of her each time I buy my son’s loaf

Eating out in the 1980s was a minefield for my grandmother, who battled poor health for most of her life. How she would have loved the gluten-free era

The Guardian - AU

Heartbroken partner of man who died from disease 'nobody ever survived' shares moving tribute

Jade Dews said her partner Jason Tolson's death has left a "huge hole" in her life

Wales Online

Dad had back pain before life changing diagnosis

Keith Bailey has had to quit his job as a result

Liverpool Echo

Type 2 diabetes in young people puts their eyes at risk

Sixteen-year-old Karl is seen for the first time in my optometry practice. He was referred to me for a fluctuating vision problem. During his examination, I saw signs suggesting he may have diabetes, which could have explained the fluctuating vision. This suspicion became a reality when his family doctor confirmed…

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Five early signs of pancreatic cancer as man battles disease for a second time

After having pancreatic cancer twice, Charles Czajkowski is dedicating the rest of his life to raising awareness of the early symptoms

The Independent UK

China reports two COVID deaths for Jan. 7

China reported two new COVID-19 deaths in the mainland for Jan. 7, compared with three deaths a day earlier, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on Sunday.

Reuters

Florida COVID-19 hospitalizations spike; new subvariant emerges

TAMPA, Fla. — COVID-19 hospitalizations are spiking in Florida, but there’s good news as the state weathers another winter uptick of the virus.

Tribune News Service

The most underrated dystopian thriller on HBO Max ignores a simple scientific reality

'Maze Runner's experiment seems to mimic real-life rodent mazes — but not very convincingly, experts say.

Inverse

14 symptoms of pancreatic cancer you’re most likely to ignore

A pancreatic Cancer UK specialist nurse outlines easy-to-ignore signs of the disease

The Independent UK

Scots mum fears 'Corsa Cannibals' targeted car after front of vehicle ripped off

Mum-of-three Hayley, from Edinburgh, uses the car to take her eldest son who has Crohn’s disease to hospital for vital treatment.

Daily Record

Family devastated as man dies from rare disease 'nobody has ever survived'

Jason Tolson died on New Year's Day from a rare condition that has no cure

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US Approves New Drug to Treat Alzheimer's Disease

The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a highly anticipated new drug designed to slow cognitive decline in patients in mild and early stages of Alzheimer's disease. The FDA approval of the drug, Leqembi, also known as lecanemab, comes just days after the regulatory agency was harshly criticized…

Daily Mirror

Man died suddenly from rare disease on New Year's Day leaving family heartbroken

Jason Tolson succumbed to Anti-MDA5 Dermatomyositis at the age of 30, with his grieving father in law saying: 'The prognosis is very bleak because it is so rare they don't know how to treat it'

Wales Online

Mum saved son's life after donating kidney to stranger whose family gave one back in return

Dan Hogben's mother donated one of her organs to a stranger, whose family donated one back for her son

Reuters

China reports three COVID deaths for January 6

China reported three new COVID-19 deaths in the mainland for Jan. 6, compared with five deaths a day earlier, the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on Saturday.

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The FDA approved the first Alzheimer’s drug that may really work. A Penn physician explains why you probably can’t get it, yet

The FDA on Friday authorized the use of the Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab, the first drug clearly shown to slow the progress of the debilitating brain disease.

WEKU

RSV recedes and flu peaks as a new COVID variant shoots 'up like a rocket'

RSV and the flu appear to be receding in the U.S., but COVID is on the rise, new data suggests, driven by holiday gatherings and an even more transmissible omicron subvariant that has become dominant.

ABC News

Warning wombats on brink of being critically endangered as burrows wash out, diseases spread

In an effort to protect wombats during the floods, one animal conservationist has built burrows for the species as it struggles with habitat loss, disease and pneumonia.

Manchester Evening News

Man, 30, died suddenly after catching rare disease 'nobody has ever survived'

'The prognosis is very bleak because it is so rare they don't know how to treat it'

WEKU

FDA approves Alzheimer's drug that appears to modestly slow disease

An Alzheimer's drug that removes the substance amyloid from the brain has received a conditional approval from the FDA. A large study found the drug decreased the loss of thinking and memory by 27%.

The Independent UK

New hope for Alzheimer’s sufferers as FDA gives fast-track approval to experimental drug

The study also showed that Leqembi carries a risk of brain swelling and bleeding

The Independent UK

Alzheimer’s drug that slows disease progression approved by FDA

U.S. health officials have approved a new Alzheimer’s drug that modestly slows the brain-robbing disease

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