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Steve Thompson's early dementia symptoms as rugby ace says success 'wasn't worth it'

Early onset dementia is caused by genetic mutations that run in families, but the disease may also be more pronounced by lifestyle factors, including athletes who have taken many traumatic injuries over their careers

Daily Mirror

British scientists develop simple eye test that could predict death

Technique could help reach more people due to proposed ‘high-street availability’

The Independent UK

Rugby chiefs urged to end contact training to reduce motor neurone disease risk

A study led by the University of Glasgow looked at former Scotland internationals.

The Independent UK

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Rugby players 15 times more likely to develop motor neurone disease, new research finds

Research led by the University of Glasgow found evidence of an increased risk of motor neurone disease among former rugby players

The Independent UK

Today's rugby news as Warren Gatland gets new job and world bosses told to cut games

The latest rugby headlines and news bulletins from Wales and beyond

Wales Online

Animals we’ve lost: the vivid ‘waving’ frog that vanished suddenly

Chiriquí harlequin frogs went extinct in 1996 due to a fungal disease that has driven the decline of 501 amphibian species

The Guardian - US

Simple eye test could predict death from cardiovascular disease

Technique could help reach more people due to proposed ‘high-street availability’

The Independent UK

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Rugby urged to cut matches as study finds players’ risk of MND is 15 times higher

The study also found increased risks of dementia and Parkinson’s disease as consultant said contact training during the week ‘should be a thing of the past’

The Guardian - UK

AI eye checks can predict heart disease risk in less than minute, finds study

Breakthrough opens door to a highly effective, non-invasive test that does not need to be done in a clinic

The Guardian - UK

Study finds ex-rugby internationals' risk of neurodegenerative diseases is between two and 15 times higher than the public's

Researchers call for action to reduce the risks of head impact and traumatic brain injury in all sports, as a new study finds former men's rugby internationals have more than double the risk of neurodegenerative disease, with players' risk of motor neurone disease 15 times that of the general population.

ABC News

Rugby authorities urged to cut out contact training to reduce the risk of MND

Research led by the University of Glasgow found evidence of an increased risk of motor neurone disease among former rugby players.

The Independent UK

New simple eye test will use AI to predict death from a heart condition

People at risk of stroke, heart attack and other circulatory conditions could undergo RV (artificial intelligence enabled retinal vasculometry) during routine visits to the opticians

Daily Mirror

ITV viewers 'in tears' as Jeremy Paxman lifts lid on life with Parkinson's diagnosis

Jeremy Paxman presented the new ITV documentary Paxman: Putting Up with Parkinson's, about his Parkinson's diagnosis last year

Daily Mirror

Judge tosses charges against 7 people in Flint water crisis

A judge has dismissed charges against seven people in the Flint water scandal, including two former state health officials blamed for deaths from Legionnaires’ disease

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

World Meningitis Day 2024: Symptoms, treatment and how it is spread

The aim of World Meningitis Day is to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of the disease

Daily Mirror

Rugby players 15 times more likely to suffer devastating motor neurone disease

Scottish union legend Doddie Weir and league super star Rob Burrow are among the rugby players diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease - which kills nerves that carry messages from the brain to muscles

The Conversation

New Alzheimer's drug slows cognitive decline – and may be available as early as next year

Lecanemab is the first drug to help improve the symptoms of Alzheimer’s by slowing the disease. These are very promising results, although the only data we have at the moment is from the drugmaker’s press release.

Daily Record

Six lesser-known Parkinson's symptoms as Jeremy Paxman opens up about diagnosis

The former Newsnight star has revealed his doctor spotted his Parkinson's disease while watching him on University Challenge.

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Daily Mirror

Heart disease: Sitting down for too long can increase risk, expert warns

Reducing the time you spend sitting down is 'just as important' as regular exercise and can help slash your risk of developing heart disease, claims nutritionist Daisy Whitbread

Evening Standard

What is Parkinson’s disease? Jeremy Paxman says it ‘makes you wish you hadn’t been born’

The former BBC journalist is one of thousands to put his name to a charter calling on the Government to do more to support those with the disease

Wales Online

Swansea City legends unite to raise funds in memory of Lenny Johnrose

A star-studded event will take place this month to raise funds for Swansea's Former Players' Association and the Motor Neurone Disease Association.

The New Daily

Ice bucket challenge helps to fund FDA-approved motor neurone medication

Millions of dollars raised during the ice bucket challenge craze of 2014 have been used in the development of a new FDA-approved treatment.

Reuters

WHO to request cholera vaccines for Haiti, expects further spread

The World Health Organization is setting up tents to treat cholera in Haiti and will also request a supply of oral vaccines against the disease that has unexpectedly returned to a country paralysed by a gang blockade, a WHO spokesperson said.

Tribune News Service

This pharmacist is taking a loss to share the monkeypox vaccine. Here’s why

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Pucci’s Pharmacy co-owner Clint Hopkins heeded his conscience and the Sacramento County public health team’s call for help with vaccinating people at high-risk of contracting monkeypox.

Tribune News Service

Mayo Clinic expert offers perspective on experimental Alzheimer's disease drug

According to drugmakers Eisai and Biogen, a Phase 3 clinical study on a potential new Alzheimer's disease drug shows promise. The study findings show that the drug, lecanemab, reduced clinical decline of people with Alzheimer's disease by 27% compared with a placebo after 18 months of treatment.

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