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Over-65s twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s within a year of Covid infection, according to study

Researchers from the Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio analysed the electronic health records of 6.2 million adults

Evening Standard

8 things science warns will accelerate ageing

As a new study confirms drinking too much really does make you look older, Lisa Salmon looks into other lifestyle factors that may contribute too

The Independent UK

Study reveals why some ‘super-agers’ have sharp memories into their 80s

Scientists hope understanding brains of ‘super-agers’ could lead to breakthroughs with Alzheimer’s and other degenerative diseases

The Independent UK

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New Covid warning over symptom that affects sleep

‘Isn’t that strange?’ scientist says as he shares different disease caused by BA.5

The Independent UK

Lisa Jarvis: Long COVID has become a parallel pandemic

The price of “living with COVID” in a free and open society is turning out to be much heftier than public health experts predicted.

Tribune News Service

Covid warning to everyone aged 66 and above

New research has found over 65s who contract covid increase their risk of getting Alzheimer's

Liverpool Echo

Europe and UK hit by ‘unprecedented’ number of bird flu cases this summer

Poultry farmers from Arctic to Portugal reported 2,500 outbreaks in past year, with migrating birds taking avian flu to North America

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Having had Covid can increase risk of Alzheimer's by 80% for some people

Researchers aren't certain whether COVID-19 triggers new development of Alzheimer’s disease or accelerates its emergence

Wales Online

Bird flu outbreak could ruin Christmas as millions of turkeys have to be culled

Around three million turkeys have been culled so far amid a bird flu outbreak that has led to special protection zones being established in Norfolk, Suffolk, parts of Essex and the south-west

Daily Mirror

Cholera kills at least seven in Haiti as disease returns

Haiti on Sunday said at least seven people have died of cholera in a surprise return of the disease that comes as the nation is paralyzed by a gang blockade that has triggered shortages of fuel and clean drinking water.

Reuters

Chronic kidney disease is on the rise, and COVID-19 is making matters worse

Many people don't find out their kidneys are failing until it is too late. Here's what you need to know about chronic kidney disease.

ABC News

Study on rare genetic diseases among diverse demographics in India

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Over-65s who had Covid are 80 per cent more likely to develop Alzheimer’s, study reveals

It is unclear whether coronavirus triggers new development of the disease or accelerates its emergence

The Independent UK

Certain U.S. states may be close to losing herd immunity to a deadly virus

There are communities in the U.S. that have lower-than-necessary polio vaccination rates.

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Daily Mirror

Disabled woman's fury after builders rip up bungalow flooring and refuse to replace it

Caroline James, 57, who has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, was told by an inspector her floor needed replacing due to rot - but after a major back and forth workers eventually ripped it up but are refusing to replace it

Dynamite News

Researchers find how ticks weaken skin's defense function

Scientists have yet to fully comprehend why ticks are such hazardous disease vectors. Read more on Dynamite News

Daily Mirror

'I knew I'd get breast cancer like Sarah Beeny - our family has been riddled with it'

Janis Deville-Hallam's mother Eileen developed breast cancer at a similar age to her in 1984 - many of the family have been struck by the disease which is 'like a sword over all of our heads'

Wales Online

The military veterans, firefighters and grieving families pushing themselves to run Cardiff Half Marathon

From attempting to complete a Guinness World Record to running in a full fire kit weighing 45lbs, here's what some Cardiff Half Marathon runners had to say ahead of the race

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WEKU

The Ice Bucket Challenge wasn't just for social media. It helped fund a new ALS drug

In 2014, it was hard to miss the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge that set out to raise money to fund research for the disease. And it paid off. A new treatment was funded by $2.2 million of the funds raised.

The Hindu

KLE performs eight heart transplants

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The New Daily

‘Historic moment’: Drug slows cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s

It's being widely reported that an experimental drug has slowed the cognitive decline and brain damage in Alzheimer's patients.

The Independent UK

NIH to fund unproven ALS drugs under patient-backed law

The U.S. government will soon spend $25 million to help patients access experimental drugs for the incurable illness known as Lou Gehrig's disease

Salon

A fall COVID surge? Yeah, I know

Leaves are falling, temperatures are dropping — how about another COVID surge with that hot cider?

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Govt prepares for flu-COVID double whammy

Japan could be hit by a disease double whammy this winter, with the simultaneous spread of the flu and COVID-19.

Daily Mirror

BBC presenter diagnosed with Parkinson's after struggling to open Waitrose bag

Former BBC Radio 4 presenter Mark Mardell has revealed he has Parkinson's disease after admitting he had difficulty opening items from Waitrose supermarket in a candid interview

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