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Sleeping less than five hours linked to multiple diseases in later life

Scientists recommend getting between seven and eight hours of sleep every night.

Evening Standard

Inaction over lack of exercise will cost £24bn a year globally by 2030, WHO warns

Exercise could help prevent 500m new cases of diseases such as diabetes, cancer and stroke – but government policies are lagging behind

The Guardian - UK

Alcohol-induced deaths in Australia at their highest in 10 years

Health experts point to late-stage liver disease, neurodegenerative diseases and heart failure as conditions that can be caused by long-term drinking

The Guardian - AU

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Global leaders commit $4 billion in funding at World Health Summit to eradicate polio

The funding will go towards the Global Polio Eradication Initiative’s (GPEI) 2022-2026 Strategy to end the highly infectious viral disease.

ABC News

Ovarian cancer: 1 in 4 patients ‘see GP three times before referral for tests’

‘Seven years ago, I had symptoms of ovarian cancer but didn’t realise. I didn’t know at the time that the bloating, abdominal pain, feeling full and needing to wee more urgently were all signs,’ says one patient

The Independent UK

Belfast mum on how fitness and friendship helped her overcome breast cancer 'misdiagnosis'

Mum-of-three Nicola Walsh is raising awareness after the disease was 'missed' in earlier tests

Belfast Live

Sleeping less than five hours increases risk of cancer, diabetes and heart disease, research shows

Researchers recommended getting between seven and eight hours of sleep every night

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First bird flu cases in wild birds reported in Los Angeles County this year

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County health officials announced that seven geese and a heron have tested positive for avian flu, marking the first time the disease has been detected in the county this year.

Los Angeles Times

Rob Burrow Living with MND: Fans react to ‘heartbreaking and inspiring’ documentary on former rugby star

The 40-year-old requires constant care due to the life-altering disease

The Independent UK

Adults sleeping five hours or less a night have increased risk of chronic illnesses, study finds

Adults who sleep for five hours or less a night are more likely to develop two or more chronic diseases once they get older, research has found.

ABC News

Humans are 8% virus – how the ancient viral DNA in your genome plays a role in human disease and development

Remnants of ancient viral pandemics in the form of viral DNA sequences embedded in our genomes are still active in healthy people, according to new research my colleagues and I recently published.

The Conversation

Are robots made from frogs cells the future of healthcare? This scientist thinks so

Dr Douglas Blackiston describes xenobots as 'computer-designed life forms' and says they could help researchers learn more about various human diseases.

ABC News

Five hours of sleep a night raises risk of heart disease, cancer and diabetes

Older people are 40 percent more likely to develop at least two life-threatening illnesses, according to a new study.

Daily Record

'Gruesome' smoking experiments on mice happened at University of Newcastle

Mice were forced into tiny plastic tubes and cigarette smoke pumped directly into their nostrils.

Newcastle Herald

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The Independent UK

Five hours’ sleep is tipping point for poor health, study suggests

Scientists recommend getting between seven and eight hours of sleep every night

Leeds Live

Lindsey Burrow's real life from meeting Rob as teenage sweethearts to being his rock since MND diagnosis

Rob revealed that he was glad to have his wife by his side during his fight against the deadly disease

Wales Online

'I'm a prisoner in my own body', rugby league star Rob Burrow's heartbreaking admission in new documentary as he battles motor neurone disease

Documentary Rob Burrow: Living With MND explores how life has changed following his diagnosis

Wales Online

Menopause doctors debunk myths about HRT amid shortage

The treatment can help combat the unpleasant and often debilitating symptoms associated with the menopause, but right now there is a shortage

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Dublin Live

Ex RTE star Gareth O'Callaghan asks for 'prayers' as wife becomes suddenly unwell

Gareth was diagnosed a rare life-changing and incurable disease in recent years

Daily Mirror

'Midwife said my baby had an STI so I thought husband was cheating - then I discovered truth'

Jenna Barnes, 43, was horrified after a midwife told her that her newborn son had tested positive for sexually transmitted disease gonorrhoea - before later admitting she'd read it wrongly

Evening Standard

The answer to detecting motor neurone disease a decade early may lie in your poo

Researchers believe that earlier diagnosis may lead to an eventual cure

Zenger

Teen With Brittle Bone Disease Sets World Record For Longest Raised Leg Hold

You never know what you can or can’t do until you try, he said.

The Independent UK

Horrified disease experts urge farmer to stop cuddling Emmanuel the emu dying of bird flu as photos go viral

Viral bird fights for life as experts warn against close contact with infected creatures

Daily Record

Motor neurone disease could be spotted in gut 14 years before symptoms appear

MND patients had markers in other parts of the body often years before brain symptoms.

Zenger

Teen With Brittle Bone Disease Sets World Record For The Longest Raised Leg Hold

A teenager living with an incurable brittle bone disease has set a world record for the longest raised leg hold

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