Current heart attack screening tools fail to identify half the people who are at risk, study shows
Current cardiac screening tools used to prevent heart attacks fail to identify nearly half of the people who are actually at risk of having one
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Doubling up to limit weight gain: Improving diet and exercise together provides the more effective route, study finds
Improving diet and increasing physical activity levels together may be more effective at preventing weight gain—particularly harmful fat inside the abdomen—than just changing one of
What is the UK Covid inquiry and how does it work?
The inquiry into the government’s handling of the pandemic has heard from politicians, civil servants, experts and bereaved families.
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Oral arginine reduces amyloid buildup in Alzheimer’s models
Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, is one of the leading causes of dementia worldwide, and currently has no definitive cure. Although antibody-based therapies
Study clarifies how spermine can guard against Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s
Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have clarified how spermine – a small molecule that regulates many processes in the body’s cells – can
Astrocyte-driven approach shows potential to reverse cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s
Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have discovered a natural mechanism that clears existing amyloid plaques in the brains of mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease
Breakthrough medium transforms canine stem cells into beating cardiomyocytes
In research, induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells are derived from skin, urine, or blood samples and developed into other cells, like heart tissue, that researchers
Study shows gluten sensitivity is driven by gut–brain interactions rather than gluten
A landmark study has revealed that gluten sensitivity, which affects approximately 10 per cent of the global population, is not actually about gluten but part
Non-smoker diagnosed with lung cancer at 37 demands ‘urgent action’
Jules Fielder is using Instagram to raise awareness of lung cancer in young women.
WHO declares end of Indonesia’s poliovirus outbreak following yearslong vaccination campaign
The World Health Organization has declared Indonesia’s polio outbreak officially over following nearly three years of intensive response efforts
‘Toxic’ No 10 culture harmed Covid response, inquiry finds
Boris Johnson, Dominic Cummings and Matt Hanock are all criticised for contributing to poor Covid decision-making.
UK did ‘too little, too late’, leading to thousands more Covid deaths – inquiry
Report on government decision-making says delays cost 23,000 lives in the first wave in England.
Specialized neurons help the brain detect where words begin and end
Why is it so easy to hear individual words in your native language, but in a foreign language they run together in one long stream