Number of over 85s in UK to double in 25 years, amid fears of social care crisis escalating
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Number of over 85s in UK to double in 25 years, amid fears of social care crisis escalating

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/10/21/health/e-cigarettes-quit-smoking-uk-study/index.html By Gabriella Swerling, social affairs editor The number of over 85s in the UK is set to double within the next 25 years, new data reveals, amid fears of the social care crisis escalating. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today published data showing national population projections. Researchers found…

Cancer research: Scientists seek clues to how disease ‘is born’
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Cancer research: Scientists seek clues to how disease ‘is born’

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50088180 By BBC Health News British and American scientists are teaming up to search for the earliest signs of cancer in a bid to detect and treat the disease before it emerges They plan to “give birth” to cancer in the lab to see exactly what it looks like “on…

Air pollution ‘triggers hundreds more heart attacks and strokes’
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Air pollution ‘triggers hundreds more heart attacks and strokes’

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50119981 By BBC Health news Sudden spikes in air pollution in the UK trigger hundreds more heart attacks, strokes and acute asthma attacks on those days, research suggests. A team at King’s College London looked at data from London, Birmingham, Bristol, Derby, Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham, Oxford and Southampton. Days when…

Microphone could diagnose ‘noisy’ arthritic knees
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Microphone could diagnose ‘noisy’ arthritic knees

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50071602 By BBC Health News Technology used by engineers to listen for faults in bridges could be used to diagnose ‘noisy’ arthritic knees, a study suggests. It involved a tiny microphone being attached to participants’ knees to pick up high-frequency sounds. Although not audible to humans, the waveforms can be…

Fat found in overweight people’s lungs
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Fat found in overweight people’s lungs

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50081456 By BBC Health News Fatty tissue has been found in the lungs of overweight and obese people for the first time. Australian researchers analysed lung samples from 52 people and found the amount of fat increased in line with body mass index. They said their findings could explain why…