Does our immune system hold the key to beating Alzheimer’s disease?
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Does our immune system hold the key to beating Alzheimer’s disease?

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/mar/03/alzheimers-disease-immune-system-immunotherapy-vaccine By Philip Ball Incurable and increasingly prevalent, Alzheimer’s has long puzzled the research community. Now scientists believe the human body may be the best line of defence Half a million people in the UK are living with Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia. And while the risks generally increase with…

Quick pregnancy safe after stillbirth, study finds
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Quick pregnancy safe after stillbirth, study finds

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47403437 By BBC Health news There is no reason to delay having another baby after a stillbirth, research in the Lancet suggests. Although women are often told to wait for a year before getting pregnant again, there is little evidence to back up this advice. This international study of 14,000 births found…

Salisbury nerve agent attack: Hospital praised for response to novichok poisoning
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Salisbury nerve agent attack: Hospital praised for response to novichok poisoning

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/salisbury-nerve-agent-attack-hospital-praised-for-response-to-novichok-poisoning-11651379 By Paul Keslso, health corespondent at Sky News The Care Quality Commission has rated the hospital as “outstanding” following the nerve agent incident almost a year ago. Salisbury Hospital has been praised by regulators for its response to the novichok nerve agent attack that killed one woman and left four others…

Parkinson’s patients have tubes placed in brain in protein study
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Parkinson’s patients have tubes placed in brain in protein study

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/feb/27/parkinsons-patients-tube-implant-study-drug-delivery-system By Press Association New drug-delivery system could also be used to treat brain tumours and strokes People with Parkinson’s disease have been fitted with an implant that can deliver drugs directly to the brain through a port in the side of their head, in a pioneering study. The device was…

Health minister: NHS must lead the world in genomic healthcare
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Health minister: NHS must lead the world in genomic healthcare

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/health-minister-nhs-must-lead-the-world-in-genomic-healthcare By Department of Health and Social Care The government will today announce a new National Genomic Healthcare Strategy and measures to improve services for people with rare diseases. The government will today announce a new National Genomic Healthcare Strategy to ensure the UK is able to offer a predictive, preventative and…