Protein tangles in Alzheimer’s patients could help predict brain shrinkage
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Protein tangles in Alzheimer’s patients could help predict brain shrinkage

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/jan/01/protein-tangles-in-alzheimers-patients-could-help-predict-brain-shrinkage By Nicola Davis and Hannah Devlin Research suggests tangles of tau could be used to predict how much shrinkage will occur and where Tangles of a protein found inside the brain cells of people with Alzheimer’s disease can be used to predict future brain shrinkage, research suggests. In healthy people, a…

AI ‘outperforms’ doctors diagnosing breast cancer
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AI ‘outperforms’ doctors diagnosing breast cancer

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-50857759 By Fergus Walsh Medical correspondent Artificial intelligence is more accurate than doctors in diagnosing breast cancer from mammograms, a study in the journal Nature suggests. An international team, including researchers from Google Health and Imperial College London, designed and trained a computer model on X-ray images from nearly 29,000 women. The algorithm outperformed…

Scrap ‘quick-fix diets and tea-toxes’ this New Year
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Scrap ‘quick-fix diets and tea-toxes’ this New Year

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50946224 By BBC Health news If your New Year resolution is to lose some weight, avoid fad diets, because they don’t work and can be harmful, says NHS England’s top doctor. Diet pills, “tea-toxes” and appetite suppressant products are no quick fix, says Prof Stephen Powis, NHS medical director. Products…

‘Breaking point’: fears over lack of intensive care beds for children
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‘Breaking point’: fears over lack of intensive care beds for children

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/dec/29/nhs-picu-shortage-intensive-care-beds-critically-ill-children By Denis Campbell Health policy editor Exclusive: critically ill children rushed to units across England as NHS struggles to find beds Critically ill children are being rushed from one part of England to another because NHS hospitals are running short of intensive care beds in which to treat them, the Guardian can…

Free NHS hospital parking for thousands in ‘greatest need’
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Free NHS hospital parking for thousands in ‘greatest need’

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50903266 By BBC Health news Thousands more NHS patients and visitors will be able to access free hospital car parking, the government says. From April, all 206 hospital trusts in England will be expected to begin offering the concession in line with the government’s manifesto promise. Those with the “greatest need”…