Infected NHS blood inquiry opens with tribute to victims
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Infected NHS blood inquiry opens with tribute to victims

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/sep/24/infected-nhs-blood-inquiry-opens-with-tribute-to-victims?CMP=twt_gu&__twitter_impression=true By Owen Bowcott Investigation into scandal, thought to have killed more than 2,000 people, will start on Monday The inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal in the NHS, which is estimated to have killed more than 2,000 people since the 1970s, will open in London with a commemoration of its victims. The infected…

Obesity ‘to be linked to more female cancers’ than smoking
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Obesity ‘to be linked to more female cancers’ than smoking

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-45601052 By BBC Health news Obesity is set to overtake smoking as the biggest preventable cause of cancer in UK women by 2043, a Cancer Research UK report predicts. Currently, 12% of cancers in women are linked to smoking, and 7% to being overweight and obese. But with the number of…

Dementia: New risk factor examined
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Dementia: New risk factor examined

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This article was taken from: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323088.php By Tim Newman Over the years, scientists have identified a number of risk factors for dementia. However, according to the most recent study, that list might be incomplete. Dementia describes a group of symptoms that include a decline in memory and cognitive abilities. There are a number of conditions labeled as dementias,…

Five common misconceptions about Alzheimer’s explained
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Five common misconceptions about Alzheimer’s explained

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This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/five-common-misconceptions-about-alzheimers-explained-11503466 By Sky news On World Alzheimer’s Day, the Alzheimer’s Society puts five common misconceptions about the disease to bed. There are about 850,000 people living with various forms of dementia in the UK, according to figures from the Alzheimer’s Society. There are about 850,000 people living with various forms of…

Removing faulty brain cells staves off dementia in mice
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Removing faulty brain cells staves off dementia in mice

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/sep/19/removing-faulty-brain-cells-staves-off-dementia-in-mice By Hannah Devlin Science correspondent Researchers say that when they swept away the senescent brain cells in mice, the outwards symptoms of their dementia vanished Purging “zombie cells” from the brain could stave off the effects of dementia, a groundbreaking study has found. The research in mice is the first to show…