Breast cancer risk from using HRT is ‘twice what was thought’
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Breast cancer risk from using HRT is ‘twice what was thought’

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/aug/29/breast-cancer-risk-from-using-hrt-is-twice-what-was-thought By Sarah Boseley Health editor Study prompts medicines regulator to advise all women using HRT to remain vigilant The risk of breast cancer from using hormone replacement therapy is double what was previously thought, according to a major piece of research, which confirms that HRT is a direct cause of…

Millions in Britain at risk of poor-quality later life, report says
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Millions in Britain at risk of poor-quality later life, report says

Byangie vallejo

To read more click on the link: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/mar/13/millions-in-britain-at-risk-of-poor-quality-later-life-report-says By Amelia Hill at the Guardian news Ageing population and stretched care services leave poorest most vulnerable A landmark report on the state of ageing in Britain has warned that a significant proportion of people are at risk of spending later life in poverty, ill-health and hardship. Britain is…

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

Byangie vallejo

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…

Alzheimer’s link to herpes virus in brain, say scientists
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Alzheimer’s link to herpes virus in brain, say scientists

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jun/21/alzheimers-link-to-herpes-virus-in-brain-say-scientists By Hannah Devlin Science correspondent Research reveals strains of virus more abundant in brains with early stage of disease, though uncertainly whether virus is a trigger or a symptom The presence of viruses in the brain has been linked to Alzheimer’s disease in research that challenges conventional theories about the onset of…

Critically ill ‘should not be made to die away from home’
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Critically ill ‘should not be made to die away from home’

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: Toby Helm Political editor By Better funded end-of-life care would be fairer and cost less, says IPPR report One in three people who die in hospital could spend their final days at home if the government introduces and adequately funds a modern community-based health and social care system, a new report says….