BEAST FROM THE EAST: NHS warns people to stay well and stock up as Siberian weather arrives

BEAST FROM THE EAST: NHS warns people to stay well and stock up as Siberian weather arrives

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/beast-from-the-east-nhs-warns-people-to-stay-well-and-stock-up-as-siberian-weather-arrives-1-9037453 By Weather reporter The NHS is urging people across the North East and North Cumbria to take care of themselves and their neighbours as freezing weather blows in this week. Cold weather can be very harmful to health and around 25,000 more people die over the course of each winter compared…

Brain donation urged by Cardiff dementia research centre

Brain donation urged by Cardiff dementia research centre

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-43084710 By By Natalie Crockett BBC News Older people in Wales are being urged to think about donating their brains after they die to help scientists researching dementia. Researchers at Cardiff University are not actively recruiting at the moment but are still keen to hear from people aged over 85 without a diagnosis….

How to help someone who is suffering from an eating disorder

How to help someone who is suffering from an eating disorder

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/health/how-to-help-someone-who-is-suffering-from-an-eating-disorder-a3775116.html By Alice Howarth at the Evening Standard news. If you are in need of support please visit Dr Bijlani’s website at Roehampton Hospital: https://www.priorygroup.com/locations/priory-hospital-roehampton-london A doctor reveals the best way to support your loved one If someone you love is suffering from an eating disorder, whether that’s anorexia nervosa, bulimia, orthorexia or any other type, it…

Testing tears could lead to cheap and effective Parkinson’s disease screening

Testing tears could lead to cheap and effective Parkinson’s disease screening

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/parkinsons-disease-tears-test-screening-crying-protein-neurology-a8223491.html By Alex Matthews-King Health Correspondent Parkinson’s patients’ tears had more than five times the level of abnormal molecule which forms nerve damaging clumps A few shed tears could open up a cheap way to screen patients for Parkinson’s disease, allowing earlier diagnosis and, potentially, treatment that can delay the disease. Researchers analysing the…

Mini tumours grown in lab are breakthrough for medicine tests

Mini tumours grown in lab are breakthrough for medicine tests

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/mini-tumours-grown-in-lab-are-breakthrough-for-medicine-tests-11262358 By Thomas Moore, Science Correspondent The tests could tell doctors which treatment would be most effective, and avoid putting patients through unnecessary suffering. Scientists have successfully grown mini versions of patients’ tumours in a lab – and then tested them against dozens of drugs to find the best possible treatment. The…