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Author heading dementia campaign (1)
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Author Terry Pratchett will hand a petition to 10 Downing Street calling for an urgent increase in funding into dementia research.Shared by tietoukka (26)Contribute comment -
Down's births rise despite tests (2)
onMore Down's syndrome babies are born in the UK than before the widespread introduction of pre-natal screening, figures show.Shared by Mark Trapp (34) Possible News To Analyze (12)
- Possible News To Analyze said: Probably due to "delayed" child-bearing and aging population.
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Dog 'sniffs out' owner's cancer (1)
onA man from north Oxfordshire credits his pet Rottweiler with sniffing out his skin cancer.Shared by tietoukka (26)Contribute comment
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Obesity 'caused before birth' (4)
onA high-fat diet in pregnancy may cause changes in the foetal brain that cause over-eating and obesity, research suggests.Contribute comment
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Cancer drug success 'on the rise' (2)
onCancer drug research is entering a new era which will mean more successful drugs for patients, says a charity.Contribute comment
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Science or sham? (1)
onDoes cognitive behavioural therapy work?Shared by bobleckridge (5)Contribute comment
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Stop now (1)
onCan a recovering alcoholic enjoy the occasional drink?Shared by Mark Trapp (34)Contribute comment
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Vitamin 'may be Alzheimer's aid' (1)
onVitamin B3 may help protect the brain from Alzheimer's disease - and even boost memory in healthy people.Shared by tietoukka (26)Contribute comment
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Cancer genetic blueprint revealed (3)
onScientists say they have worked out the complete genetic blueprint of a cancer for the first time.Contribute comment
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Child's play 'better than a jog' (1)
onUniversity research finds short sharp bursts of activity like children in the playground could be better than jogging or cycling.Shared by tietoukka (26)Contribute comment
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Teenager on acne treatment dies (1)
onA teenager dies from a suspected allergic reaction after taking a medical treatment for acne for the first time.Shared by bobleckridge (5)Contribute comment
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'Full' artificial heart implant (3)
onScientists say they have a working prototype of a fully artificial heart that is now ready for implanting in humans.Contribute comment
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Jab hope for rheumatoid arthritis (1)
onA monthly injection could halt rheumatoid arthritis in half of all patients, trial data suggests.Shared by bobleckridge (5)Contribute comment
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Hippocratic oath (5)
onWhat's in the famous medical promise and why?Contribute comment
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Want to make friends? Give them a hot drink (2)
onPeople are more likely to judge strangers as welcoming and trustworthy when they are holding a hot cup of coffee, research shows.Shared by Aqeel Ahmad (8) bobleckridge (5)Contribute comment
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Anti-obesity drug use suspended (1)
onDoctors should not prescribe anti-obesity drug rimonabant because of a risk of psychiatric problems, a watchdog warns.Shared by bobleckridge (5)Contribute comment
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Out of body (1)
onWhy a nurse became a "near death" expertShared by Squirrel Girl (1)Contribute comment
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Broccoli may undo diabetes damage (1)
onEating broccoli could reverse the damage caused by diabetes to heart blood vessels, research suggests.Shared by Hugh (0)Contribute comment
