Genetic variants reduce risk of Alzheimer’s disease
A DNA study of over 10,000 people by UCL scientists has identified a class of gene variants that appear to protect against Alzheimer’s disease. The findings, published in Annals of Human Genetics, suggest these naturally occurring gene variants reduce the…
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Cobbler's thumb cut off during shoe accident, replaced by his big toe
Fox News Flash top headlines for Jan. 26 Fox News Flash top headlines for Jan. 26 are here. Check out what’s clicking on FoxNews.com Doctors can do amazing things these days. After losing his thumb in a horrific shoe repair…
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‘No doubt’ e-cigarettes harmful: WHO
Electronic cigarettes are harmful both to users and bystanders exposed to the fumes, the World Health Organization says in a report warning they can damage growing foetuses and impact teenagers’ brains. So-called electronic nicotine delivery systems, or ENDS, have been…
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Coronavirus Infection: Origin, Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, Precautions and other details
Coronavirus Infection Origin, Symptoms, Causes, Treatment: Scientists, researchers and doctors are working on studying the virus also known as 2019-CoV. What is Coronavirus? As a group of viruses that is zoonotic in nature, coronaviruses are transmitted between animals and people….
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N95 mask: Best masks for coronavirus – Do N95 respirator masks protect you from virus?
Across the globe cases of coronavirus are on the increase, with the majority in China where the virus originated. As of Tuesday morning, there were 20,438 cases of coronavirus in China and more than 185 reported across more than two…
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Malnutrition is on the rise in older adults
While the obesity crisis is still considered the foremost public health epidemic in the west, one often overlooked condition is quickly becoming a growing concern. Malnutrition, sometimes referred to as under-nutrition, affects an estimated 3 million people in the UK…
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Caprice Bourret health: Star forced to quit TV show in the past due to deadly condition
Caprice Bourret, 48, was absent from ITV’s Dancing On Ice competition last week after rumours of a “fallout” with her partner Hamish Gaman. The reason for the star’s absence was not clear at the time, which left viewers concerned for…
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Six-year-old boy with cancer was taken to his GP 11 times
Boy, six, visited his GP 11 TIMES before he was taken to A&E and diagnosed with the ‘largest tumour medics had ever seen’ Ellis Edwards, from Bournemouth, has stage four aggressive neuroblastoma The rare childhood cancer caused a tumour to crush…
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Baby box: Child welfare experts say use of sleep boxes could potentially put infants’ lives at risk
Having a baby can be expensive. So it’s maybe not surprising that many retailers around the world have cottoned on to the success of Finland’s baby boxes—a package aimed to set up new parents and their bundle of joy. The…
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‘Chromosome shattering’: Understanding chromothripsis in human cancer
Researchers at Harvard Medical School and EMBL-EBI have carried out the largest analysis across cancer types of the newly discovered mutational phenomenon chromothripsis. This study is the largest of its kind to date, containing whole-genome sequencing (WGS) data from over…
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