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Molecule in urine ‘could be the first to reveal early-stage Alzheimer’s disease’

The findings suggest a simple urine test could be used to identify people who are in the early stages of the disease.

The Independent UK

Young widow terrified children will be left orphans pleads for Scots to become live kidney donors

Mum-of-three Kerry Brown, 36, was super fit before going into complete kidney failure after being diagnosed with an extremely rare autoimmune disease called Goodpasture syndrome.

Daily Record

New Alzheimer’s drug hailed as 'beginning of the end' in quest for treatment

Clinical results suggest that the disease progression can by slowed by 27%

Wales Online

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Two Chinese cities ease COVID curbs after protests spread

The giant Chinese cities of Guangzhou and Chongqing announced an easing of COVID curbs on Wednesday, a day after demonstrators in southern Guangzhou clashed with police amid a string of protests against the world's toughest coronavirus restrictions.

Reuters

Alzheimer's drug sparks hot debate over benefits as risks like brain bleeding emerge

Eisai Co. unveiled much-anticipated findings on its experimental Alzheimer’s drug, providing tinder for the hot debate over whether its modest efficacy is worth potential risks that include serious brain bleeding.

Tribune News Service

New Alzheimer’s drug hailed as ‘beginning of the end’ in search for treatment

Lecanemab was found to slow decline in patients’ memory and thinking.

The Independent UK

Scientists hail major breakthrough in fight against Alzheimer’s as drug proven to slow disease

‘This is the first drug that provides a real treatment option,’ says leading researcher

The Independent UK

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Drug slows Alzheimer's but can it make a real difference?

New data shows an experimental Alzheimer's drug modestly slowed the brain disease's inevitable worsening

The Independent UK

Drug slows cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s patients, study reveals

Antibody therapy lecanemab removes clumps of protein called beta amyloid that builds up in brain

The Guardian - UK

Why getting your Covid-19 and flu jabs is crucial this winter – even if you’ve already been vaccinated

“I’m always first in the queue for the flu vaccine,” says Rosie Turner, 29, a comedian living in London with her girlfriend. “Now I want to get my Covid booster. I’ve had all the other Covid vaccinations.”

The Independent UK

UK faces ‘big, big shortages’ of free-range Christmas poultry

Half of free-range turkeys and geese grown for festive period have died or been culled due to bird flu, MPs told

The Guardian - UK

Northern long-eared bat, devastated by a fungus, is now listed as endangered

The Biden administration declared the northern long-eared bat endangered on Tuesday in a last-ditch effort to save a species driven to the brink of extinction by white-nose syndrome, a fungal disease.

WEKU

South Africa's prisons are a breeding ground for the spread of TB. Our model shows how

South African prisons are famously overcrowded. Prison populations are believed to exceed capacity by an overall 33%, although that number jumps to over 200% at some facilities, according to recent reports.

The Conversation

US bat species devastated by fungus now listed as endangered

The Biden administration is designating the northern long-eared bat as an endangered species

The Independent UK

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Home Office warned of ‘poor management’ of infectious diseases at Manston in July

A man from the Manston centre died at a hospital on November 19 from what may have been diphtheria

Salon

A spike in infant COVID hospitalizations

A new study from the CDC reveals something ominous about COVID-19 infections among children

Daily Mirror

'I have months to live after doctor's mistook my stomach pains as Crohn's disease'

Doctors mistakingly diagnosed Alex Jamieson, 39, with Crohn's disease but after an emergency operation, surgeons told the devastated mum she has bowel cancer - giving her only 14 months to live

Daily Record

Former St Mirren defender Barry McLaughlin welcomes new heading rules amid brain disease fears for players

The SFA have brought in new guidance to limit the amount of heading in training after research found footballers were more likely to suffer from brain disease in later life.

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Lisa Jarvis: A diabetes breakthrough in search of patients

In a first, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a therapy that slows the onset of Type 1 diabetes. Teplizumab, developed by Provention Bio, typically delays the need for insulin shots, blood-sugar monitoring, and diet control by about two years. For some, the effect lasted years longer.

Tribune News Service

Mayo Clinic Minute: Strategies to break the heart disease and diabetes link

Heart disease remains a leading cause of death around the world. And diabetes is one of the risk factors for heart disease. Diabetes is a growing global health concern, with more than 422 million people living with this metabolic disorder — the majority of those with Type 2 diabetes.

Tribune News Service

Consumer Health: Treating COPD

COPD, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is a leading cause of disability and death in the U.S., according to the American Lung Association. More than 12.5 million people have been diagnosed with COPD, but millions more may have the disease without knowing it.

Tribune News Service

Consumer Health: 10 ways to prevent diabetes complications

More than 37 million people in the U.S. have diabetes, and more than 96 million adults in the U.S. — over one-third — have prediabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Independent UK

14 symptoms of pancreatic cancer you’re most likely to ignore

A pancreatic Cancer UK specialist nurse outlines easy-to-ignore signs of the disease

Daily Mirror

Shaun Udal backs teenager Rehan Ahmed to shine if handed debut in Pakistan like he was

Former England spinner Shaun Udal enjoyed an impressive 20-year career but is now battling Parkinson's disease amid period of huge sorrow

ABC News

Indonesia aims to vaccine 1.2 million children in Aceh province as four polio cases found

The widespread immunisation campaign comes after four cases of polio were found in the country less than a decade after the World Health Organization declared it free of the deadly virus.

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