22 h. ago Hope for Alzheimer's patients as new study finds supplement beloved by celebrities and biohackers can help to 'restore' lost memory

A new study by an international team of scientists has revealed a supplement hailed by biohackers and celebrities can 'restore' lost memory in Alzheimer's patients.

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50 h. ago Hospital patients with one symptom are six times more likely to die, study finds

Dyspnoea, a common symptom affecting up to one in 10 hospitalised patients, could increase the risk of death

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58 h. ago Investors’ ‘dumb transhumanist ideas’ setting back neurotech progress, say experts

Fascination of investors such as Elon Musk with uploading their brains to computers is hindering progress in curing disease, say scientistsIt has been an excellent year for neurotech, if you ignore the people funding it. In August, a tiny brain implant successfully decoded the inner speech of paralysis patients. In October, an eye restored sight to patients who had lost their vision.It would just be better, say experts, if the most famous investors in the space – tech magnates such as Elon Musk and OpenAI’s Sam Altman – were less interested in uploading their brains to computers or merging with AI. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Covid jab presents less harm for patients than the virus itself, study reveals

It comes amid previous concerns about potential harm from the jab

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2 w. ago New treatment gives hope to patients with early Alzheimer's disease

New treatment gives hope to patients with early Alzheimer's disease  CBC

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2 w. ago Warning over delaying parenthood as study finds donor eggs drive most IVF successes for women aged 43

Donor eggs drive most IVF successes for women over the age of 43, a major UK study reveals. Analysis of more than half a million patients highlights the crucial role of donor eggs for older mums.

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3 w. ago Simple blood test can pick up cancer cases in ‘false positive’ patients – study

The Galleri blood test by Grail can be given annually and looks for the DNA ‘fingerprint’ of more than 50 deadly cancers.

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