8 h. ago Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s charities identify new ways to reuse current drugs

Experts said there are ‘commonalities’ between the diseases which mean some drugs may work for both.

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13 h. ago How your ear wax could tell you if you have Parkinson’s disease, according to experts

You may be able to smell the difference

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6 d. ago Glastonbury Festival issued major warning by experts over 'super spreader' disease

As hundreds of thousands of festival-goers get ready to head to Glastonbury later this month, worries over possible measles outbreaks have been raised by experts

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6 d. ago Glastonbury warning over 'superspreader' fears of world's most contagious disease

Glastonbury festival could be an epicentre for a highly infectious disease which is supposedly about to surge the the UK – with experts releasing stern warnings

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9 d. ago Hidden signs of terrifying cancer that's rising faster that colon cancer in young people

Doctors have been sounding the alarm over the colon cancer epidemic among young people-but experts now say there is another form of the deadly disease that youngsters need to be aware of.

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1 week ago Brain cancer breakthrough as experts discover new electric therapy for deadliest disease

Experts in the US have used a new kind of treatment on glioblastoma patients and are hopeful about the results - the treatment uses electric waves to try and disrupt cancer cells

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1 week ago RFK Jr to remove all members of CDC panel advising on US vaccines

Health secretary says he’s getting rid of members sitting on panel of vaccine experts and reconstituting the committeeThe health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, is getting rid of all members sitting on a key US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel of vaccine experts and reconstituting the committee, he said on Monday.Kennedy is retiring and replacing all 17 members of the CDC’s advisory committee for immunization practices, he wrote in piece published in the Wall Street Journal. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Anyone with roses in their garden urged to take swift action in June

If you notice your plants are not looking as healthy as they should be, they could have fallen victim to this disease, according to one expert

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1 week ago Alzheimer’s blood test can spot people with early symptoms, study suggests

New test accurately diagnoses dementia by examining two proteins in blood plasma, US researchers findA new blood test for Alzheimer’s disease can accurately detect people with early symptoms, research suggests.Experts from the Mayo Clinic in the US have provided further evidence that blood tests can work to accurately diagnose dementia by examining two proteins in blood plasma. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Warning UK 'not prepared' for next major disease outbreak like foot and mouth

The UK is not ready for another outbreak of a major animal disease like foot and mouth or bird flu, experts have warned, as it emerged just 5% of live animal imports are undergoing physical checks

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2 w. ago Chief medical officer ‘anxious’ about US leaving World Health Organisation

Sir Gregor Smith said the move leaves a ‘gap’ in how experts understand emerging diseases.

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2 w. ago As diabetes cases surge 40 per cent in a decade, and one in ten of us will soon have the disease, experts discover a shocking risk factor doctors have missed

Research suggests that diabetes can be triggered by gum disease - thought to affect about four in ten of people and concerningly on the rise, according to studies.

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3 w. ago REVEALED: The one thing you can do for your child to slash their odds of bowel cancer in later life

The research sheds light on cancer's early origins, offering insight into a disease that develops over decades, rather than months or years, said experts.

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3 w. ago First subtle sign of dementia that can strike 20 years before disease sets in

Scientists may be one step closer to a cure for Alzheimer's , after pinpointing telltale signs of the memory-robbing disease that can occur up to twenty years before symptoms strike.

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3 w. ago Subtle warning signs of dementia everyone should know, according to expert who watched her grandma, mum and dad develop the disease

An inspiring dementia specialist has warned others as her mother was recently diagnosed with the devastating illness which her father and grandmother died from.

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4 w. ago Scientist verdict on 'rare incident' as mad cow disease found on UK farm

Experts say the risk of onward transmission of mad cow disease has been 'entirely removed'

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