90 m. ago One thing that could help prevent motor neurone disease and dementia

New research suggests fats – found in oily fish, nuts and seeds – affect the conditions and may boost survival

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4 h. ago Three foods could be 'vital in protecting against dementia and motor neurone disease'

The findings could bring researchers closer to a cure for deadly neurodegenerative diseases

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4 h. ago Cheap supermarket supplement could combat dementia, experts claim

A supplement costing mere pennies per pill on the high street could help protect people from debilitating dementia and motor neurone disease, research suggests.

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5 h. ago New study finds fish and nuts could lower dementia and motor neurone disease risks

A study led by the UK Dementia Research Institute and the UCL Institute of Healthy Ageing found the fats affect the conditions and may boost survival

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25 h. ago Study suggests vaping could be more harmful to health than cigarettes

The long-term health damage caused by vaping may be worse than smoking, according to a world first study, with users at risk of dementia, heart disease and organ failure

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27 h. ago Vaping could put users at risk of dementia, heart disease and organ failure, finds first study of its kind

Vaping may be worse for people’s long-term health than smoking, the author of a new study has claimed.

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31 h. ago Vaping study shows horror risks including heart disease, organ failure and dementia

An expert leading the world's first controlled study into vaping's long-term effects, believes the health threat to vapers is even worse.

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5 d. ago Sabrina Carpenter's favourite antioxidant hot drink that prevents illness

Sabrina Carpenter is a big fan of a hot drink that is packed with health benefits and has been linked to everything from weight loss to reducing your risk of heart disease

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5 d. ago Trump’s dismantling of USAid raises risk of mpox global emergency, experts warn

As administration cuts off resources from African countries to contain outbreak, workers say ‘everybody’s lost’As the Trump administration dismantles the US Agency for International Development (USAid) and retreats from funding global public health efforts, mpox – formerly known as monkeypox – is at greater risk of becoming a wider global emergency, according to aid workers and global health experts.“It’s a real mistake not to be doing everything we can to control this while we’re still able to,” said Stephen Morse, a professor of epidemiology at Columbia University focusing on risk assessment of infectious diseases. “Taking huge steps backwards is only going to make everything worse.” Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Pete Doherty puts on a brave face as he flashes a smile in first sighting since he revealed he's at risk of having his toes amputated

The Libertines singer, 45, who was diagnosed with the chronic disease last year, said the doctors warned him of the risk amid his fight with Type 2 diabetes .

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6 d. ago Scientists discover popular snack that could stop you dying early

Experts from Oxford University examined the impact of 164 environmental factors and genetic risks for 22 major diseases in half-a-million British people taking part in a long-term study.

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6 d. ago Scientists reveal surprising causes of early death from 22 diseases

Experts from Oxford University examined the impact of 164 environmental factors and genetic risks for 22 major diseases in half-a-million British people taking part in a long-term study.

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