Hope Virgo Meets And Inspires Patients at Priory Eating Disorder Clinic

· Mental health campaigner Hope Virgo visited Life Works Hospital in Woking, Surrey · Author of “Stand Tall Little Girl; facing anorexia” regularly shares positive updates and motivational posts about her recovery with thousands on Instagram · Hope has been in recovery from an eating disorder for over a decade · Life Works Director Steve […]

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Treatment Of Pain Is A Challenge In Alzheimer’s Disease

The treatment and management of pain in people with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) can be a challenge due to problems in communication and uncommon symptoms of pain. Opioid painkillers are widely prescribed, but not without adverse effects. Finding the best course of treatment to alleviate pain in people with Alzheimer’s disease is a complex and multifaceted […]

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Calls For Flexibility To All ‘Game Changing’ Cancer Treatments

Sarcoma UK is calling on the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), NHS England, and pharmaceutical companies to have flexibility so that cancer patients in England with few treatment options can access the latest treatments as soon as possible. National bone and soft tissue cancer charity, Sarcoma UK, was disappointed to see that […]

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The Emperor Is Naked: Aluminium Is A Cause Of Alzheimer’s Disease

Regular readers of my blogs on this platform will know that I believe that aluminium has a role to play in Alzheimer’s disease (No aluminium, no Alzheimer’s disease). The research that finally affirmed this opinion showed very high levels of aluminium in brain tissue in individuals who died of familial Alzheimer’s disease (Aluminium in brain […]

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Increased Risk of Head & Brain Injury Among Persons With Alzheimer’s Using Antipsychotics

The use of antipsychotics is associated with increased risks of head and brain injuries among persons with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland. The risk increase was highest at the initiation of antipsychotic use. The results were published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS). “As […]

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Cancers Engaged in Evolutionary Arms Race with Immune System

‘- Aggressive stomach and gullet cancers evolve escape routes under selective pressure from immune system – Findings underline importance of cancer evolution, and could help optimise immunotherapy Aggressive, highly mutated cancers evolve escape routes in response to immune attacks in an ‘evolutionary arms race’ between cancer and the immune system, a new study reports. Gullet […]

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New Possible Strategy for Treating Chronic Pain Due to Burns

 New research shows how second-degree burns cause hard-to-treat chronic pain, and this understanding may be key to treating these complications, common in war veterans  This research, published in Physiological Reports, suggests that burns cause changes to neurons in multiple parts of the spinal cord, even far from the injury site, which can contribute to chronic pain and other long-term complications. […]

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Rising Temperatures May Cause Over 2000 Fatal Injuries Per Year In The US

A 2 degrees Celsius rise in temperatures could result in around 2,100 additional deaths from injuries every year in the United States. This is the finding of research from Imperial College London, Columbia University and Harvard University, published in the journal Nature Medicine. In the study, funded by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the […]

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Healthy Ageing Psychology Research

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Researchers from Northumbria University are asking adults aged 65 or over to spare some time to help with their latest research into reducing loneliness in older people and improving function in everyday tasks. Currently, there are nearly 12 million people aged 65 and above in the UK. In 50 years there are projected to be […]

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Recurrent Miscarriage: Diabetes Drug could lead to New Treatment

An existing drug can be used to improve the womb for pregnancy, study led by University of Warwick finds Sitagliptin is first drug of its kind shown to increase stem cells in the lining of the womb Stem cells have been shown to improve renewal of the womb lining and to reduce inflammation in early […]

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