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An AI tool is trying to predict your risk of getting many diseases years in advance – here’s how it works

Being able to instantly and accurately predict the trajectory of a person’s health in the years to come has long been seen as the pinnacle of medicine. This kind of information would have a profound effect on healthcare systems as a whole – shifting care from treatment to prevention.

The Conversation

New AI tool can predict a person’s risk of more than 1,000 diseases, say experts

Delphi-2M uses diagnoses, ‘medical events’ and lifestyle factors to create forecasts for next decade and beyond

The Guardian - UK

Huge study of ME/CFS reveals genetic 'hotspots' linked to the debilitating syndrome

A large study of ME/CFS included more than 15,000 people and identified eight locations in the genome linked to the disease.

LiveScience

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It's not your imagination - all our brains aged quicker in the pandemic, new study reveals

A new study suggests that everyone, regardless of whether they caught the virus, was impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic

Woman & Home

Drinking champagne could reduce risk of sudden cardiac arrest, study suggests

Maintaining a positive mood and eating more fruit may also help lower risk, researchers find

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: Chinese researchers can access half a million UK GP records

Medical information will be available from UK Biobank, despite western intelligence agencies’ security fears

The Guardian - UK

Endometriosis: Trauma and genetics may increase risk of chronic condition

ANALYSIS: Growing evidence suggests mental health may contribute to an increased risk on endometriosis. Dora Koller and Renato Polimanti reports

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Traumatic experiences and genetics may increase endometriosis risk, a new study finds

Endometriosis is a chronic and systemic inflammatory disease where uterine endometrial-like tissue grows outside the uterus. The most common symptom is debilitating pelvic pain before and during menstruation, or during intercourse. It can also cause infertility and digestive issues such as painful bowel movements, among many other symptoms. Globally, it…

The Conversation

Is there really a difference between male and female brains? Emerging science is revealing the answer.

Brain scans, postmortem dissections, artificial intelligence and lab mice reveal differences in the brain that are linked to sex. Do we know what they mean?

LiveScience

Environment more crucial than genes in risk of early death, study suggests

Analysis of UK BioBank data shows importance of factors including living conditions and smoking, say experts

The Guardian - UK

Pharma giant Regeneron is spending $119.5M on the world’s largest, most diverse genetic database using DNA from patient volunteers

The Fortune 500 pharma giant will sequence the exomes of 10 million people, with the goal of developing new therapies and more.

Fortune

Four minutes of daily exertion can halve heart attack risk in women, finds study

Bursts of intense movement such as climbing stairs can make big difference to health, finds UK Biobank research

The Guardian - UK

High fitness levels linked to reduced dementia chance among those at risk

Experts said that ‘cardiorespiratory fitness’ could be used as a predictor for thinking and memory problems in older age.

Evening Standard

Concerns raised over access to UK Biobank data after ‘race scientists’ claims

Expert says any suggestion of Human Diversity Foundation accessing sensitive data could affect public trust in science

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US startup charging couples to ‘screen embryos for IQ’

Heliospect’s services were marketed at up to $50,000 for 100 embryos, undercover footage shows

The Guardian - UK

‘Race science’ group say they accessed sensitive UK health data

Exclusive: Fringe network recorded boasting of securing data from UK Biobank trove donated by 500,000 volunteers

The Guardian - UK

Sir George Radda obituary

Biochemist who used magnetic resonance spectroscopy to show the state of muscles and organs

The Guardian - UK

‘Weekend warrior’ workouts may be as effective as daily exercise, study shows

Scientists say total amount of physical activity people get is more important than how frequently they train

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Medical Daily

Can Food Choices Affect Brain? Study Says Balanced Diet Linked To Better Cognition, Mental Health

A balanced diet is associated with better cognitive function and mental health, the study revealed.

International Business Times UK

UK Government Launches New Medicinal Study To Better Prevent Strokes

The UK government has launched a pilot project to analyse the blood samples of UK stroke patients who experience side effects to understand the roles of genetic influence in stroke prevention medicines.

The Guardian - UK

Genetic data on 500,000 volunteers in UK to be released for scientific study

UK Biobank offers up biggest ever cache of whole-genome sequences for medical research

The Guardian - UK

Private UK health data donated for medical research shared with insurance companies

Observer investigation reveals UK Biobank opened its biomedical database to insurance firms despite pledge it would not do so

Dynamite News

Proximity to traffic linked to higher dementia risk, brain structural changes: Study

According to an important study undertaken in China and the United Kingdom, living near major highways is associated with an increased risk of dementia and changes in brain structure, owing mostly to traffic-related air pollution.

The Guardian - UK

Half a million of us want to donate our data to British science, but it’s languishing unused because of privacy fears

Data supplied to UK Biobank UK is not for sale, it’s not for trivial or suspect use, it’s for the good of humankind, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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Study identifies length of incidental activity associated with health advantages

A new wearables research of over 25,000 people gives the greatest evidence yet that short bouts of incidental activity, the kind we perform as part of daily living, may reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, and even early mortality - but the amount and intensity of activity counts. Read…

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