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First sign of Parkinson's revealed by experts - and it's not what you might think it is

A team of researchers in Lithuania say that the first warning sign of Parkinson's disease is actually "altered speech", as they hope to use an an AI algorithm to catch the disease early on

Daily Mirror

'I was told three times by doctors that heart palpitations were anxiety - now I have a pacemaker'

Jade Cooke actually had a muscle disease and was at risk of cardiac arrest

Wales Online

What is ovarian cancer and what are the early symptoms?

New study shows a quarter of women with the most deadly ovarian cancer, known as serous - should receive an earlier diagnosis

Evening Standard

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Smart Patch Could Detect Alzheimer’s Within Six Minutes Of Use

Innovation has been described as a breakthrough to combat the disease & the smart patch could detect Alzheimer’s within minutes.

Zenger

The 21 health conditions that could entitle you to a PIP payment worth up to £4,800 a year

DWP statistics reveal most common physical and mental disabilities among UK claimants

The Independent UK

100 million Nigerians are at risk of neglected tropical diseases: what the country is doing about it

Neglected tropical diseases are a group of communicable diseases found in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. They are classified as “neglected” because they have received little or no attention in terms of prevention and control for several decades. The World Health Organization guides the way they are identified…

The Conversation

Edinburgh brewery brings back charity beer in memory of the late Doddie Weir

Cold Town Beer has announced the return of its charity brew, Doddie Beir, in memory of the late Doddie Weir - who passed away last after battling Motor Neuron Disease.

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International AIDS relief program, at 20, looks to next steps

BANGKOK — Saturday marks a major milestone in the global fight to eliminate the AIDS epidemic, as the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief celebrates its 20th anniversary as the largest commitment by a country to combat a disease.

Tribune News Service

Mayo Clinic Q and A: What is degenerative disk disease?

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I've been struggling with back stiffness and pain for a long time, but it has gotten worse in the last few years. My doctor told me that I have degenerative disk disease. What exactly does that mean? Is it common and what can I do to feel…

Tribune News Service

New blood test could predict Alzheimer’s 3.5 years before disease

Researchers say the test could help ‘predict onset of disease early in a non-invasive fashion’

Evening Standard

Silent killer cancer could be detected eight months early using loyalty cards

4,000 women die in the UK every year, some could be saved if the disease were caught earlier

Wales Online

New blood test could detect Alzheimer’s disease years before diagnosis

Research supports idea that components in human blood can influence formation of new brain cells

The Independent UK

New blood test could detect Alzheimer’s disease 3.5 years before diagnosis – study

Research supports idea that components in human blood can influence formation of new brain cells

The Independent UK

New test 'could detect Alzheimer’s disease 3.5 years before diagnosis'

Researchers establish a blood-based test that could predict risk of the condition at an earlier stage

Wales Online

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Alzheimer’s study in Boston looking at possible treatment to prevent the disease

BOSTON — Boston medical researchers are hoping to get ahead of Alzheimer’s by testing a possible treatment in patients who don’t have symptoms but may be at risk for the progressive disease.

The Independent UK

New test could detect Alzheimer’s disease 3.5 years before diagnosis – study

The research supports the idea that components in human blood can influence the formation of new brain cells.

The Independent UK

Why Brazil's Yanomami are being decimated by disease, mining

Severe malnutrition and disease, particularly malaria, are decimating the Yanomami population in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest, and on Jan. 20 the federal government declared a public health emergency

The Independent UK

Five early signs of pancreatic cancer as man battles disease for a second time

After having pancreatic cancer twice, Charles Czajkowski is dedicating the rest of his life to raising awareness of the early symptoms

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U.S. CDC still looking at potential stroke risk from Pfizer bivalent COVID shot

New data from one U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) database shows a possible stroke risk link for older adults who received an updated Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 booster shot, but the signal is weaker than what the agency had flagged earlier in January, health officials said on Thursday.

Reason

A Federal Judge Blocks California's Ban on Medical Advice That Promotes COVID-19 'Misinformation'

U.S. District Judge William B. Shubb says the law is unconstitutionally vague.

Birmingham Post

York Biotech Campus welcomes university research project on mosquito disease control

Research institutions united as academics welcome opportunity to use specialist facilities

Daily Record

Scots dad who ended up in intensive care after falling ill on family holiday told he had kidney disease

Jamie McGregor, 49, from Edinburgh is looking to change the game for kidney disease patients in Scotland.

The Conversation

Eliminating neglected diseases in Africa: there are good reasons for hope

Togo had reason to celebrate in 2022 when it became the first country in the world to eliminate four neglected tropical diseases. The west African nation stamped out Guinea worm disease in 2011, lymphatic filariasis in 2017, sleeping sickness in 2020, and trachoma last year.

WEKU

Why inventing a vaccine for AIDS is tougher than for COVID

The 4-decades long effort to create an AIDS vaccine suffered a blow with news that a vaccine in a late stage trial was discontinued because results showed it to be ineffective. What are the obstacles?

Edinburgh Live

Fit and healthy Edinburgh dad told he has kidney disease after feeling fluey on trip

An Edinburgh rugby referee is looking to change the game for kidney disease patients in Scotland, after falling ill on a family holiday - hoping to use his own experience to advocate for a better future.

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