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Sleeping less than five hours increases risk of cancer, diabetes and heart disease, research shows

Researchers recommended getting between seven and eight hours of sleep every night

Chronicle Live

First bird flu cases in wild birds reported in Los Angeles County this year

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County health officials announced that seven geese and a heron have tested positive for avian flu, marking the first time the disease has been detected in the county this year.

Los Angeles Times

Rob Burrow Living with MND: Fans react to ‘heartbreaking and inspiring’ documentary on former rugby star

The 40-year-old requires constant care due to the life-altering disease

The Independent UK

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Adults sleeping five hours or less a night have increased risk of chronic illnesses, study finds

Adults who sleep for five hours or less a night are more likely to develop two or more chronic diseases once they get older, research has found.

ABC News

Humans are 8% virus – how the ancient viral DNA in your genome plays a role in human disease and development

Remnants of ancient viral pandemics in the form of viral DNA sequences embedded in our genomes are still active in healthy people, according to new research my colleagues and I recently published.

The Conversation

Five hours of sleep a night raises risk of heart disease, cancer and diabetes

Older people are 40 percent more likely to develop at least two life-threatening illnesses, according to a new study.

Daily Record

'Gruesome' smoking experiments on mice happened at University of Newcastle

Mice were forced into tiny plastic tubes and cigarette smoke pumped directly into their nostrils.

Newcastle Herald

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Five hours’ sleep is tipping point for poor health, study suggests

Scientists recommend getting between seven and eight hours of sleep every night

The Independent UK

Are robots made from frogs cells the future of healthcare? This scientist thinks so

Dr Douglas Blackiston describes xenobots as 'computer-designed life forms' and says they could help researchers learn more about various human diseases.

ABC News

Lindsey Burrow's real life from meeting Rob as teenage sweethearts to being his rock since MND diagnosis

Rob revealed that he was glad to have his wife by his side during his fight against the deadly disease

Leeds Live

'I'm a prisoner in my own body', rugby league star Rob Burrow's heartbreaking admission in new documentary as he battles motor neurone disease

Documentary Rob Burrow: Living With MND explores how life has changed following his diagnosis

Wales Online

Menopause doctors debunk myths about HRT amid shortage

The treatment can help combat the unpleasant and often debilitating symptoms associated with the menopause, but right now there is a shortage

Wales Online

Ex RTE star Gareth O'Callaghan asks for 'prayers' as wife becomes suddenly unwell

Gareth was diagnosed a rare life-changing and incurable disease in recent years

Dublin Live

'Midwife said my baby had an STI so I thought husband was cheating - then I discovered truth'

Jenna Barnes, 43, was horrified after a midwife told her that her newborn son had tested positive for sexually transmitted disease gonorrhoea - before later admitting she'd read it wrongly

Daily Mirror

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The answer to detecting motor neurone disease a decade early may lie in your poo

Researchers believe that earlier diagnosis may lead to an eventual cure

Zenger

Teen With Brittle Bone Disease Sets World Record For Longest Raised Leg Hold

You never know what you can or can’t do until you try, he said.

The Independent UK

Horrified disease experts urge farmer to stop cuddling Emmanuel the emu dying of bird flu as photos go viral

Viral bird fights for life as experts warn against close contact with infected creatures

Daily Record

Motor neurone disease could be spotted in gut 14 years before symptoms appear

MND patients had markers in other parts of the body often years before brain symptoms.

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Teen With Brittle Bone Disease Sets World Record For The Longest Raised Leg Hold

A teenager living with an incurable brittle bone disease has set a world record for the longest raised leg hold

Leeds Live

Rob Burrow makes heartbreaking admission on BBC Breakfast about being a dad with MND ahead of new documentary

The Leeds dad-of-three explained what he found hardest about living with motor neurone disease

Dynamite News

Research: Metabolism May Offer More Insight Into Risk Of Some Diseases

In an analysis of the metabolic profiles of healthy American babies, researchers found surprising differences among ethnic groups which may help make screening for inherited metabolic disorders, cystic fibrosis, or hypothyroidism much more accurate than traditional genetic disease screens. Read more on Dynamite News:

AAP

Kidney bus unlocks travel for patients

People with kidney disease can travel in NSW and Victoria again without having to worry about missing treatments, with the return of the Big Red Kidney Bus.

The National (Scotland)

Gut could sound early warning alert for MND, research finds

PROTEINS thought to contribute to motor neurone disease can be found in the gut many years before any brain symptoms occur, research has shown.

Chicago Sun-Times

Ask the Doctors: Omicron variant COVID-19 boosters are now recommended for all

More than 90% of new COVID9 cases nationwide are being caused by infection with the omicron variant. So it’s a relief that there’s a tool to fight that.

Manchester Evening News

The miracle tablet that has kept a beloved granddad's deadly prostate cancer at bay for a DECADE

A biopsy showed Jim had stage 4 - the most advanced stage - prostate cancer. It had spread to the lymph nodes and wasn’t curable, but then Jim was placed on an experimental trial

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