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The smell test that could stop Parkinson’s in its tracks

Comment from Auckland University: The first sign of Parkinson’s is usually a loss of smell. In a world-first, NZ researchers have built a 3D model of the olfactory system in a bid to stop the disease entirely.

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Mediterranean Diet Health Benefits: Why Doctors Recommend It for Heart Health

Mediterranean diet health benefits support heart health, lower cholesterol, and reduce disease risk with proven research-backed nutrition strategies.

Medical Daily

Cities can improve air quality ‘quite rapidly’ with political will

Air pollution is the leading environmental risk to human health, causing respiratory and cardiovascular disease as well as cancer in millions of people every year. Yet some cities are already managing to cut pollution significantly, new analysis by the environmental network Breathe Cities shows.

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The Guardian view on meningitis in Kent: we must not take public health systems for granted

Editorial: This frightening outbreak is not yet over, and serves as a reminder of why plans to manage infectious diseases exist

The Guardian - UK

Dietician who lied her way into senior NHS role despite not knowing ‘basic anatomy’ struck off

Ifenyinwa Chizube Ndulue-Nonso did not even know what coeliac disease is or what the gallbladder does, tribunal hears

The Independent UK

Colon Cancer Is Hitting Men Earlier—These New Screening Rules Could Save Your Life

Colon cancer no longer plays by the old rules. Doctors once treated it as a disease that showed up later in life, but that assumption keeps getting shattered as more younger men land in exam rooms with diagnoses that feel way too early. The numbers keep climbing, and the shift…

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Wine drinkers may live longer than beer and spirit drinkers, study finds

Wine drinkers were found have a 21 per cent lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease

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Kent meningitis outbreak may have peaked as UKHSA reports slowdown in cases

Experts continue to analyse strain of MenB to understand whether it has become more likely to spread or cause disease

The Guardian - UK

The Kent meningitis outbreak: what is happening and why?

Causes of meningitis, what the public health response has been, and how the situation differs from Covid

The Guardian - UK

Common dental problem linked to breast cancer by new study

A bacterium associated with gum disease can speed tumor growth once it enters the bloodstream

The Independent UK

I’m a kidney surgeon. Here’s why I hope I never see you

As a urological surgeon, I meet many patients with chronic (long-term) kidney disease.

The Conversation

NHS watchdog to review evidence on two pioneering Alzheimer’s drugs

Donanemab and lecanemab were licensed for use in the UK in 2024 but were not made available on the NHS after Nice deemed their benefits “too small” to justify the cost

The Independent UK

Deadly meningitis is spreading in the UK. Could an outbreak happen in the US?

Meningococcal disease kills 10 to 15 infected people out of every 100 - even when it is treated

The Independent UK

Friday essay: my mother survived polio – stories like hers show why vaccination matters

Measles cases have already been reported in most states in Australia this year. Cases tripled here last year, compared with the previous one. It’s hard to believe just over a decade earlier, in 2014, the disease had been declared eliminated in Australia by the World Health Organization, thanks to the…

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Why endometriosis should be classified as a whole-body inflammatory disorder

Endometriosis is a painful, debilitating condition affecting 10% of women worldwide. It occurs when tissue similar to the lining of the uterus (known as lesions) grows elsewhere in the body – usually within the pelvis.

Fortune

Could data from 100 million species help cure disease? One startup is betting on it

Basecamp Research’s new trillion-gene project highlights a key divide: while AI training data is increasingly contested, biological data is being framed as a path to scientific discovery.

Evening Standard

'My son died of meningitis — this is what I want people to know'

As the meningitis outbreak in Kent continues, Sue Astley Theodossiadis speaks about losing her son Alex to the disease

Clever Dude

The Silent Killer Is Still #1—These Heart Disease Stats Tell the Real Story

Heart disease doesn’t announce itself with fanfare or warning signs—it quietly stakes a claim as the leading cause of death year after year. Millions of lives are touched by it, and the numbers don’t lie: nearly one in every four deaths in the United States stems from some form of…

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March Lawn Care Mistakes That Cost Money

March signals a fresh start for lawns, but rushing into spring chores without a plan can quickly turn green dreams into money-draining disasters. The ground may thaw, and sunlight returns, but that doesn’t mean every lawn needs aggressive treatment. Mistakes in timing, technique, or product selection can leave grass patchy,…

The Conversation

Type 1 diabetes linked to higher dementia risk – new study

As increasing numbers of people with type 1 diabetes live into old age, a large new study has found they face almost three times the risk of developing dementia compared to people without the condition – raising urgent questions about how the disease affects the brain over time.

The Independent UK

Health Secretary promises more meningitis vaccines as number of cases rise to 27

Wes Streeting said the spread of meningitis is not like Covid but he wanted more people to be protected.

The Guardian - UK

Spending more on defence and less on aid does not mean walking away from our values and responsibilities – here’s why

As conflict escalates around the globe responding to security threats is a cost we must bear, but a Labour government will always find the means to stand up against disease and hunger, says the foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper

The Guardian - UK

Thursday briefing: The largest cluster of cases in a generation – what’s behind the meningitis B outbreak?

In today’s newsletter: After a spate of infections linked to a nightclub in Kent, some parents and experts are questioning the UK’s vaccination regime

The Guardian - UK

What is behind the UK’s meningitis outbreak and how serious is it?

Cases of MenB linked to Canterbury nightclub have risen to 20, with two deaths, as experts warn of ‘explosive’ outbreak

The Conversation

Climate change could pose a major risk to cassava in Africa: study sets out what can be done now

Cassava is a starchy, tuberous root, introduced to sub-Saharan Africa by Portuguese traders centuries ago. It is a nutrition lifeboat for over 800 million people worldwide.

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