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- Cancer treatment response may be affected by gut bacteria
“Gut bacteria ‘boost’ cancer therapy,” BBC News reports. The news comes from research into whether people… - Could a blood test in middle age predict dementia risk?
“Tissue inflammation blood test points to dementia risk,” is the headline in The Times. Researchers in… - Acid reflux drugs linked to increased stomach cancer risk
“A drug commonly used to treat acid reflux is linked to a more than doubled risk of developing stomach… - Nutrient drink for Alzheimer’s has disappointing result in trial
A new study investigating the effects of a nutrient drink for Alzheimer’s disease has led to very different… - Marriage may help lower dementia risk
“Marriage and having close friends may help protect against dementia, according to Loughborough University… - Afternoon open heart surgery ‘leads to fewer complications’
“Afternoon heart surgery has lower risk of complications, study suggests,” says The Guardian. Researchers… - Report calls for better mental health support in the workplace
“Up to 300,000 people with long-term mental health problems have to leave their jobs each year, a report… - Blood-thinning drugs may reduce dementia risk in people with irregular heartbeats
“Common blood thinning drugs halve the risk of dementia for patients who have an irregular heartbeat,”… - New genetic variants associated with breast cancer identified
“Do you have one of the 180 breast cancer genes? One in five women has a variant that raises her risk…