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Living with MND: how a form of ‘acceptance therapy’ is helping me make one difficult choice at a time
Shutterstock/VectoriumAs a new drug offers a glimmer of hope for a small percentage of people with motor neurone disease, Professor...
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Experimental Alzheimer’s drug shows promise – but there are many hurdles still to overcome
Lightspring/ShutterstockThe first drug that can slow the rate of decline in Alzheimer’s patients has been found. The experimental drug, called...
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Twitter lifted its ban on COVID misinformation – research shows this is a grave risk to public health
The restraints on COVID-19 misinformation on Twitter are off. AP Photo/Jeff ChiuTwitter’s decision to no longer enforce its COVID-19 misinformation...
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How parents can play a key role in the prevention and treatment of teen mental health problems
Early detection is key to treating depression in teenagers. dragana991/iStock via Getty Images PlusMore than 44% of teens reported persistent...
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COVID vaccines: should people under 50 in the UK be offered a fourth dose?
Studio Romantic/ShutterstockIt’s been nearly two years since Margaret Keenan became the first person in the world to receive an approved...
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As young people in rich countries drink less alcohol, elsewhere youth drinking is on the rise – podcast
Drinking is going out of fashion among young people in some parts of the world, but not others. Kzenon via...
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Overweight women may be at highest risk of long COVID – new research
Rostislav_Sedlacek/ShutterstockWhile hundreds of thousands of people are still getting COVID every day across the globe, reassuringly, the number of people...
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Walking backwards has a surprising number of health benefits
izf/ShutterstockWalking doesn’t require any special equipment or gym memberships, and best of all, it’s completely free. For most of us,...
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Egg shortage: a nutritionist on the best egg alternatives
Anyone for scrambled tofu? ShutterstockEggs are currently in short supply, with shops and supermarkets limiting their sales. The main cause...
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Nurses’ strike is about more than pay – it’s about ensuring good care
BradleyStearn/ShutterstockFor the first time its 106-year history, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), the UK’s largest nursing union, has voted...
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