New Alzheimer’s drug slows cognitive decline – and may be available as early as next year
Lecanemab is the first drug to help improve the symptoms of Alzheimer’s by slowing the disease. These are very promising...
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Five things to do in your 20s and 30s to reduce your risk of preventable cancer
A healthy diet with plenty of variety can lower risk. Rawpixel.com/ ShutterstockMost of us don’t think about cancer when we’re...
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Medical guidelines that embrace the humility of uncertainty could help doctors choose treatments with more research evidence behind them
Clinical guidelines can change when new research provides contradictory findings. Thomas Barwick/DigitalVision via Getty ImagesClinical guidelines greatly influence how doctors...
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Smartwatches could help detect and track COVID – here’s what the research shows
voronaman/ShutterstockWearable technologies such as smartwatches and activity trackers have attracted lots of interest over the past few years around their...
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COVID inquiry: the UK government’s pandemic response was often not ‘guided by the science’ – yet now scientists are under fire
Cryptographer/ShutterstockThe UK COVID-19 Inquiry, an independent inquiry set up to examine the country’s response to and the impact of the...
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No, it’s not just sugary food that’s responsible for poor oral health in America’s children, especially in Appalachia
Tooth decay can cause pain, embarrassment, missed school and more. Olga Simonova/EyeEm via Getty ImagesBrushing your teeth is essential for...
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Adding COVID-19 to ‘designated diseases’ could boost vaccine uptake among children
A 10-year-old Toronto boy receives his COVID-19 vaccine shot from a Toronto Public Health nurse at a children's vaccine clinic...
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Lifting weights once a week linked to reduced risk of premature death – new study
It is well known that aerobic exercise, such as running and cycling, can help you live longer, but less has...
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Summer swimming season may be over, but you can still get swimmer’s ear – and you don’t even need to go in the water
Both children and adults are susceptible to the ear infection known as "swimmer's ear." Kay Blaschke/Stock4B-RF via Getty ImagesMany forms...
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How to run your next marathon like a pro – it could help you smash a personal best
Eliud Kipchoge recently beat his own world record. Ian Walton/ EPAAfter his world record 2:01:09 run in the Berlin marathon...
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