For many, watching the classic holiday movie “Elf” has been a heartwarming tradition for 20 years. This November, the American Red Cross is encouraging people to add a new tradition as the holiday season begins: Spread cheer with a blood or platelet donation. Donations are critical to the blood supply as the holiday season draws […]
Experts have said that blood tests for Alzheimer’s could be available on the NHS within five years. Alzheimer’s Research UK and the Alzheimer’s Society have launched a £5 million project to bring simple tests to the health service to speed up diagnosis and reach more people. At present, diagnosing people with Alzheimer’s can be difficult […]
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The following is a summary of “Myasthenia gravis and independent risk factors for recurrent infection: a retrospective cohort study,” published in the July 2023 issue of Neurology by Chien et al. Myasthenia gravis (MG) patients have a 10% to 20% risk of myasthenic crisis (MC), especially infection-triggered MC with poor outcomes and lack of prognostic […]
Experts have said that blood tests for Alzheimer’s could be available on the NHS within five years. That’s thanks to the Blood Biomarker Challenge, a £5M project led by Alzheimer’s Research UK, the Alzheimer’s Society and the National Institute of Health and Care Research. The project’s funds have been raised by players of People’s Postcode […]
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Scientists are to begin piloting simple blood tests for dementia that could revolutionise detection of the disease and within five years lead to people being diagnosed in seconds by the NHS. Currently, getting a formal diagnosis in the UK relies on mental ability tests, brain scans or invasive and painful lumbar punctures, where a sample […]
Climbing 50 stairs a day is all it takes to reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease by more than 20%, Tulane University researchers say. The team used data from nearly 460,000 participants in the UK Biobank research database. They calculated cardiovascular disease risks based on family history, genetic risk factors and established risk factors such […]
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Blood tests for Alzheimer’s could be available on the NHS within five years, experts have said. A £5 million project has been launched to bring simple tests to the health service, with […]
Introduction The incidence of chronic diseases is increasing in several developed and developing countries, while the prevalence of chronic diseases in children remains sporadic. Data from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in 2020 indicates that approximately 1.2 million adolescents and children under 20 die yearly due to chronic diseases, contributing to 13% of the […]