Alzheimer’s may begin with a silent drop in brain blood flow

Small shifts in how blood moves through the brain and how brain cells receive oxygen may be closely connected to the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. That is the conclusion of…

GPs told to guarantee same-day appointments for urgent cases

New contract will require patients in England to be given immediate appointment if needed. Source link

Inside Health – Is the tide turning on ME research?

Available for over a year ME – also known as Chronic Fatigue Syndrome – has long been one of medicine’s most perplexing conditions. With no definitive diagnostic test and a…

Training harder could be rewiring your gut bacteria

Regular exercise supports both physical and mental health. Now, new findings from Edith Cowan University (ECU) suggest that how intensely you train may also influence the makeup of your gut…

Sugar tax extended to milk-based drinks: What you need to know

Milkshakes and lattes to be included in UK sugar tax scheme for the first time. Source link

Massive US study finds higher cancer death rates near nuclear power plants

A new nationwide study led by researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health reports that U.S. counties situated closer to operating nuclear power plants (NPPs) have higher…

First British baby born using transplanted womb from dead donor

Grace Bell, who was born without a viable womb, says her little boy is “simply a miracle”. Source link

Scientists engineer bacteria to eat cancer tumors from the inside out

Scientists at the University of Waterloo are working on a new cancer treatment that uses specially engineered bacteria to consume tumors from the inside. The strategy relies on microbes that…

GPs to get £3,000 bonus to maximise weight loss drug prescriptions

Bid to improve access to Mounjaro in England, but experts warn eligibility still tightly restricted. Source link

Scientists reverse muscle aging in mice and discover a surprising catch

Aging muscles heal more slowly after injury, a frustrating reality familiar to many older adults. New research from UCLA, conducted in mice, points to a surprising explanation. As muscles age,…