Parkinson’s can be diagnosed by analysing compounds found on the skin, a study has found, paving the way for easier testing using quick and painless skin swabs. Researchers led from Manchester found that both the onset of the disease and the nature of its progression can be determined by studying so-called ‘sebum’. This is the … Read more
Eating SESAME SEEDS could reduce the risk of Parkinson’s by preventing neuronal damage, study finds Osaka City University experts tested a chemical in sesame seeds on Parkinson’s Chemical sesaminol is found in shells discarded in the production of sesame oil Tests on mice found the chemical improved dopamine levels and motor function By Ryan Morrison … Read more
Back in 1986 I made a film for the BBC science series Tomorrow’s World about a remarkable new class of drugs called statins. Studies had shown that statins could cut people’s risk of heart disease by lowering their cholesterol levels. It was all very exciting. Thirty-five years on and statins are now one of the … Read more
Get into the swing: Golf is better than tai chi for improving balance and mobility in people with Parkinson’s disease Researchers had 20 volunteers with Parkinson’s play golf or practice tai chi They found a greater degree of mobility improvement in golfers than tai chi The team say the study group was small and larger … Read more
Time to ditch the sausages? Eating meat or poultry just three times a week can increase your risk of heart disease, pneumonia and diabetes, study warns Oxford researchers studied medical records of almost half a million Britons Middle-aged adults gave information on diet and was compared to their health Higher consumption of meat every day was … Read more
A single dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine may block 75 per cent of symptomless infections, a study on NHS workers has suggested. Asymptomatic screening of staff at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge showed the number of people testing positive fell from 0.8 per cent to 0.2 per cent 12 days after their injection. The ‘very impressive’ … Read more
‘Always finding time for my IVs’: Bella Hadid opens up on daily duties she has in autoimmune disease battle By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 02:38 GMT, 26 February 2021 | Updated: 02:38 GMT, 26 February 2021 Bella Hadid spread awareness about living with autoimmune disease in a series of posts on her Instagram account Thursday. The … Read more
England’s salt reduction programme between 2003 and 2018 successfully slashed salt consumption of the average English adult by 15 per cent, a new study has found. Data shows 8.38 grams of salt are now consumed every day, down from 9.38 grams in 2000. If these salt intake levels are maintained, by 2050 the programme would … Read more
Patients and MPs have urged Boris Johnson to declare ‘long Covid’ an ‘occupational disease’ and pay compensation to frontline staff who say they cannot return to work because they have sore feet, weak legs and smell ‘fake’ odours months after being infected with coronavirus. The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Coronavirus warned the disease – … Read more
Covid will be with us long-term: Matt Hancock hopes ‘treatable’ virus will become a disease we can ‘live with, like we do flu’ within 12 months as he says all adults will likely be offered a vaccine ‘a bit before’ September Matt Hancock says he expects every adult to be offered vaccine by September The … Read more