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Epilepsy
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy

Largest ever collection of patient data of inherited epilepsy conditions

8 Nov 2017 • 3 comments

Researchers from Swansea University Medical School have joined up with five other centres from around the world to compile the biggest recorded collection of families with forms of epilepsy where...

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Cancer

Gut bacteria 'boost' cancer therapy

6 Nov 2017

Bacteria living in the murky depths of the digestive system seem to influence whether tumours shrink during cancer therapy, say French and US researchers. They tested the microbiome - the collection...

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To be happier, take a moment to notice the nature around you

6 Nov 2017

If you see some blades of grass unexpectedly emerging from among the train tracks, or if your potted lavender plant has just bloomed, give yourself a moment to take it in, and notice how it makes you...

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Healthy carrot soup

3 Nov 2017 • 2 comments

In the kitchen: read the "Healthy carrot soup" recipe quickly and reproduce it at home!

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Lupus

New blood test detects stroke and heart attack risk in lupus patients with no CVD symptoms

19 Oct 2017

The results of a study presented at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) 2017 press conference have shown that a specific biomarker detected in the blood of lupus patients with no...

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Gluten-free diet should not be eaten by people who are not coeliac, say scientists

18 Oct 2017 • 6 comments

Gluten-free diets should not be encouraged among people who do not have coeliac disease, scientists have said. Gluten is a protein found in wheat, rye and barley and gives food a chewy texture and...

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Diabetes (Type 1)
Diabetes (Type 2)

With type 1 diabetes, "you can live normally"!

10 Oct 2017

Hello, can you please introduce yourself in a few words and tell us about your diagnosis? Hi my name is Stephen Mc Donagh, I am 36 and work as a chef. I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at the...

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Asthma

Severity of asthma attacks may be reduced with vitamin D supplements

4 Oct 2017

Adding vitamin D supplements to standard medication could reduce the severity of asthma attacks for individuals with the respiratory condition, suggests a new review. Researchers found that people...

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Breast cancer

I never felt I was coping with breast cancer on my own

3 Oct 2017 • 2 comments

Hello, can you please introduce yourself in a few words? My Name is Niki, I am 45 years old, I am married with two grown up children. How and when were you diagnosed with breast cancer? I was...

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Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's breakthrough: New disease-causing mechanism found

2 Oct 2017

A new study led by scientists in South Korea and Singapore "overturns three decades of consensus" on what causes Parkinson's disease symptoms. A study recently published in the journal Neuron sheds...

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Regular sauna use could reduce men's hypertension risk

2 Oct 2017 • 1 comment

Sauna bathing may be more than just a relaxing pastime; a new study finds that regular sauna use could almost halve men's risk of developing high blood pressure. High blood pressure, or hypertension,...

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Prostate cancer

Pelvis-targeting radiotherapy safe for prostate cancer patients

28 Sep 2017

A form of radiotherapy targeting the pelvis is safe for men with advanced localised prostate cancer, according to a new study. In a trial part-funded by Cancer Research UK, patients who received the...

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