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Anti-ageing pills a long way off

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Anti-ageing genes have been found which are activated when rats are on extremely low calorie diets, reported newspapers. The Daily Telegraph explained that the discovery

Published date 21 August 2017

High blood pressure in the elderly

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News article about a study which looked to see whether the antihypertensive drug indapamide and perindopril lowered blood pressure and prevented heart attack and strokes in elderly patients

Published date 21 August 2017

Deafness gene identified

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Researchers have identified a gene that causes deafness in the elderly, The Daily Telegraph reported. It said that about four in 10 people experience a reduction

Published date 21 August 2017

Heart attacks linked to media statin reports ... reports media

"Don't give up your statins: Experts say warnings that made patients stop taking vital drug have put lives at risk," the Daily Mail reports. This was the same newspaper that told us two weeks ago that "statins may be a waste of time"…

Published date 21 August 2017

Peanut allergy therapy shows promise

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"A tough nut cracked? Scientists discover new treatment for peanut allergy sufferers," is the punning headline in The Independent. It comes from research that suggests that exposing children with a peanut allergy to trace elements of peanuts boosts their…

Published date 21 August 2017

Protein and arthritis

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“Protein find may lead to new arthritis treatment,” reported The Guardian, saying that scientists have discovered a protein that occurs naturally in the body and

Published date 21 August 2017

New laser treatment for cataracts

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“Laser treatment could make eye operations safer for the hundreds of thousands of elderly Britons who have cataract surgery each year,” the Daily Mail reported. The newspaper report is based on a study of...

Published date 21 August 2017

British babies 'among the world's biggest criers' claim unproven

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"Babies in Britain, Canada and Italy cry more than elsewhere," The Guardian reports. But the review the newspaper is reporting on only found reliable data from a handful of nations so the accuracy of the claim is unclear…

Published date 21 August 2017

Could new polypill save thousands of lives?

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“Four-in-one pill to save 200,000 lives a year,” reports the Metro, with many other news organisations making similar claims. This news is based on research into a ‘polypill’, a single tablet that contains a combination of four different medicines...

Published date 21 August 2017