An amateur weight-lifter developed a serious heart condition after using a powerful combination (anabolic-androgenic) steroid, reveal doctors, writing in the
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Is Parkinson’s an autoimmune disease? More evidence emerges
Using a stem cell model, they showed how immune cells attacked dopamine-producing cells derived from people with Parkinson’s disease but
Continue reading »New health calculator can help predict heart disease risk, estimate heart age
A new online health calculator can help people determine their risk of heart disease, as well as their heart age,
Continue reading »Breakthrough could impact cancer, ageing and heart disease
A team of Sydney scientists has made a groundbreaking discovery in telomere biology, with implications for conditions ranging from cancer
Continue reading »Rapid increase in deaths due to alcohol-related liver disease
Research led by the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor has made a disturbing find about deaths related to cirrhosis,
Continue reading »Higher blood pressure may be linked to brain disease, Alzheimer’s
Older people who have higher blood pressure may have more signs of brain disease, specifically brain lesions, according to a
Continue reading »Mapping the genetic controllers in heart disease
Researchers have developed a 3-D map of the gene interactions that play a key role in cardiovascular disease, a study
Continue reading »New hope for patients with incurable and disabling hand condition, Dupuytren’s disease
Researchers at the Kennedy Institute and Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, working with clinicians
Continue reading »Study raises doubts on a previous theory of Parkinson’s disease
Parkinson’s disease was first described by a British doctor more than 200 years ago. The exact causes of this neurodegenerative
Continue reading »Screening fewer women for breast cancer could reduce deaths
Screening FEWER women for breast cancer could reduce deaths from the disease and save the NHS money, study claims All
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