Detecting Alzheimer’s disease through a blood test has moved a step closer to clinical use. A new blood test is 94% accurate at identifying Alzheimer’s before symptoms arise when age
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A Scottish university has received more than £900,000 to continue research into adults and children with active Crohn’s disease. The Leona M and Harry B Helmsley Charitable Trust has awarded
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A “major advance” could help doctors personalise treatment plans for people with multiple sclerosis, scientists say. Early MRI scans can predict how the condition will progress, and allow someone to
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Living a healthy lifestyle is associated with offsetting a person’s genetic risk of dementia, according to a new study. Research suggests the risk of developing dementia was 32% lower in
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A £135 million boost to research in healthcare has been announced by the Government. The funds will help researchers tackle the biggest challenges facing the sector including dementia, obesity and
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Glasgow University has received more than £6 million in what has been described as the institute’s largest-ever donation. John Shaw, who graduated from the university, and his wife Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
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Breakthroughs in the understanding of the development of autism and other behavioural conditions could be made thanks to a new laboratory to study toddlers. Research at the £3.7m Wohl Wolfson
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Efforts to tackle and uncover the scale of modern slavery and trafficking have received a £10 million Government boost to build a new research base. Funded by the UK Research
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Antibiotics can increase vulnerability to flu and worsen symptoms, a study has found. Flu defences in the lung were weakened in mice with healthy gut bacteria who were given antibiotics
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A joint study by researchers at the Universities of York and Stirling has found that 90% of children in Scotland who go into care when aged five or under have
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