“Form of dementia that ‘mimics’ Alzheimer’s symptoms discovered,” reports The Guardian. An international team of researchers has proposed a name for a type of brain disease that causes dementia symptoms: Limbic-predominant Age-related TDP-43 Encephalopathy, or LATE. The name brings together previously identified conditions linked to a protein that damages regions of the brain. The damage
The Independent and the Mail Online report that older adults with a poor sense of smell are more likely to die in the next 10 years, while The Guardian goes so far as to suggest that smell tests could be used to spot dementia. The reports are prompted by a new study involving 2,000 adults
“Kids under two should never be allowed to watch any screens – or they’ll get fat,” warns the Sun. The alarming headline gives the flavour of reports in much of the UK media about the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recommendations on how much time each day children under age 5 should spend on physical activity,
Malaria is probably the disease most commonly known. The Anopheles female mosquitoes (30-40 species of them) transmit the parasite Plasmodium from 5 different species to humans causing malaria. In 2017, there are an estimated 219 million malaria cases in 87 countries causing nearly half a million deaths, mostly in Africa. Although malaria is a life-threatening disease,
“A drug used by patients with diabetes holds potential in helping people lose weight and keep it off,” reports the Mail Online. A new study compared long-term weight loss in people thought to be at risk of type 2 diabetes who had either been advised to follow a strict diet and exercise plan, been given
“Skipping breakfast may raise risk of heart disease by up to 87 per cent, study finds,” The Sun reports. This follows a US study that looked at the breakfast habits of over 6,500 adults aged around 50. It then looked to see how many people died overall and the specific cause. A third died over
“How just 2 hours’ screen time a day as a toddler can make children more likely to ‘be badly behaved or have ADHD’,” the Mail Online reports. Researchers in Canada looked at parents’ reports of how much time their children spent using screens each day at age 3 and 5. They compared screen time with
“Breech baby scan ‘would save lives’,” reports BBC News. Researchers in Cambridge scanned around 4,000 women at 36 weeks to see whether their babies were in the breech position, meaning their bottom would come out first. Babies are usually born head-first, and a breech presentation can be risky for mother and baby. In the UK,
“Statins are not effective at lowering cholesterol levels for half of patients,” the Daily Mirror reports. Statins are a widely used and well established medicine for lowering cholesterol. A large body of evidence has shown that statins are effective in reducing so-called “bad cholesterol”, which in turn can reduce the risk of heart disease and
“Answer to irritable bowel syndrome is the mind, study shows,” states The Telegraph. The headline is based on research conducted in the UK involving people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). They were provided with different types of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) on top of usual treatment, compared with usual treatment alone, to help reduce their
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