Old films to aid memory recovery
Old home movies are being used to help trigger the forgotten past of people with dementia and other memory loss.
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Oldest living kidney donor at 83
An 83-year-old man becomes the oldest person in the UK to donate a kidney while still alive, the NHS Blood and Transplant service says.
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Statins ‘benefit healthy people’
Thousands of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented if the cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins, were more widely prescribed, research suggests.
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Paralysed man moves hand after op
A paralysed man has regained limited use of his hand after pioneering surgery to bypass damage to his spinal cord.
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Robotic arm controlled by thought
Two patients who are paralysed from the neck down are able to control a robotic arm using their thoughts.
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Home HIV tests backed by US panel
Over-the-counter HIV tests, which would allow people in the US to check in the privacy of their homes if they have the virus, move a step closer.
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US sets goal to tame Alzheimer’s
The US launches a national plan to tackle Alzheimer’s, as estimates show 16 million people will be affected by dementia by 2050.
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‘A&E fast-track’ for Olympic VIPs
Senior trauma surgeons have raised concerns over a deal to give Olympic VIPs fast-track emergency care during the 2012 games.
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Large city hospitals ‘breed MRSA’
Hospitals in large cities are the breeding grounds of the superbug MRSA, researchers discover.
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PIP implants ‘lessons to learn’
A government review into the PIP breast implant scandal has found “serious lessons” must be learned.
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