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  • At-home saliva test for prostate cancer better than blood test, study suggests
    by Jurgen Schwarz
    11 April 2025
    Researchers say ‘relatively simple, inexpensive’ means of assessing genetic risk offers hope of better screening, as outlined in an article in the Guardian “At-home saliva test for prostate cancer better than blood test, study suggests“.
  • Cancer waiting times: Latest updates and analysis
    by Jurgen Schwarz
    28 March 2025
    Cancer Research UK has published details of cancer waiting times which provides information on the latest performance against targets. See “Cancer waiting times: Latest updates and analysis”. Over the past few years, pressure on NHS cancer services has been mounting. Cancer waiting times, which show whether the health system is meeting its targets for quickly… Read more: Cancer waiting times: Latest updates and analysis
  • New heart bypass operation ‘the future’ for patients.
    by Jurgen Schwarz
    18 February 2025
    Heart bypass patients in Wolverhampton are set to be offered a new and less invasive treatment that also improves recovery time, NHS bosses say, as outlined in this BBC article.       
  • Tens of thousands of UK dementia patients to be enrolled in clinical trials
    by Jurgen Schwarz
    1 January 2025
    Tens of thousands of UK dementia patients are to be enrolled in clinical trials designed to dramatically speed up the hunt for a cure. Read the news of this scheme in The Guardian article “Tens of thousands of UK dementia patients to be enrolled in clinical trials“. 
  • Public Attitudes to Death
    by Jurgen Schwarz
    21 November 2024
    Marie Curie developed a UK-wide survey to capture public attitudes to death.  Their summary report, dated October 2024, lays out the key findings. See “Public attitudes to death, dying and bereavement in the UK re-visited: 2023 survey.” 
  • Age UK handyperson service in various lcoations across the UK
    by Jurgen Schwarz
    7 October 2024
    More than 70 local Age UKs operate this handyperson service, which offers older people extra help with small practical jobs around the home. This article explains how it works.   
  • £1.74 million to improve life-saving potential of stem cell treatment for blood cancer
    by Jurgen Schwarz
    27 August 2024
    Thanks to Cancer Research UK, their £1.7 million grant could give hope to patients with blood disorders such as leukaemia. The press release from University of Bristol explains Professor Linda Wooldridge’s research. 
  • Exciting news for people with Parkinson’s
    by Jurgen Schwarz
    30 April 2024
    For people with Parkinson’s, the treatment with a new Type 2 diabetes drug may slow the progression of motor symptoms. This Cure Parkinson’s co-funded trial has reported positive results about the Lixisenatide trial.
  • Risk factors for faster aging in the brain revealed in new study
    by Jurgen Schwarz
    29 March 2024
    Researchers from the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Oxford have used data from UK Biobank participants to reveal that diabetes, traffic-related air pollution and alcohol intake are the most harmful out of 15 modifiable risk factors for dementia. See Risk factors for faster aging in the brain revealed in new study.
  • Winter challenges faced by older people
    by Jurgen Schwarz
    19 February 2024
    A new report from Age UK reveals the enormous challenges millions of older people face this winter. Over 10 million people are worried about being able to afford to heat their homes.
  • New MND Treatments
    by Jurgen Schwarz
    27 January 2024
    UK MND charities focus on bringing new treatments to patients in 2024, as this Neuro Rehab Times article explains.
  • Air pollution speeds progression of lung diseases, UK study finds
    by Jurgen Schwarz
    11 December 2023
    This Guardian article reports about a study that adds growing evidence that health harm from air pollution accumulates through our lifetimes.
  • Why are  serious heart attacks more likely on a Monday?
    by Jurgen Schwarz
    12 November 2023
    An article in Heart Matters magazine “Why are serious heart attacks more likely on a Monday?” looks behind the headline and explains the findings of new research.
  • Leisure Activities and the Risk of Dementia
    by Jurgen Schwarz
    13 July 2023
    This review and analysis by various researchers looks into Leisure Activities and the Risk of Dementia.
  • Gene editing in aid of mental health
    by Jurgen Schwarz
    8 May 2023
    This Guardian article looks at removing childhood trauma from our brains. See Does gene editing hold the key to improving mental health? for some answers.
  • £50 Million for Motor Neurone Disease Research
    by Jurgen Schwarz
    1 March 2023
    The UK Government announcement will ensure that funding reaches front line researchers quickly, enabling faster progress towards treatments. See Government delivers on pledge for £50 million motor neurone disease research funding.
  • Fear of Covid as a block to socialising
    by Jurgen Schwarz
    1 March 2023
    A Guardian article about a man’s fear of Covid and how it prevents him from going out and mixing with other people. See My brother’s fear of Covid has stopped him socialising. How can I help him?
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