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Boy, 5, diagnosed with deadly rare condition has life transformed after stem cell transplant from umbilical cord blood | UK News
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A five-year-old boy has been able to leave his home for the first time in six months after he received a stem cell transplant made from a baby’s umbilical cord blood which was donated in 2008. Gunner Lewis-Vale, from Shropshire, was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder in March 2021, when he was about 17…
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Scientists hopeful of game changing Parkinson’s test able to predict condition seven years before first symptoms | UK News
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With help from artificial intelligence, researchers have identified a biological signature of Parkinson’s disease they hope could lead to a simple blood test for the condition at least seven years before symptoms appear. A predictive test for Parkinson’s could be game changing. The progressive condition affects more than 150,000 people in the UK and is…
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Breakthrough means painful, giant moles that develop in rare condition CMN could be reversed | UK News
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A new genetic therapy has been developed that could reverse giant, debilitating moles that accompany a rare skin condition. Congenital melanocytic naevus syndrome, or CMN for short, sees children born with up to 80% of their body covered in big, painful or itchy moles. They are caused by genetic mutations acquired in the womb –…
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Woman repeatedly told she was drunk diagnosed with rare condition | Science & Tech News
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A woman who was told she was simply drunk on the multiple occasions she showed up at hospital with slurred speech and extreme tiredness has been diagnosed with auto-brewery syndrome. The 50-year-old visited hospital seven times, only to be discharged with a diagnosis of being drunk – despite saying she had not been drinking –…
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COVID-19 ‘pandemic babies’ developed ‘fascinating’ protection against common condition, study finds | Science & Tech News
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Lockdowns imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic saw changes in newborn babies that may have protected them against allergies, according to a study. Infants raised when coronavirus social distancing restrictions were in place were found by Irish researchers to have more of the beneficial microbes acquired after birth from their mother, which could act as a…
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Irritable bowel syndrome: The simple lifestyle changes that could cut the risk of developing condition | World News
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Simple everyday lifestyle changes could cut the risk of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), according to a new long-term study. About 13 million people suffer from the condition in the UK, according to the NHS, and symptoms can vary in severity. Now researchers from Hong Kong believe they may have found five healthy behaviours that can…
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Girl with ‘one in a billion’ condition meets stem cell donor who saved her life | UK News
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The excitement of the Gardella family was palpable as they waited in the arrivals hall at Birmingham Airport for someone they’d never met before but who already meant so much to them. Finally, they spotted a middle-aged woman wearing an oversized hoodie amongst the passengers arriving from Dusseldorf. The family instantly recognised Dana Ernst-Behme from…