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NHS shingles vaccine targeting herpes zoster virus could significantly delay onset of dementia, study suggests | Science & Tech News
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A vaccine being used by the NHS to prevent shingles could also significantly delay the onset of dementia, according to new research that has left scientists baffled. The study on more than 200,000 older people shows those who were given the ‘recombinant’ vaccine Shingrix were diagnosed with dementia an average of 164 days later than…
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Exercising at least twice a week significantly cuts insomnia risk, says study | Science & Tech News
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Exercising at least twice a week significantly cuts the risk of insomnia, according to a study. It found people who worked out regularly were 42% less likely to have trouble getting to sleep and 22% less likely to report any insomnia symptoms. Those who keep up exercise long term were found to be 55% more…
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New long COVID drug may significantly reduce fatigue in patients | UK News
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An experimental drug could significantly reduce fatigue in people with long COVID, a new study suggests. Scientists who carried out the small-scale clinical trial believe the drug, called AXA1125, may increase energy production in cells and reduce inflammation for people fighting the virus and its aftereffects. They are calling for larger studies to confirm the…
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Fungal infections ‘increased significantly’ during COVID pandemic as WHO reveals health-threatening fungi list | World News
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Fungal infections “increased significantly” among hospital patients during the COVID pandemic, says the World Health Organisation as it released its first-ever list of fungi posing the greatest threat to human health. The WHO’s report, outlining fungal “priority pathogens”, warned some strains are increasingly drug-resistant and becoming more widespread. Only four types of treatments exist, with…