Smoking increases the risks of 56 diseases and kills more than 1 million adults in China each year from 22 different causes, according to new research. Tobacco smoking is projected to cause one billion deaths worldwide this century, mainly in low and middle income countries (LMICs) such as China. Two thirds of adult men in […]
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A Blood thinning drug used to reduce the risk of blood clots does not help patients recovering from moderate and severe COVID-19, despite this approach being offered to patients, a UK-wide trial, led by Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the University of Cambridge has found. The HEAL-COVID trial (Helping to Alleviate the Longer-term consequences of COVID-19) is
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Cambridge researchers are taking part in the world’s first clinical trial of red blood cell transfusion that have been grown in a laboratory for transfusion into another person. “If our trial is successful, it will mean that patients who currently require regular long-term red blood cell transfusion will need fewer transfusions in future, helping transform
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Cambridge scientists have detected dementia signs that it may be possible to spot signs of brain impairment in patients as early as nine years before they receive a diagnosis for one of a number of dementia-related diseases. “When we looked back at patients’ histories, it became clear that they were showing some cognitive impairment several
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Samsung Develops Prototype ‘Reinvented Toilet’ in Partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Samsung Electronics has announced that it has completed a project in collaboration with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in response to the Reinvent the Toilet Challenge, culminating in the development of a prototype toilet that is safe and designed for household
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