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Covid: NEANDERTHAL DNA stretch slashes risk of severe illness 22%

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Three genes inherited from Neanderthals slash the risk of severe Covid-19 by 22 per cent, a new study has revealed. The genes sit next to each other on chromosome 12, and this large chunk of genetic material includes 75,000 individual pieces of DNA.  Researchers compared the DNA of 2,200 Covid-19 patients from around the world … Read more

Genes inherited from NEANDERTHALS slash the risk of severe Covid-19 by 22%

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Three genes inherited from Neanderthals slash the risk of severe Covid-19 by 22 per cent, a new study has revealed. The genes sit next to each other on chromosome 12, and this large chunk of genetic material includes 75,000 individual pieces of DNA.  Researchers compared the DNA of 2,200 Covid-19 patients from around the world … Read more

Hard partying in your 20s raises your risk of heart problems later in life, research suggests 

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Hard partying in your 20s raises your risk of heart problems later in life by NINE times, research suggests Study of more than million people fired warning of the dangers of hard partying  Young adults up to nine times more likely to develop premature heart disease  Found higher number of substances used recreationally the greater … Read more

Wearing a face mask can reduce your risk of SEVERE Covid-19

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Wearing a face mask can reduce your risk of severe Covid-19: Humidity inside coverings limits the spread of the virus to the lungs leading to milder infection, study shows NIH researchers assessed humidity of a space before and after wearing a mask  Masks increase humidity by between 38 and 90 per cent compared to maskless This … Read more

DVLA asks staff to disclose their waist size as part of risk assessment

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DVLA asks staff to disclose their waist size as part of risk assessment to decide who is healthy enough to return to working at their Swansea headquarters DVLA said to have asked staff to disclose their waist size for a risk assessment  Organisation said it did not ask staff members for exact waist measurements  Claimed … Read more

Care home bosses demand staff get Covid jabs or risk losing their jobs amid fears over uptake

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Care home bosses are demanding that staff have the Covid-19 vaccination – or risk losing their jobs. Several carers have contacted The Mail on Sunday to claim that they have been threatened with the sack or a pay cut if they refuse to have the jab. One young worker at an old people’s home in … Read more

Apples boost brain function and ‘can reduce Alzheimer’s risk’

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Natural compounds found in apples can reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, scientists say.  High concentrations of compounds in apples and other plants, known as phytonutrients, stimulate the creation of neurons, in a process called neurogenesis.  Neurons are highly excitable cell that transmits information to parts of the body via electrical … Read more

Less than five hours of sleep a night ‘can double dementia risk’ 

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Getting five hours or less of sleep a night doubles the risk of getting dementia, a new study has warned. US researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston looked at data from 2,812 US adults aged 65 and over.  ‘Very short’ sleep duration, defined as five hours and less, doubled the risk of dementia … Read more

Injected arthritis drug reduces risk of death from Covid-19 by 4%, study finds

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The NHS will start using an arthritis drug to treat hospitalised Covid patients after a breakthrough study found it cuts the risk of dying.  Tocilizumab can reduce swelling inside the organs and, when combined with steroid dexamethasone slashes the odds of death by a third.  Oxford University scientists behind the RECOVERY trial found the drug … Read more