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UK drug repurposing study identifies several potential dementia treatments

An estimated 982,000 people in the UK are currently living with the neurodegenerative disease

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UK researchers uncover first new asthma and COPD attack treatment in 50 years

The phase 2 study showed that benralizumab could be re-purposed for use in emergency settings

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Moderna’s JN.1-adapted COVID-19 vaccine approved by MHRA for adults and children

The JCVI has already advised the UK government on eligible groups for this year’s autumn vaccination programme

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Novavax’s JN.1-adapted COVID-19 vaccine granted FDA emergency use authorisation

JN.1 only accounts for 0.2% of cases across the country but is the ‘parent strain’ of currently circulating variants

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FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines to better protect against current variants

Adapted vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna have been authorised for individuals aged six months and older

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UK study reveals previously unknown genetic causes of colorectal cancer

The third most commonly diagnosed cancer globally is responsible for more than 44,000 new cases in the UK every year

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JCVI announces advice for autumn COVID-19 vaccination programme eligibility

The Committee has advised offering the vaccine to those at high risk of serious disease

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Study reveals GSK’s new recombinant shingles vaccine could reduce dementia risk

Shingrix reduced dementia diagnoses by 17% compared to Merck & Co’s Zostavax after six years

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AI tool better predicts progress of Alzheimer’s versus current clinical tests

The most common form of dementia accounts for up to 80% of all cases

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Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic associated with cognitive benefits in diabetes patients

Researchers from the University of Oxford analysed records from more than 100 million patients in the US

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Study identifies thousands of high-risk cancer gene variants and potential therapeutic target

Patients with inherited variants of the BAP1 gene have a 50% increased risk of developing certain cancers

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AstraZeneca’s sipavibart shown to prevent COVID-19 in immunocompromised patients

Immunocompromised individuals account for about 25% of COVID-19 hospitalisations, intensive care unit admissions and deaths

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