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These days the gold standard for colon cancer screening is ­optical colonoscopy, where the inside of the large bowel is viewed through a micro-camera. Patients have to complete day-long prep for this, ensuring their bowels are empty. Unsurprisingly this puts a lot … Read More

The many new home apps have come at just the right time as the number of old people living longer increases. ­But as a ­result, diseases of old age, such as ­ dementia, will rise in parallel. Home medical apps are … Read More

At the moment we can only ­detect Alzheimer’s once the destructive protein plaques are already formed in the brain. Too late. Any treatments we have are largely ineffective at this stage. We know, however, the first changes of Alzheimer’s happen … Read More