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By Health Correspondent Babies and their families in Leicester’s Hospitals are set to benefit from thousands of pounds worth of new technology and equipment. Neonatal Nurse, Dr Katie Gallagher, The University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust’s (UHL) Clinical Associate Professor in Neonatal Nursing, has
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By Health Correspondent Struggling to sleep? The answer could be as simple as getting more light during the day. Scientists at the University of Leicester have uncovered new evidence showing that light plays a key role in helping the body sleep properly — and it all starts with the eyes. In
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By Health Correspondent A simple fibre supplement taken each day could help ease the pain of knee arthritis, scientists say. Researchers at the University of Nottingham found that people with knee osteoarthritis who took the prebiotic fibre inulin reported less pain and improved strength after just six weeks. The study,
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By Health Correspondent People living with dementia are being given the chance to escape to the wild Highlands as part of a groundbreaking new wellbeing project. The pilot scheme will see participants and their carers spend three days surrounded by nature at a vast rewilding estate in Glenmoriston this month.
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By Health Correspondent Bookworms, language lovers and lifelong learners could be giving their brains a powerful edge against Alzheimer’s, a major new study suggests. Researchers found people who regularly stretched their minds — from childhood right through old age — developed Alzheimer’s up to five years later than those who