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Technique to regenerate optic nerve offers hope for future glaucoma treatment.

Scientists have used gene therapy to regenerate damaged nerve fibres in the eye, in a discovery that could aid the development of new treatments for glaucoma,...

Scientists have used gene therapy to regenerate damaged nerve fibres in the eye,...

2greys

•3 years ago

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Shielding letter

No not yet got one. Last time

Busterrusty

•3 years ago

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Shielding letters

Good evening everybody, Hope you are all keeping safe and well. Has anybody else just received another shielding letter by email? Take care Amme xxx

Good evening everybody, Hope you are all keeping safe and well. Has anybody el...

AmmeA

•3 years ago

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The boy has been groomed claws trimmed...

For a pooch that hasn't been to the groomers in years and his ex owner cutting his coat with scissors whenever they felt the need ... He was covered in matts...

For a pooch that hasn't been to the groomers in years and his ex owner cutting h...

Blackbird8

•3 years ago

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Twinkle in the trees

🧡💚

Blackbird8

•3 years ago

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Jack Frost then went on to be a beautiful sunny day 💜💙

🐾🐾🐿🐿🍂🍂

Blackbird8

•3 years ago

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New study could help scientists more effectively use T-cell technologies to better understand immune responses.

A comparison of two key research tools used by immunologists to study different types of T-cell receptor signals has identified important features of existing...

A comparison of two key research tools used by immunologists to study different ...

2greys

•3 years ago

1 Reply

Clinically vulnerable people latest

This is a link to the latest advice....

Troilus

•3 years ago

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jacqueline

Can someone tell me what this means.I recieved a text from dwp saying we have recieved the written report of your pip assessment we will write when we have...

Can someone tell me what this means.I recieved a text from dwp saying we have r...

simba666

•3 years ago

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COVID-19 lung damage caused by persistence of 'abnormal cells'

Investigations of deceased COVID-19 patients have shed light on possible lung damage caused by the virus. The study, published today in The Lancet’s...

Investigations of deceased COVID-19 patients have shed light on possible lung da...

2greys

•3 years ago

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Yesterday, Humpback whale almost swallows kayakers near Avila Beach - California.

https://youtu.be/moUzR9hbfeA

2greys

•3 years ago

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Continuity of English primary care has worsened with GP expansions.

For the last few years, English general practices — which are, traditionally, small — have been encouraged to serve larger populations of registered patients...

For the last few years, English general practices — which are, traditionally, sm...

2greys

•3 years ago

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Some treatments for osteoporosis could reduce the incidence of COVID-19.

Some of the principal treatments for osteoporosis, denosumab, zoledronate and calcium, could have a protective effect against COVID-19 in patients who take...

Some of the principal treatments for osteoporosis, denosumab, zoledronate and ca...

2greys

•3 years ago

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Trim bow inhaler

For the last two months I’ve been using trimbow after my last stay in hospital. Whilst my routine activity oxygen levels are slightly higher I am more short of...

For the last two months I’ve been using trimbow after my last stay in hospital. ...

mikeadams51

•3 years ago

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Upcoming PIP phone consultation

Hi Everyone, finally got my letter for a phone appointment from DWP re my PIP claim, bricking it as usual! Anyone able to give any info/tips on what to expect...

Hi Everyone, finally got my letter for a phone appointment from DWP re my PIP cl...

Kimlu

•3 years ago

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New cause of COVID-19 blood clots identified.

Blood clots continue to wreak havoc for patients with severe COVID-19 infection, and a new study explains what may spark them in up to half of patients. The...

Blood clots continue to wreak havoc for patients with severe COVID-19 infection,...

2greys

•3 years ago

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T-cell Covid immunity 'present in adults six months after first infection'.

Cellular (T-cell) immunity against the virus that causes Covid-19 is likely to be present within most adults six months after primary infection, with levels...

Cellular (T-cell) immunity against the virus that causes Covid-19 is likely to b...

2greys

•3 years ago

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Seven different 'disease forms' identified in mild COVID-19.

In a study recently published in the top journal "Allergy", a team of MedUni Vienna scientists led by immunologist Winfried F. Pickl and allergologist Rudolf...

In a study recently published in the top journal "Allergy", a team of MedUni Vie...

2greys

•3 years ago

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Get your flu shot: It might shield you from severe COVID.

The coronavirus and the flu are two entirely different viruses. But a new study suggests those who get a flu vaccine face a considerably lower risk for being...

The coronavirus and the flu are two entirely different viruses. But a new study ...

2greys

•3 years ago

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How the immune system remembers viruses.

Immune response: memory T cells are formed earlier than previously thought For a person to acquire immunity to a disease, T cells must develop into memory...

Immune response: memory T cells are formed earlier than previously thought For ...

2greys

•3 years ago

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Best sort of humidifier for dry indoor heating through freezing Canadian winter ahead

Hi, new member! Nice to be here. I have mildish emphysema and am worried about the effect of low air humidity from indoor heating on my breathing. Do I need a...

Hi, new member! Nice to be here. I have mildish emphysema and am worried about t...

inapanic

•3 years ago

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Half of the shelves at our nearest Sainsbury are empty this morning.

Panic buying in the extreme again. At the local Lidl store just 50 yards away from home, saw a trolley full of flour being loaded into a car. Obviously the...

Panic buying in the extreme again. At the local Lidl store just 50 yards away fr...

2greys

•3 years ago

33 Replies

Long term Haemophillus?

Hi everyone, hope you are all well and happy. I am struggling with Haemophillus at the moment. 4 months of it. It has been suggested I have IV antibiotics and...

Hi everyone, hope you are all well and happy. I am struggling with Haemophillus ...

Jools7770

•3 years ago

24 Replies

Bronchiactasis coughing up fibrous tissue daily

Cheriebobo here, havnt slept for 4 nights last week small bit blood ,no phlegm, st night 3am coughing blood, last night coughing a lot of what looks like...

Cheriebobo here, havnt slept for 4 nights last week small bit blood ,no phlegm,...

Cheriebobo

•3 years ago

33 Replies

Spirometry/lung function test

My GP has said I need to wait 6 months for a lung function test , I presume this is a Spirometry test. Can I insist I have it before. Just been diagnosed...

My GP has said I need to wait 6 months for a lung function test , I presume this...

motorbike12810

•3 years ago

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Baby Rosie

Rosie at 4 months

Phronsias2

•3 years ago

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Healthcare app reduces symptoms of COPD compared to regular treatment.

A Southampton-developed healthcare app that helps people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) manage their condition can speed up recovery after...

A Southampton-developed healthcare app that helps people with Chronic Obstructiv...

2greys

•3 years ago

5 Replies

Confused

I am clinically vulnerable and work in a school. If they say I can not work from home does that mean i have to go to work?

I am clinically vulnerable and work in a school. If they say I can not work from...

Crimsoon

•3 years ago

3 Replies

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All posts for November 2020

Technique to regenerate optic nerve offers hope for future glaucoma treatment.

Shielding letter

Shielding letters

The boy has been groomed claws trimmed...

Twinkle in the trees

Jack Frost then went on to be a beautiful sunny day 💜💙

New study could help scientists more effectively use T-cell technologies to better understand immune responses.

Clinically vulnerable people latest

jacqueline

COVID-19 lung damage caused by persistence of 'abnormal cells'

Yesterday, Humpback whale almost swallows kayakers near Avila Beach - California.

Continuity of English primary care has worsened with GP expansions.

Some treatments for osteoporosis could reduce the incidence of COVID-19.

Trim bow inhaler

Upcoming PIP phone consultation

New cause of COVID-19 blood clots identified.

T-cell Covid immunity 'present in adults six months after first infection'.

Seven different 'disease forms' identified in mild COVID-19.

Get your flu shot: It might shield you from severe COVID.

How the immune system remembers viruses.

Best sort of humidifier for dry indoor heating through freezing Canadian winter ahead

Half of the shelves at our nearest Sainsbury are empty this morning.

Long term Haemophillus?

Bronchiactasis coughing up fibrous tissue daily

Spirometry/lung function test

Baby Rosie

Healthcare app reduces symptoms of COPD compared to regular treatment.

Confused

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