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Daily digest July 28 2015

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Manchester Royal Infirmary reopens A&E amid suspected Mers outbreak

The accident and emergency department at Manchester’s main hospital was closed for more than two hours on Monday afternoon because two patients were suspected to be suffering from Middle Eastern respiratory virus syndrome (Mers), a deadly viral respiratory disease caught from camels.

Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI) reopened after both patients were isolated for ongoing clinical treatment and management of their condition, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said.

 An MRI spokesperson said test results were still pending and that one patient had been relocated to North Manchester General Hospital.

Read more on the Guardian website

Healthy living fights dementia: eat well and stop smoking to boost brain

Research in America has shown that drinking, smoking and eating junk food can all shrink the brain, which increases the risk of conditions like Alzheimer’s.

The presence of heart disease risk factors was linked to a smaller volume in certain areas of the brain.  Diabetes, another disease which can be linked to lifestyle choices, also has an impact the study found.

The team behind the research believe their findings could help prevent millions of people from developing incurable dementia.

Read more on the Express website

Revealed... why eating red meat can cause bowel cancer

Scientists believe they may have discovered why eating red meat is linked to higher chances of bowel cancer.

The pigment that gives a steak or mince its distinctive red colour is to blame, they suggest.

The breakthrough may also create a new way to detect who is at greater risk of bowel cancer by looking for a chemical marker produced by bacteria in the gut.  

The research, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that the adverse effects of eating meat were stopped by antibiotics, which kill the bacteria.

Read more on Mail Online