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Low levels of vitamin B9 linked to dementia risk

Older people with low levels of vitamin B9 have a higher risk of dementia, a study suggests. Having low levels of the vitamin, also known as folate, has also been linked to premature death. Academics from the US and Israel said that folate levels ...

16 Mar 2022 at 00:55

Northern Ireland

Police in Newry investigate ‘sinister’ acid attack

Police in Newry are investigating a suspected acid attack that left a man in hospital with burns. The attack, which happened at around 2.50am on Sunday morning, saw a man assaulted and acid thrown over him in the Chancellors Hall area of Newry. ...

29 May 2022 at 15:18

National News

Northern Irish police investigate 'extremely sinister' acid attack

Police in Northern Ireland are investigating a suspected acid attack that left a man in hospital with burns. The attack, which happened at around 2.50am on Sunday morning, saw a man assaulted and acid thrown over him in the Chancellors Hall ...

30 May 2022 at 23:33

Local News

Waste from mica houses causing toxic dumps - claim

Concrete material coming out of houses that have been demolished under the mica redress scheme could be creating toxic waste dumps in Donegal County Council owned landfills, it has been claimed. That was the shock revelation at Tuesday's ...

31 Mar 2022 at 09:33

Molecule in urine ‘could be the first to reveal early-stage Alzheimer’s disease’

A new study is the first to identify a molecule in urine that can reveal early-stage Alzheimer’s disease. The research suggests the finding could pave the way for an inexpensive and convenient test for the disease. In other words, it ...

30 Nov 2022 at 06:00

Teenager jailed for murder of man whose body he tried to dissolve in acid

A 19-year-old man has been jailed for life for the murder of a man who he stabbed in the head before attempting to dissolve the body in acid in a wheelie bin. George Knights, of Delce Road, Rochester, Kent, was sentenced to a ...

08 Jan 2022 at 09:25

News

Princess Royal visits Coronation Street to learn about acid attack storyline

The Princess Royal has visited the set of Coronation Street to learn about the soap’s upcoming acid attack storyline. Future episodes of the ITV programme will see Daisy Midgeley, played by Charlotte Jordan, become the ...

20 Mar 2023 at 18:27

Calls to increase folic acid levels in flour ‘to prevent more birth defects’

Proposals to fortify some flours with a vitamin which prevents babies from developing a life-threatening spinal condition do not go far enough, leading medics have warned as they said the health service could be ...

01 Feb 2023 at 20:35

Man arrested following suspected acid attack outside school

A 35-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm after a suspected acid attack outside a school in west London on Monday. The incident outside Westminster Academy left a ...

03 Oct 2024 at 16:27

City

Reckitt sees sales of new hyaluronic acid condoms surge in China

Hyaluronic acid has surged in popularity as a beauty ingredient in recent years, but is now also helping send sales of condoms soaring across China, Durex maker Reckitt Benckiser has revealed. The ...

24 Oct 2024 at 16:14

Katie Piper shares decision to get artificial eye 16 years after acid attack

TV presenter Katie Piper has revealed she is trying out an “artificial eye” more than 16 years on from an acid attack that left her with life-changing burns and partial blindness. The Loose Women ...

11 Jan 2025 at 14:10

Acid attack victim has eye saved by donated placenta

An acid attack victim has said he is “so thankful” after his was eye saved by a graft created from a donated placenta. Paul Laskey, 43, from Newcastle, suffered a severe chemical burn to his ...

20 Feb 2025 at 07:19

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