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Teen sport protects bones "Playing ball games as a teenager can cut the chances of going on to suffer from brittle bones," says The Daily Telegraph. The newspaper says weight-bearing sport strengthens the bones and keeps them healthy for a further 40 years.

Cold sores and Alzheimer's The cold sore virus could be one of the main causes of Alzheimer's disease, claims The Daily Mail today. It also suggests that existing cold sore drugs "could be used to treat the most common form of dementia".

Deafness 'could be reversed' Hearing problems could be cured by transplanting brain cells into the ear, The Daily Telegraph has claimed. The newspaper says the transplanted cells can switch functions and potentially reverse the inner ear damage that can cause hearing loss. The r

Combined prostate treatment Prostate cancer patients should be treated with "radiotherapy as well as hormones" according to The Daily Telegraph. It reports that scientists recommend that using both treatments should be the standard for tackling the cancer, instead of t

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