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Reducing salt in everyday foods could prevent tens of thousands of heart attacks and strokes, new study finds

A new study led by researchers in the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences has found that if the UK food industry had met the government’s voluntary 2024 salt reduction targets, substantial improvements could have been made in cardiovascular health, leading to major savings for the NHS - all without the public having to change their eating habits.

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Rapamycin helps protect immune cells against DNA damage

New research carried out by Dr Loren Kell at the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS) has demonstrated for the first time that rapamycin can reduce DNA damage in immune cells, a hallmark of ageing.

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