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• Seeking a treatment for IBS pain in tarantula venom

  23-06-2021 19:07
  For patients who have inflammatory bowel syndrome (IBS), the condition is literally a pain in the gut. Chronic -- or long-term -- abdominal pain is common, and there are currently no effective treatment options for this debilitating symptom. In a new study, researchers identify a new potential source of relief: a molecule derived from spider venom. In experiments with mice, they found that one dose could stop symptoms associated with IBS pain.
  
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• Did Brexit transform UK politics forever? Politics Weekly podcast

  23-06-2021 18:01
  
  Heather Stewart and Gaby Hinsliff look at the latest news out of Westminster. Plus: as we mark the fifth anniversary of the Brexit referendum, has it changed British politics irreversibly? Laura Parker, James Starkie and Anand Menon look back.A shock defeat in last week’s Chesham and Amersham byelection gives Boris Johnson something to think about; Keir Starmer is expected to shake up his team, and a plan for social care looks set to be delayed once more. Heather Stewart is joined by Gaby
  
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• In praise of stillness | Brief letters

  23-06-2021 17:13
  
  Social care | Life after 70 | Country diary and birds | Cure for HiccupsWould it be unfair to suggest that the cabinet’s “do or die” social care meeting was cancelled (Report, 21 June) because Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock still have no idea what to “do” and consider that the “die” bit was quite adequately covered in the first weeks of the pandemic? Mike Hine Kingston upon Thames, London• Being a non-active seventysomething can be good (Letters, 22
  
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• Concert hopes to hit the right notes for charity supporting adults with learning disabilities

  23-06-2021 11:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  A man whose brother has been supported by learning disabilities charity Hft for more than five decades is uniting musical acts to raise money for the Sheffield service that supports his relative, and three other good causes.The Hearts in Harmony virtual charity concert takes place on 6 July, and features performances from five different musical acts from across Derbyshire and Yorkshire, with the aim of reaching a global audience. It will be available to stream until 25 July.Inspiration for the e
  
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• HIV Charity Launches ‘Age+’ Project To Empower People Ageing With HIV

  23-06-2021 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  George House Trust will launch Age+ – a new project which will empower people over the age of 55 to live confidently with HIV in Greater Manchester.
  An ever-growing ageing population of people living with HIV means support services need to change and adapt to meet their diverse needs.
  Launching in June 2021, the Age+ project will provide services to support people over 55 years of age, living with HIV in Greater Manchester, including include social networking opportunities, skills-based tr
  
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