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• Healthy diet reduces asthma symptoms
• Sleep disorder linked with changes to brain structure typical of dementia
• European Medicines Agency starts lung infection medications review

• People who eat a healthy diet experience fewer asthma symptoms and better control of their condition, according to a new study published in the European Respiratory Journal.
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• Obstructive sleep apnoea is associated with changes to the structure of the brain that are also seen in the early stages of dementia, according to a new study.
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• The EMA is reviewing a type of medication used in some EU countries to treat and prevent chest infections and flare-ups of COPD.
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