Low self-esteem can decrease your sex drive – tips for building self-confidence

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Low self-esteem can take a toll on your emotional health and wellbeing. It can lead to anxiety, which may trigger impotency issues (i.e. erectile dysfunction). How can you improve your sense of […]

Two thousand pancreatic cancer patients die in lockdown

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Figures collated by Pancreatic Cancer Action, show a 17 percent drop in pancreatic cancer patient survival linked to suspended operations during three months of lockdown – equivalent to around 2,000 deaths. However experts […]

Which online workout is best for you?

Which online workout is best for you? EVE SIMMONS tested 20 in 48 hours – and found one to suit every fitness level It’s 7am on a Tuesday and I’m in the kitchen. Nineties fitness guru Mr Motivator is bellowing ‘WORK IT!’ at me, while I swing tins of baked beans above my head. Outside, […]

Soup for the soul: Stir your way to good health, this winter

There’s a nip in the air, and evenings are perfect to snuggle up in warm, cosy blankets with a good book to read or an engaging film or web show to watch. And what could complete this better than a bowl of hot soup. In the winters, nothing spells comfort better than a hot beverage, […]

BMI calculation: What is a healthy BMI? How do you work out your BMI?

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. BMI was first worked out in the 1830s, when a Belgian astronomer, mathematician, statistician and sociologist worked out the sum. The aim was to figure out whether a person was a healthy […]

Belgium to reopen shops from December 1

Belgium will allow shops to reopen from December 1, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo said Friday, but the country’s semi-lockdown will remain in place to bring down coronavirus infections. “The situation in our country is improving… but it’s important to keep a lid on things,” De Croo said, warning that the Christmas and New Year […]

Cervical cancer: New radiotherapy technique prolongs survival

Patients with locally advanced cervical cancer benefit significantly from an innovative radiotherapy technique co-developed by MedUni Vienna under the direction of Richard Pötter and Christian Kirisits. The technique provides better tumor control and produces fewer side-effects. This is substantiated by the results of the prospective, international, multi-center study, EMBRACE I, conducted under the direction of […]

Immunogenic ferroptotic cancer cell death: A new approach in cancer immunotherapy

The interdisciplinary team of scientists from three different countries (Belgium, Italy, and Russia) under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Dmitri V. Krysko (Ghent University, Belgium) unravels the immunogenicity of ferroptotic cancer cells. Cell death is an essential biological process that plays an active role both during human embryonic development and in the onset of various […]