Girl, 14, diagnosed with killer brain tumour after GPs blamed puberty

Girl, 14, is diagnosed with a killer brain tumour after doctors blamed puberty for her crippling headaches FIVE times before 4cm mass was spotted Lily Wythe from Southend-on-Sea, Essex, starting getting migraines in summer  They were dismissed as ‘hormonal headaches’ by five doctors, her parents say Finally diagnosed with DIPG, inoperable tumours that kill most patients […]

Mosquito-borne diseases could be prevented by skin cream

A skin cream used to treat warts and skin cancer could help protect people against viral diseases such as Zika and dengue, according to new research from the University of Leeds. Their findings have identified a new way we might prevent infection from a wide variety of dangerous viruses. The climate emergency, coupled with an […]

Industry-linked studies more favorable to indoor tanning, researchers say

Studies of indoor tanning that are financially linked to the industry are significantly more likely to downplay the risks and highlight perceived benefits of indoor tanning than studies without such ties, according to researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine. The researchers analyzed 691 articles on indoor tanning in scientific journals. Fifty had financial […]

Doctor's video shows a cotton bud lodged deep inside a man's ear canal

Why you should NEVER clean your ear with a cotton bud: Gruesome footage shows a doctor pull a stuck Q-tip from deep inside a man’s ear canal The cotton wool had separated from the stick and become stuck by the ear drum  If the ear drum is perforated it could lead to hearing loss or infection […]

Coronavirus latest: What you can do to prevent the deadly virus spreading

Coronavirus is becoming of increasing concern around the world after the virus was first reported in Wuhan, China. Chinese officials have said at least 26 people have died from coronavirus, all in Hubei Province of which Wuhan is the capital. READ MORE Coronavirus cover-up: Mystery over deleted social media posts . Beyond China, other places […]

Safety of novel cancer-specific PET probe confirmed in clinical research

A group of researchers led by Assistant Professor WATABE Tadashi of the Graduate School of Medicine of Osaka University achieved the stable domestic production of automatic synthesis modules for positron emission tomography (PET) probe F-18 NKO-035, a LAT1-selective amino acid derivative radiolabeled with 18F (Table 1), confirming its safety in first-in-human clinical studies conducted at […]

A bad diet may cause polycystic ovary syndrome

A bad diet may cause polycystic ovary syndrome: Scientists find obese women with condition have more harmful gut bacteria than healthy females Scientists studied 58 teenage girls with PCOS and found guts were unbalanced Girls had more ‘bad’ bacteria linked to high levels of testosterone – a PCOS cause Colorado scientists behind study advise PCOS […]

When Chloe fell backwards, she had no idea what she’d really lost

Five years ago, Chloe Donovan was at work when she fainted, falling backwards onto concrete. Later that day in the hospital, after receiving stitches to the back on her head, she was offered a toasted cheese sandwich. She took one bite and put it back down, uninterested. She did not yet know her olfactory nerve […]