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Flat-faced or brachycephalic dogs breeds such as English and French bulldogs may be likely to display “helpless” traits by looking at humans more often than a longer-muzzled dog breed during a food retrieval task, suggests a small study published in…

HEALTH NOTES: New gadget can spot life-threatening bleeding after birth Scientists have created a device that can detect early signs of life-threatening bleeding after birth. The gadget, worn on the wrist, uses laser sensors to detect any sudden change in…

After battling a stream of seemingly insurmountable obstacles to be together, Hilary and Pauline Nowell are used to handling problems with a united front. And that’s exactly how they are dealing with Pauline’s diagnosis of Vascular Dementia: together. ‘’We’ve always…

Lung cancer: Signs and symptoms to look out for According to the Met Office, autumn officially kicks off today but it’s only a question of time before the colder weather sees a spike in respiratory infections.  The season of crisp…

Editor’s note: Find the latest long COVID news and guidance in Medscape’s Long COVID Resource Center. A lot about long COVID remains a mystery. The relative newness of the condition and the heterogeneity of symptoms and presentations has researchers searching for some…

Sometimes, the perfect name comes easy when we meet a dog like Ice! When you bring him home, he’ll soon be the coolest kid on the block—so let’s kick it! Ice is a true gentle giant, and some may even…

Sex addiction – real condition or excuse for sleaze? Amid Russell Brand scandal, psychologists make the case for AND against condition that is not widely recognized Like drugs or booze, compulsive sexual behaviors release dopamine in the brain  Sex addiction…

Cases of Victorian disease surge in England – as map reveals hotspots Some parts of the country have seen tuberculosis cases rise by over 60 per cent READ MORE: Revealed: Over half of sick Brits wait longer than 4 HOURS in…

A combined team of diabetes specialists from Eberhard Karls University Tübingen and Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, both in Germany, has found evidence that suggests brain sensitivity to insulin may be modulated by the menstrual cycle in women. In their study,…

TOPLINE: New research suggests that the presence of high-risk colon polyps at screening colonoscopy is significantly associated with an increased risk for death from hepatobiliary cancer. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a retrospective analysis of 343,838 screening colonoscopies performed in Austria from…