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There’s no good way to brace yourself for the news that you have a rare cancer, but I certainly never expected to receive a call telling me while I was in my garden one afternoon. It started with migraines. I…

The COVID-19 crisis has made it more clear than ever that a medical emergency can strike at any time – sometimes, with dire consequences.    And in situations when a patient can’t communicate their preferences around end-of-life treatment, their providers,…

What's the difference between a heart attack and cardiac arrest? We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on…

Warning to middle-aged drinkers that just one glass of wine or pint a night can age your brain by TWO YEARS, study claims University of Pennsylvania researchers found drinking cause brain ageing  Drinking an extra unit per day caused an…

Penn State researchers have developed a set of tools and methods to better monitor and analyze sleep-related signals and fidgeting in rodent brain studies. Considered the bedrock of biomedical research, rodent studies often provide the first advanced understanding of brain…

Higher body mass index (BMI) has been linked to an increased risk for diabetic nephropathy, new research finds. The study of nearly 4000 East Asian individuals with type 2 diabetes used genetic analysis to show that higher BMI was associated…

Researchers at City of Hope, one of the largest cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, have data pointing to the limitations of Signatera, a popular liquid biopsy or blood draw test that is used to detect the…

Prostate cancer: Dr Philippa Kaye discusses symptoms We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You…

It’s little wonder that women are more likely to suffer from burn out, feel chronically stressed and experience higher rates of anxiety and depression. Women often carry more of the load for less reward. Women do nearly double the hours…

A totipotent cell is a single cell that can give rise to a new organism, if given appropriate maternal support. Totipotent cells have many properties, but we do not know all of them yet. Researchers at Helmholtz Munich have now…