Lying on a bench, staring at the ceiling, I startle slightly at the whirr of a drill. It’s not building work outside, nor am I at the dentist — it’s the sound made by a tool to be used on me during an ‘assisted stretch’. I am not pulling — or, indeed, pushing — your … Read more
An incredible video shows a patient playing the violin while surgeons removed a tumour from her brain. Dagmar Turner, 53, was diagnosed with a large slow growing tumour in 2013 after she suffered a seizure during a symphony. The mother-of-one had radiotherapy, but the tumour continued to grow until it measured 8cm by 4cm. It was … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Almost 1,900 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 73,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more
Nearly three decades ago, when I was an overweight teenager, I sometimes ate six pieces of sliced white toast in a row, each one slathered in butter or jam. I remember the spongy texture of the bread as I took it from its plastic bag. No matter how much of this supermarket toast I ate, … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Almost 1,900 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 73,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more
Identical baby twins are the first in Britain to both be diagnosed with an incurable brain disease – the same which killed Coleen Rooney’s sister in 2013, aged 14. Amelia and Ruby Sampson have Rett Syndrome, which gets progressively worse and will rob them of the ability to speak or move freely, cause breathing and … Read more
IVF babies are 45 per cent more likely to die before their first birthday, a study of almost three million children has found. Researchers in Sweden compared the outcomes of babies conceived naturally and through assisted reproductive techniques. Babies from a frozen embryo had a more than two-fold higher risk of death than babies conceived … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Almost 1,800 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 71,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more
Women who sleep poorly tend to eat more and have a lower-quality diet, a study shows. Researchers tracked 500 womens’ sleep, finding those who take a long time to fall asleep eat more calories every day. Those who wake up a lot throughout the night tend to eat fattier foods. The researchers believe a lack … Read more
Patches made from human placenta could prevent men becoming impotent following prostate cancer surgery. The patches are wrapped around key nerves before the cancer is removed to prevent incontinence and erectile dysfunction, which can occur in up to seven in ten men undergoing the surgery. Pilot studies suggest that growth hormones and other repair cells … Read more