The ideal amount of sleep for people in their middle age and above is seven hours and too much deviation from that is associated with poorer cognitive performance and mental health, stated researcher… [+3787 chars]
ByThe Francis Crick InstituteMay 1, 2022 Scientists carried out whole genome sequencing on the DNA of a child with lupus and discovered a suspicious gene mutation. They then ran experiments on mice … [+10438 chars]
(Vax Before Travel)While the COVID-19 pandemic is fading from headlines, many countries continue requiring visitors to show negative SARS-CoV-2 virus test results. As a result, home antigen tests hav… [+1810 chars]
High cholesterol is somewhat common in the UK, and is more common in people who are overweight. The NHS says PAD is a common condition where a build-up of fatty deposits in the arteries restricts blo… [+2796 chars]
After monitoring escalating cases of acute hepatitis (inflammation of the liver) in young children in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the World Health Organization (WHO) has… [+3067 chars]
Caroline Ford, Camilla Freeman, Marc Freeman / Credit: Supplied Did you know that ovarian cancer is one of the most deadliest female cancers? Did you know that in 2022 there is still no test? Did yo… [+2995 chars]
For more than two years, as Canadians experienced a roller coaster of COVID-19 infections, influenza seemed to take a backseat. The family of viruses that causes the flu was barely spreading across … [+5422 chars]
A new study, being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, Netherlands (4-7 May), suggests that children in the UK start consuming free sugars (those added to foods… [+5047 chars]
Emily Kaiser, editor of Modern Retina, sits down with Jason S. Slakter, MD, to discuss his ARVO 2022 presentation, Efficacy and Safety of OPT-302 in Combination with Ranibizumab for Polypoidal Choroi… [+383 chars]
After the World Health Organisation(WHO) said the severe hepatitis cases among children worldwide might be linked to adenovirus, the US CDC informed nine children in Alabama were identified with the … [+1664 chars]
A woman has shared her harrowing ordeal after she thought her itchy skin and swollen glands were fever symptoms but turned out to be cancer. Lindsey Parry started to notice a few lumps on the side… [+3314 chars]
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Referrals for suspected cancer remain at about 16% higher than pre-pandemic levels A record 2.7 million people were referred for cancer checks in the last … [+3377 chars]
