Ever wished you could headstand with the best of them, or simply be able to do a cartwheel? Writer and gymnastics enthusiast Jess Bacon explains why now’s the time to supple, whatever your age.  Most of us used to be able to do a forward roll in PE, while a small number managed a cartwheel. If you tried and failed, […]

Both sickle cell trait and sickle cell disease were significantly associated with an increased risk of stillbirth, based on data from more than 50,000 women. Pregnant women with sickle cell disease (SCD) are at increased risk of complications, including stillbirth, but many women with the disease in the United States lack access to specialty care, Silvia P. Canelón, PhD, of […]

A research team at the Montreal Heart Institute and Université de Montréal has shown that genes present in specific intestinal cells protect against the development of inflammatory bowel diseases. Published today in the scientific journal Genome Medicine, the study results show that more than a dozen of these genes, which contribute to the development of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, […]

Men who inherit mutations in a gene called TP53 have a high risk of developing aggressive prostate cancer, a multicenter research team in the United States has found. The findings were reported in the journal European Urology. Researchers from more than a dozen institutions across the United States collaborated on the study. Dr. Kara N. Maxwell, assistant professor of medicine […]

Aspirin use was associated with longer overall survival in people with inoperable non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), according to a new study from Taiwan. The analysis, published online November 22 in BMC Cancer, adds another data point to a small and inconsistent evidence base. “Despite the need for future prospective randomized clinical trials, aspirin may be considered as an additional […]

Catherine Tyldesley says parents called her 'crazy' for Corrie exit 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 can unsubscribe at any time. More info Most recently sharing her freshly decorated Christmas home with her […]

Athletes returning to training following long COVID should undergo a series of tests and seek regular advice from a multi-disciplinary team of specialists to ensure they are fit to resume exercise, according to a new study published in the journal Annals of Medicine. Researchers from Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) included eight separate studies in an evidence review and made recommendations […]

Fox News Flash top headlines for December 1 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. In guidance released on international travel in relation to the COVID-19 omicron variant, the World Health Organization (WHO) wrote Tuesday that people ages 60 and older should delay travel to “areas with community transmission.” The agency said in a […]

My diagnosis came as a shock. I’d gone to hospital about a month earlier feeling weak and with strange swellings under my neck and armpits. But they told me that I was wasting their limited time over the Christmas period, and simply had flu during a flu epidemic. It was January 1991 when doctors eventually told me I was HIV positive. […]

Using the Groq platform at the ALCF AI Testbed, researchers were able to speed the process of searching through a vast number of small molecules to find promising drug candidates. As soon as the COVID-19 pandemic erupted in early 2020, scientists found themselves racing against time to find an antiviral medication that could treat the disease. With billions upon billions […]