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Are you ready for LG7? Lady Gaga to release spooky new single 'Disease' this week ahead of seventh album

The Little Monsters are seated and ready for a pre-Halloween release from the superstar coming in just three days time

Evening Standard

Baywatch star Michael Newman dead at 68

Michael Newman has passed away from "heart complications" after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's disease.

BANG Premier

Melatonin disruption tied to early-onset osteoporosis, new study suggests

A genetic analysis suggests that rare cases of early onset osteoporosis may be partly caused by disruptions to the function of the hormone melatonin.

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Women are at a higher risk of dying from heart disease − in part because doctors don’t take major sex and gender differences into account

A simple difference in the genetic code – two X chromosomes versus one X chromosome and one Y chromosome – can lead to major differences in heart disease. It turns out that these genetic differences influence more than just sex organs and sex assigned at birth – they fundamentally alter…

The Conversation

Miranda Hart reveals ‘phone stopped ringing’ after Lyme disease forced her to give up work

Miranda Hart reveals her phone “stopped ringing” after her Lyme disease diagnosis forced her to give up work.

The Independent UK

How finance can be part of the solution to the world’s biodiversity crisis

More than half of the world’s total GDP is at least moderately dependent on nature. Yet arguably, there is no economy (or life) without nature. A quarter of animal and planet species are now threatened, and 14 out of 18 key ecosystem services – including fertile soils to grow food,…

The Conversation

TB cases rose 40% in Scotland last year, figures show

Public Health Scotland said the most reported risk factor for the disease ‘was being a refugee or asylum seeker’.

Evening Standard

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Chris Hoy sparks surge in web searches for cancer, says Macmillan

SIR Chris Hoy revealing his cancer is terminal sparked the biggest surge in web searches for the disease since the royal family’s diagnoses,…

The National (Scotland)

Polio Resurgence In Pakistan Sparks Urgent Vaccination Campaign

Learn about the challenges faced by Pakistan in eradicating polio and efforts to combat the disease amidst rising cases.

Top News

Cancer study finds nuts could hold key to stopping spread of disease

The research found that cancer cells are in great need of selenium

The Independent UK

Denying cancer cells Brazil nut ingredient could halt spread of disease – study

Preventing breast cancer cells from receiving selenium could stop them from spreading, research has shown.

Evening Standard

'Terrible monster': the man taking on devastating childhood cancers

Professor Matt Dun set for big honour at press club on Tuesday.

Newcastle Herald

Broadcaster John Stapleton reveals Parkinson’s diagnosis

Veteran journalist says he is ‘pragmatic’ about disease getting worse but remains ‘positive’

The Guardian - UK

Tracking vampire worms with machine learning − using AI to diagnose schistosomiasis before the parasites causing it hatch in your blood

Blood samples of patients infected with a parasitic worm that causes schistosomiasis contain hidden information that marks different stages of the disease. In our recently published research, our team used machine learning to uncover that hidden information and improve early detection and diagnosis of infection.

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The Independent UK

Chris Hoy reveals his wife was diagnosed with incurable disease within weeks of his devastating cancer news

Hoy’s children know nothing of their mother’s MS and have not yet been told their father’s disease is terminal

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Woman Learns A Secret Parents Have Been Hiding For 28 Yrs, They Beg Her Not To Tell Her Siblings

A woman wondered if she was wrong to call her parents selfish for having her when they knew there was a high chance she would inherit an incurable disease. The post Woman Learns A Secret Parents Have Been Hiding For 28 Yrs, They Beg Her Not To Tell Her Siblings…

The Conversation

Ignored, blamed, and sometimes left to die – a leading expert in ME explains the origins of a modern medical scandal

There is a city nearby that we hide from view. Its people are of all ages, ethnicities and classes. What unites them is a disease: all are diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis, or ME.

The Times of India

Now AI-driven nanotechnology to treat artery blockages without surgery

Heart diseases are killing close to 18 million people every year, says the World Health Organisation (WHO). Out of the different heart related ailments, atherosclerosis plays a major contributory role.

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Twin study reveals signs of MS that might be detectable before symptoms

Changes in the gene activity of immune cells may help flag people who have multiple sclerosis or are likely to develop it, a study of twins hints.

The Times of India

Surprising benefits of celery and unique ways to relish it

Celery belonging to the same family as carrots and can pack a powerful nutritional punch. The veggie is especially beneficial for your heart as it is full of plant compounds and antioxidants that can reduce risk factors of heart disease like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and blood vessel inflammation.…

The Times of India

The hidden risks of Osteoporosis: What your bones aren't telling you

Osteoporosis is defined as a bone disease that is characterised by decreasing bone mineral density and bone mass, making bones weaker, leading to a decrease in bone strength, which in turn may increase the risk of fractures. Often, there are no visible symptoms till a fracture occurs, spurred by a…

The Guardian - UK

Does air pollution cause dementia? UK scientists launch study to find out

Research at the Francis Crick Institute could lead to new drugs to counter progress of diseases like Alzheimer’s

The Times of India

Cognitive decline in parents: Ignorance is not bliss

For most of us, the thought of cognitive decline, particularly dementia, affecting our loved ones is often terrifying. Studies estimate that close to 9 million Indians over the age of 60 have dementia. The WHO found that between 60 and 70 per cent of these cases are due to Alzheimer’s…

Inverse

The Abandonment Of This Early City Might Be Less Mysterious Than Many Think

Why abandon and dense and robust town? For early civilization the answer might lie in city planning — and disease.

The Guardian - UK

‘Bodies were dropped down quarry shafts’: secrets of millions buried in Paris catacombs come to light

Researchers hope to uncover how people died and how diseases have developed over 1,000 years

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