Beyoncé is in the middle of her Renaissance World Tour, so her mom, Tina Knowles-Lawson, is helping out with the kids. She took her grandkids, Blue Ivy, 11, and 5-year-old twins Rumi and Sir, who Beyoncé shares with husband Jay-Z, to the London premiere of Disney’s live-action The Little Mermaid on Monday. As if we needed any more proof that […]

Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) have developed a computational platform capable of discovering tumor antigens derived from alternative RNA splicing, expanding the pool of cancer immunotherapy targets. The tool, called “Isoform peptides from RNA splicing for Immunotherapy target Screening” (IRIS), was described in a paper published May 16 in the […]

Millions of people die from different types of cancer every year. Researchers from the German Cancer Research Center say daily intake of vitamin D could help reduce cancer death risk by 12%. Scientists found that taking vitamin D daily was especially beneficial for people ages 70 and older, and in those who started taking supplements before receiving a cancer diagnosis. […]

Grim NHS poster begs medics to stop smearing their bogies on walls (and wiping their bums with other people’s coats!) Hospital matrons are threatening the offenders with ‘disciplinary proceedings’ Medics have been told to stop wiping their bogies on walls — or face ‘disciplinary proceedings’. The grim warning, printed out and seemingly stuck on a toilet door, was posted to social […]

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Inspired by sutures developed thousands of years ago, MIT engineers have designed "smart" sutures that can not only hold tissue in place, but also detect inflammation and release drugs. The new sutures are derived from animal tissue, similar to the "catgut" sutures first used by the ancient Romans. In a modern twist, the MIT team coated the sutures with hydrogels […]

A cystic fibrosis patient is ­begging Health Secretary Steve Barclay to “please save my life” after waiting 14 times longer than average for a new liver. Sarah Meredith, 30, joined the transplant list in 2021 with a failing liver, yet complex Transplant Benefit Score algorithms penalise young patients like her, with genetic-linked rare forms of liver disease. Her family claim […]

An estimated 5% of adults worldwide suffer from depression, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). This mental health disorder permeates all areas of life from personal relationships to academic and professional ones and goes well beyond typical mood fluctuations and everyday concerns. Depression can affect anyone, but individuals who have experienced trauma, significant losses or high stress levels are […]

Cancer symptoms: Top 14 early signs to look out for A young woman suffered with stomach aches for a year before discovering she had incurable cancer. Madison Baloy, 25, was diagnosed with stage four adenocarcinoma cancer, a type of cancer which forms in the glandular system, in March this year. The former kindergarten teacher, from Florida in the US, was […]

Many studies have identified being overweight as a risk factor for a variety of health problems, ranging from diabetes to stroke and cholesterol to all-cause death. One of the methods used by physicians to estimate body fat in patients is the body mass index, or BMI for short. However, new research has suggested that this marker isn’t the only one […]