More children and adolescents than usual developed type 1 diabetes in Finland in the first 18 months of the coronavirus pandemic. According to a recently completed study, the cause was not the novel coronavirus, but altered environmental factors. The incidence of type 1 diabetes increased globally during the coronavirus pandemic. The PEDIA research group of the University of Helsinki has […]

Carol Vorderman says she’s ‘absolutely disgusted’ by pair of Government ministers during explosive rant at MPs about menopause: Star attacks minister for comparing ‘women going through terrible, terrible menopausal symptoms with those with ginger hair’ Carol Vorderman spoke to the Women and Equalities Select Committee today She told MPs she was ‘horrified’ by Equality Minister Kemi Badenoch’s speech  The Government […]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government will not force Pfizer Inc and Astellas Pharma Inc to lower the price of their prostate cancer drug Xtandi using its emergency “march-in” authority, a federal agency said on Tuesday. March-in rights, which have never been used before, allow the government to grant additional licenses to third parties for products developed using federal funds if […]

Support for pregnant women diagnosed with cancer is limited because of insufficient research into the specific emotional consequences and needs associated with a diagnosis at this time, according to a new report from the University of Surrey. Researchers have also found that pregnant women diagnosed with cancer often delay seeking medical help because they believe their symptoms are due to […]

Multiple sclerosis (MS) and atherosclerosis both involve an abnormal hardening of body tissue, and recent research suggests they may be linked. MS is a neurodegenerative disease that attacks the brain and spinal cord. Atherosclerosis is hardening of the arteries. Studies show connections between the two, according to Ochsner Health System in New Orleans. In 2018, a team of Romanian researchers […]

Wonder pill that makes you skinny WITHOUT dieting moves one step closer to reality Researchers in Texas say a ‘wonder drug’ could help someone avoid weight gain It was administered to mice once every three days for six weeks in tests READ MORE: Experts warn that weight loss drug semaglutide isn’t a miracle fix  Scientists are one step closer to […]

(Reuters) – Altimmune Inc’s experimental obesity drug helped reduce weight by over 10% on average in a mid-stage trial, the company said on Tuesday, but safety concerns sent its shares tumbling more than 50%. Most patients experienced nausea and vomiting of mild and moderate severity, with one patient requiring rehydration after experiencing severe side effects, the company said, adding the […]

Now the GPs could strike! Surgeries could close for 24 HOURS or severely cap appointments under industrial action plans being considered by BMA Union puts a 24-hour strike and refusing to divulge GPs salaries on the cards Read more: NHS union members want to REJECT pay deal and to strike again GP surgeries nationwide could shut completely for 24 hours […]

Many of us have a love hate relationship with the gym. Some months we’re up with the lark, headed to the gym with a spring our step. Other months, not so much. Well, now you can get back some of the money spent on those underused months. A new app, Athlo, is designed to be like Airbnb – but for […]

Illumina Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, today announced that its first product based on its novel Illumina Complete Long Read technology is now available to order. The high-performance, long-read, human whole-genome sequencing (WGS) assay – Illumina Complete Long Read Prep, Human – is compatible with Illumina NovaSeq X Plus, NovaSeq X, and NovaSeq 6000 Sequencing […]