Child weight gain linked to ability to produce leptin: Study
Children having African ancestry are more prone to developing obesity if they possess a genetic variant that reduces their ability to produce the hormone leptin. Leptin may play a stronger…
Why are GPs STILL refusing to see patients face-to-face?
Why are GPs STILL refusing to see people face-to-face? Frustrated patients describe the difficulty of getting an appointment as being ‘like breaking into Fort Knox’ Fed-up patients say GP appointments…
Liam Gallagher health: Rockstar has arthritis in his hip- what is this condition?
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Germany hits million virus cases as vaccine doubt emerges
Germany, once a beacon of hope in Europe’s coronavirus nightmare, logged its one millionth case on Friday, as questions emerged over just how much protection is offered by one of…
ICU Doctor Simulates the 'Last Moments' COVID-19 Patients See Before Death as Plea to Take Virus Seriously
A doctor working on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic has created a harrowing first-person video of a dying patient's "last moments" as a desperate plea for the public…
High blood pressure in your 40s can increase risks of developing dementia, study suggests
We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. Research involving more than 37,000 people found…
Narcolepsy fiasco spurs COVID vaccine fears in Sweden
Take a vaccine developed in haste? Never again, says Meissa Chebbi, who, like hundreds of other young Swedes suffered debilitating narcolepsy after a mass vaccination campaign against the 2009-2010 swine…
Lung cancer: Nodules and distended veins are some of the lesser-known signs of the disease
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CMS launches Acute Hospital Care at Home program to help with COVID-19 surge
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Wednesday took several new steps to help U.S. hospitals manage the crush of new patients as the COVID-19 crisis worsens. Among them…
Central trafficking compartment in neurons malfunctions in majority of Alzheimer’s patients
Decades before the first symptoms of Alzheimer’s appear, the brain’s neurons start secreting tau proteins, one of the first changes known to occur in the course of the disease. High…