It looks like something straight out of a sci-film. But this ‘gelatinous’ mass protruding from a man’s eye is not a special effect in the latest zombie movie. The unnamed 74-year-old was referred to a cancer clinic when a 10x10mm white lump formed where his right pupil should be. The mass appeared two years after … Read more
A boy has been left with a gaping hole in his leg after being bitten by a poisonous spider, his mother claims. Bobby Barnett, nine, was taken to his GP and A&E, where it was believed he had simply been bitten by a tiny insect called a gnat. He was sent home with antibiotics, but … Read more
Employees who deliver ‘service with a smile’ are more likely to drink heavily because ‘faking a grin is draining’ People in public-facing jobs who fake a smile or resist an eye-roll are at risk Forced to ‘control’ their emotions at work and then ‘let loose’ when home May be worse for people in ‘unrewarding’ jobs … Read more
Banning junk food adverts before the watershed will only cut two calories from a child’s diet a day, research shows. The Government revealed plans in March to restrict advertising of foods high in salt, fat and sugar on television and social media until after 9pm. They hoped the strict rules would curb soaring childhood obesity … Read more
Thousands of women with deadliest form of breast cancer could be saved by a simple test that tells doctors in 24 hours how well they will respond to chemotherapy Triple negative breast cancer is so aggressive it can resist chemotherapy Around a third of women will see their cancer come back within three years Test … Read more
A tick capable of carrying a host of killer illnesses has been found in the UK for the very first time, health officials have revealed. The Hyalomma rufipes tick – a small blood-sucking arachnid – is usually confined to Africa, Asia and parts of southern Europe. But Public Health England has now revealed one of … Read more
Fecal transplants drastically reduced autism symptoms in children, according to new research. Symptoms almost halved in 18 children given the treatment – known medically as microbiota transfer therapy. The study builds on the theory that the neurological condition may be rooted in the gut, rather than the brain. Two years after the transplant, children saw … Read more
Volunteering once a week can give you the same ‘high’ as exercising, experts claim as Royal Voluntary Service asks more young people to sign up Volunteering boosts self-confidence, has a positive impact on mental health Research suggests doing it once a week can elicit the same ‘high’ as exercise The new study has been commissioned … Read more
The popular party drug MDMA – or ecstasy – may ‘reopen’ narrow windows in the brain that allows us to re-learn better social behaviors, new research suggests. MDMA has been given breakthrough therapy status by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) because it has shown such promise for treating PTSD. Scientists have observed the way … Read more
Virtual reality reduced Parkinson’s symptoms for 10 people: Six weeks of practice helped patients hone their muscle control and balance 10 people with Parkinson’s used the VR system for 30 minutes, three times a week over the course of 6 weeks They were much more adept at walking, turning, staying balanced afterwards By Mia De … Read more
You may be kidding yourself when it comes to how good you are – or a potential partner is – in bed, a new survey reveals. Researchers polled 1,000 US men and women, and found they routinely assumed the people they were most attracted to had fewer sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and were more sexually … Read more
Taking acetaminophen – sold under the brand name Tylenol – may make it harder for us to feel happy for other people, new research suggests. The common drug belongs to a group of analgesics that relieves pain – though we aren’t really sure why. Previous research confirmed that when acetaminophen is helping us feel less … Read more
Extra vitamin D may slow the growth of colorectal cancer, a new study suggests. On average, cancer stopped in its tracks for 13 months for patients on the highest dose of the vitamin supplement (4,000 IU), and for 11 months for those on the over-the-counter dose. Rates of colorectal cancer have been soaring in recent … Read more