The Queen was ‘more concerned about blood on her bed sheets than her own safety’ when intruder Michael Fagan broke into her Buckingham Palace bedroom in July 1982, a former servant to the royal household has claimed. Paul Burrell, 62, who served as a footman for the Queen and later butler to Diana for 10 years … Read more
An aspiring midwife who ‘just wanted to be a mother’ died hours after giving birth, her heartbroken family have revealed. Chelsea Pearce, 29, from Halifax, West Yorkshire, died on November 27 after suffering a fatal blood clot following the birth of her son, Roman. Ms Pearce, who worked as a health visitor, was described as … Read more
Weak handshake may be a sign of long-term health problems and premature ageing in men due to lower levels of oxygen in their blood, study suggests Scientists find a link between poor grip and hypoxemia – low oxygen in the blood Hypoxemia can lead to oxygen-starved body tissues and lead to organ failure A simple test measuring … Read more
A blood test to detect two molecules that act as indicators of a person’s likelihood to get Alzheimer’s disease later in life has been hailed as a ‘potential game-changer’ in a new study. The two molecules – P-tau181, a tau protein, and neurofilament light polypeptide (NfL) – are found in plasma, the light yellow liquid that makes … Read more
A groundbreaking blood test that can detect more than 50 types of cancer is to be trialled in the NHS. In a world first, the Galleri test – dubbed the ‘holy grail’ for cancer – will be given to 165,000 patients next year. If successful, it will be rolled out to more than a million people … Read more
High blood pressure in your 40s and 50s significantly affects the brain in later life, researchers have found. A study based on brain scans from 37,000 people reveals that raised blood pressure in middle age – even at levels that wouldn’t usually require drug treatment – leads to extensive damage to the ‘white matter’ of … Read more
People with a type O blood are 12 per cent less likely to catch the coronavirus than other blood types, a study has found. It also reveals that those with a negative blood type (O-, A-, B- or AB-) are, on average, 21 per cent less likely to get the virus than people with a … Read more
Tests for diseases such as Covid-19 and HIV could soon be upgraded to include nanodiamonds that improve their sensitivity by up to 100,000 times. Besides the PCR swabs to spot Covid-19, hailed as the ‘gold standard’ for spotting coronavirus infection, other diagnostic methods are also being developed. They work in the same way to pregnancy … Read more
Reese Witherspoon jokes that her blood type is ‘basically pumpkin spice’ as she gets into the holiday spirit By Tracy Wright For Dailymail.com Published: 16:44 GMT, 24 November 2020 | Updated: 16:44 GMT, 24 November 2020 She launched her own clothing line in 2015. And Reese Witherspoon looked ready for the holiday season as she … Read more
Please help give my little girl a second chance at life: Surgeon makes stem cell plea as his daughter, 12, fights rare blood disorder Geraint Lloyd is appealing for donors to help save his 12-year-old daughter, Arya Arya, from Cambridge, has been diagnosed with a life-threatening blood disease The keen swimmer has aplastic anaemia, which limits … Read more