Scientists have identified the brain cells that are most vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease for the first time, in what’s being referred to as the ‘holy grail’ of dementia studies. The brain cells lie in a region known as the entorhinal cortex, which controls memory, navigation and time perception, and are the first to be killed … Read more
Have you started 2021 heavier than you’d like to be? Are you feeling sluggish, and sleeping badly? Join the club — after what’s been a difficult time, many people have begun the New Year fatter, less fit and more stressed than ever. And as you piled on the pounds, the chances are your blood sugar … Read more
Not all fat is created equal and some can actually help us combat several health conditions, a new study suggests. Scientists from Rockefeller University in New York City have discovered exactly how so-called brown fat benefits our health. Also known as brown adipose tissue, brown fat’s main role is to turn the food we eat … Read more
Vin Scully’s wife Sandra Scully has died at 76 after battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease By Adam S. Levy For Dailymail.com Published: 02:38 GMT, 5 January 2021 | Updated: 02:38 GMT, 5 January 2021 Sandra Scully, the spouse of iconic Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully, has died at 76 after battling Lou Gehrig’s disease. … Read more
HEALTH NOTES: Surge in patients admitted to hospital for alcohol-related liver disease amid concerns many people turned to drink due to anxiety about the pandemic By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 22:01 GMT, 2 January 2021 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 2 January 2021 The number of patients admitted to hospital for alcohol-related liver disease (ARLD) surged … Read more
Doctor who discovered Ebola warns that world could be hit by new deadly ‘Disease X’ that is as fast-spreading as Covid and as deadly as the African virus Professor Jean-Jacques Muyembe Tamfum helped discover Ebola virus in 1976 He said new potentially fatal viruses emerge from Africa’s tropical rainforests ‘Disease X’, which stands for unexpected, … Read more
Couple tell of their heartbreak after 12-week-old Labrador puppy dies from deadly dog disease parvovirus just TWO DAYS after they brought him home Richard Ackers and Alicia Sherman, from Wigan, bought a puppy for Christmas The Labrador puppy fell ill 12 hours after arriving home and died from parvovirus The couple claim that they may have … Read more
A baby boy battling a rare and deadly genetic disease has undergone a life-saving bone marrow transplant after a vital miracle donor was found days after his first birthday. Reign Miller-Hardy has hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, a condition where his immune system attacks healthy tissues and organs. The one-year-old was diagnosed in August after being rushed to … Read more
Treatment There is no cure for MND and the disease is fatal, however the disease progresses at different speeds in patients. People with MND are expected to live two to five years after the symptoms first manifest, although 10 per cent of sufferers live at least 10 years. History The NHS describes motor neurone … Read more
Devastating dolphin disease that covers up to 70 per cent of their skin in lesions is caused by decreased water salinity linked to climate change ‘Freshwater skin disease’ was first spotted in dolphins living in Louisiana in 2007 The conditions causes patchy and raised lesions that appear across the body US and Australian researchers have … Read more