The Mystery Path of Antarctica’s Blood Falls Has Finally Been Revealed
When Antarctic explorers first discovered a cliff stained with blood-red water in 1911, they assumed that red-hued algae were responsible for the colour. The place quickly became known as Blood Falls, More...
Cancer child’s secret message on back of her mirror found by dad after she died
Athena, 12, wrote: ‘Maybe it’s not about the happy ending, maybe it’s about the story’ A young girl who was dying More...
Freddie’s mum is dying but her love will live forever: Cancer will kill her in months so she’s written cards to celebrate all his birthdays up to 21 – and even his wedding
One month after giving birth to Freddie, Rowena started experiencing pain Eventually Rowena was diagnosed with bowel cancer With More...
Cancer mum has inspiring Facebook pictures BANNED because they may be ‘porn’
Tracy Morris said: “I was stunned. The photos are not of breasts – because I don’t have any. So they are actually no different More...
‘I spent three weeks thinking I had terminal cancer – then doctors admitted they’d got it wrong,’ says furious mother
Evelina Powell, 32, was rushed to hospital in Kent after collapsing at work She was given blood tests and scans which detected a More...
Bigger Breasts, Lack of Exercise Tied to Breast Cancer Mortality
If a woman develops breast cancer, having larger breasts and being sedentary might increase her risk of dying from the disease, a More...
Top surgeon calls for ALL women to be given Vitamin D to cut breast cancer… as ballet dancers reveal they use pills to keep them strong
Professor Kefah Mokbel thinks 1,000 lives a year could be saved He is handing the supplements to women at his clinic in London The More...
Makeup Remover Wipes May Be Convenient… But Are They Bad For Your Skin?
For those who dread the thought of taking a few extra minutes before bed to carefully wash off all of the makeup and grime from the day (aka: us), makeup remover wipes can seem More...
Can singing a lullaby ease a child’s pain?
Amid the beeping of heart monitors, a more gentle noise can be heard on the wards of Great Ormond Street Hospital. The soft voice of musician Nick Pickett and the strumming More...
Pomegranates can protect the heart from a high cholesterol diet by ‘strengthening the arteries’
A supplement made from the fruit helps keep blood vessels healthy In doing so, it reduces the chance of heart attacks and strokes Pomegranate plant chemicals, called More...
1 in 3 women remove their wedding ring to avoid damaging work prospects
A study has revealed that many women prefer to appear single in certain situations – and the main reason is fear of damaging future employment. For many women it More...
Happiest country to be old is Sweden, survey finds
Sweden is best country in the world in which to grow old, a new survey reveals today, closely followed by Norway and Germany, with Britain trailing behind in 13th place. In More...
This new fertility test can warn women if they’re running out of eggs
These days, many women are hoping to have children later in life, but this brings with it the looming pressure of waning More...
Here’s how the way you’re born could affect your brain development
Whether babies are born naturally or via caesarean section could have a lasting effect on how their brains develop, More...
I looked like a beached whale next to the dolphins before shedding seven stone
In April 2012, 28-year-old Kerry weighed 19st 13lb, and was living on a diet of Chinese...
Diet ready meals may help slimmers pile on pounds by encouraging binge eating
They are seen by millions as a quick and easy way to lose weight. But diet...
Always eating? You might have the newly-discovered HUNGRY gene that increases appetite and slows metabolism
Scientists found people with mutations of a gene called KSR2 were hungrier and burned less calories...
Lab mice fear men but not women, and that’s a big problem for science
A new study casts doubt on decades of research The history of More...
Clues to Alzheimer’s Found in Babies’ Brains
People who are genetically predisposed to Alzheimer’s disease may have differences in their brains that More...
New hope in Alzheimer’s treatment
DRUGS for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease before it even develops are being tested on patients for the first time. Scientists..Alzheimer’s cure is close: Experts hail new drug breakthrough
A CURE for Alzheimer’s is moving closer with trials of breakthrough drugs that could halt the crippling effects of the disease...Young mother with hair loss after battling leukaemia twice is denied £2,000 hair replacement therapy on the NHS
Samantha Green, 29, was first diagnosed with the disease in 2005 She relapsed in 2010 and was developed alopecia More...
‘We couldn’t understand why we’d been taken to the cancer ward’: Parents’ heartbreak as two-year-old daughter’s ‘cold’ turns out to be leukaemia
Jessica Holmes was taken to A&E when her cold failed to improve She was given antibiotics for a chest infection and..Parents’ heartbreak as four-year-old daughter diagnosed with leukaemia dies just 11 DAYS later
Alexia McArthur was diagnosed with leukaemia after turning ‘yellowish’ She had chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant but died last..Kids’ menus challenged on nutritional content
Chicken nuggets and macaroni and cheese are staples on kids’ menus, sometimes with a toy on the side. But those..
Mesothelioma: Causes and Symptoms
Mesothelioma is cancer of the mesothelium, a protective membrane that lines most of the body’s internal organs. About two-thirds of cases of mesothelioma..
Russian billionaire gives away $3m bonus to staff
Mr Deripaska has an estimated wealth of $8.5bn (£5.5bn) Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska has declined a bonus for 2012 and..
Gamer’s Thrombosis: How Playing Too Long Could Be Deadly
A young man in New Zealand developed life-threatening blood clots in his leg after four days of playing PlayStation games, according..