Health
Vaping ‘triggers lung damage – within four weeks’
Even short-term use causes the inflammation that can lead to tumours and respiratory diseases, say scientists
Air pollution can raise the risk of a miscarriage by more than 50 percent
A study of over a quarter of a million pregnant women found living on a busy road was more dangerous to the health of their baby than smoking.
Skin cancer above the neck ‘more likely to spread’
The most dangerous type of skin cancer - malignant melanoma - was nine times more likely to spread in study patients who had the disease above the neck, according to new research
Viagra could be used to make painful bone marrow transplants easier on patients
The drug, best known for treating erectile dysfunction, has been found to help get life saving stem cells out of bones faster
Alzheimer’s disease reversed in mice with drug that targets the brain’s immune cells
The breakthrough could lead to a cure for the devastating neurological illness, say scientists
Men living near busy roads ‘more likely to go bald due to fumes’
Toxins spewed out by vehicles and factories destroys a protein that fuels hair, say scientists
Experts believe pill containing compound that makes tomatoes red can double healthy sperm count
A pill containing a compound that makes tomatoes red can DOUBLE the healthy sperm count in men, scientists have found. The supplement, called lactolycopene, can also boost the number of fast swimming sperm by around 50 per cent, they discovered. A 12-week trial by scientists at Sheffield University saw half of the 60 men involved taking the lactolycopene and the other half taking identical dummy pills. Sperm and blood samples analysed at the beginning and end of the trial showed...
Men who eat mushrooms reduce their risk of developing prostate cancer
Researchers who followed more 36,000 Japanese men for up to a quarter of a century found a link between eating mushrooms and a lower risk of prostate cancer
New drug overcomes resistance in aggressive breast cancers, study suggests
Researchers found found the drug could boost the response to chemotherapy in cancers that had become resistant.