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‘Smart drug’ keeps your brain sharp at high altitudes

There is a new way to stay clear-headed at high altitudes when your body feels deprived of oxygen, a study has revealed. The report from Third Military Medical ... read more

Scientists develop an implant that can grow with a child

Scientists have created medical implants for children which expand in tune with their natural growth. Until now, children with defects in the heart or other org... read more

Trying on Halloween costumes could give you head lice

Trying on Halloween costumes at the store could put people at risk for contracting one creepy crawler – head lice. Head lice feed on human blood and live ... read more

Woman, 37, has a huge HAIRBALL removed from her stomach

Surgeons have removed an enormous hairball which was trapped in the stomach of a 37-year-old woman who ignored advice she was given. The anonymous patient, from... read more

Human intestines have been grown in the lab

Human intestines have been grown in the lab and transplanted into rats – offering hope of new treatments for serious gut disorders, scientists have reveal... read more

Missing breakfast cuts more than 300 calories a day

Losing weight could be as simple as skipping breakfast, new research suggests. Fasting until lunch causes people to eat around 353 fewer calories a day, a study... read more

World’s biggest tumour removed from Mumbai woman’s kidney

Indian surgeons have removed the world’s biggest tumour from a woman’s kidney – and it was 50 times the size of her organ. Manju Devi, 28, had... read more

Adding fat to your salad makes it healthier

Adding fat to your salad makes it healthier, new research reveals. Tucking into a plate of lettuce and cucumber with a drizzle of oil could increase the absorpt... read more

The best way to tell how someone is feeling

If you want to know how someone is feeling, it might be better to close your eyes and use your ears. People tend to read others’ emotions more accurately ... read more

Lab slices up brains to find a cure for Parkinson’s

A small laboratory holds hundreds of human brains, labelled and ready for dissection, in the hope of one day finding a cure for Parkinson’s disease.   I... read more

Colombian man’s face is ROTTING following botched surgery

A Colombian man’s face is reportedly rotting following botched cheek plumping surgery by a fake doctor. Jerson Trujillo, 28, went under the knife in his q... read more

Will anti-malaria pills give me nightmares and heartburn? 

By Mailonline Published: 12:27 BST, 10 October 2017 | Updated: 12:33 BST, 10 October 2017 As part of a weekly series, in association with LloydsPharmacy, Suresh... read more

Love Island’s Chris Hughes’ breaks down in tears

Love Island star Chris Hughes broke down in tears as he revealed he has ‘suffered silently’ with his mental health issues. The 24-year-old, who won ... read more

Baby was born with her intestines on the OUTSIDE 

A mother has shared a powerful photo of her ‘inside-out’ baby who was born with her intestines on the outside. Ava-Rose Nightingale, from Carmarthen... read more

Contraceptive implant nearly cost Walsall woman her life

A teenager was left fighting for her life after she suffered a life-threatening reaction to a contraceptive implant – which left her needing emergency sur... read more

Radio presenter is turning to a diet to get pregnant 

A radio presenter from Brisbane has admitted she has turned to a controversial diet program in an attempt to fall pregnant with her third child. Abby Coleman, 3... read more

Nottingham University study says to ‘smile’ during flu jab

Smile — it might save your life. That’s the cheering conclusion from a new British study which has found that people who are in a happy mood on the day of t... read more

Ask the doctor: Dr Martin Scurr answers readers’ questions

My friend, age 73, is considering retiring, but every morning when she wakes she shakes with fear and cries, anticipating the loneliness and inactivity. She ten... read more

Side effects are WORSE if you think the drug is expensive

People experience both the good and bad effects of a drug more intensely when they think it’s expensive, a new study shows.   Research published in Scien... read more

How meditation practices affect the brain differently

Different forms of meditation have different effects on your brain, a new study has revealed. This means that you might not be getting what you want out of dail... read more

NSW five-year-old is going through the menopause 

A five-year-old girl who grew breasts at just two years old and started her period at four is going through the menopause. Emily Dover, from New South Wales in ... read more

Shortage of Puerto Rico-made saline solution impending

Shortages of saline solution could cripple US hospitals after a major manufacturer’s Puerto Rico plants were damaged by Hurricane Maria. Baxter International ... read more

Birds who live next to family or friends are healthier

The lyrics to the much-loved soap, Neighbours, claim that ‘everybody needs good neighbours’ – and it seems that this may even apply to birds. Scie... read more

Medical marijuana cut rate of opioids in Illinois

Medical marijuana has curbed the use of opioid drug use in Illinois, a small but significant study claims. Researchers at DePaul University and Rush University ... read more