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Alzheimer’s patients reveal their most cherished memories

Alzheimer’s patients alternate between laughter and tears as they reveal their favorite, saddest and earliest memories in this heartbreaking video. They s... read more

Man who inhaled Playmobil cone says it came out ‘perfect’

Paul Baxter, from Croston, Lancashire, was suspected to have cancer after doctors found a mass in the ex-smoker’s lungs A postman who inhaled a Playmobil ... read more

High blood pressure in pregnancy linked to child obesity

Pregnant women with high blood pressure are twice as likely to have obese children, a study claims.    Researchers studied pregnant women and found their chil... read more

Researchers discovered a way to help older adults burn fat

Relentless belly fat that plagues middle-age and elderly adults could be caused by inflammation, a new study has found. The report’s researchers concluded... read more

Pitbull & Mark Cuban saving cancer patients in Puerto Rico

Pitbull has sent his private jet to Puerto Rico to fly cancer patients in need of chemotherapy to the United States. The rapper, who hails from Miami, is one of... read more

Eating steak rare prevents OAPs from absorbing protein

Eating steak rare prevents senior citizens from absorbing all the protein they need, according to new research. Elderly volunteers took in far fewer key amino a... read more

Suspected cancer cluster in Cincinnati police unit

A cancer cluster is suspected after the deaths of six police officers in the District 5 unit of the Cincinnati, Ohio Police Department over the course of two ye... read more

Teen died after HPV jab as experts brand vaccine ‘useless’

A teenage girl died in her sleep weeks after being given the controversial human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, a new documentary has claimed. Jasmin Soriat, 19,... read more

Hurricane Harvey flesh-eating bacteria woman died

A 77-year-old woman died from flesh-eating bacteria that she contracted from the floodwaters of Hurricane Harvey.  Nancy Reed was in her son’s Kingwood h... read more

Why your kids could see better if they play outdoors

The ready availability of technology may make the children of today faster at configuring a new smartphone, but does all of that screen time affect the developm... read more

Allow underweight kids to be ‘messy’ with their food

Parents should allow underweight children to be messy with their food, health chiefs have urged. New guidance from NICE said ‘relaxed and enjoyable’... read more

Union J star JJ Hamblett’s son takes first steps after op

This is the sweet moment Union J heartthrob JJ Hamblett’s three-year-old son took his first steps after having his second brain surgery.  A video shows P... read more

More than a third of over-65s take drugs to sleep

More than a third of Americans over the age of 65 take a pill to fall asleep, according to results from a new national poll.  The survey by the University of M... read more

One in five office mugs contain waste matter

Up to 90 percent of mugs in office kitchens are coated in disease-causing germs and 20 percent of actually carry faecal matter, according to a biologist. Bacter... read more

Fans pine after Holly Willoughby’s former curves

Her daily fashion updates are high-anticipated by her Instagram followers on the social media site.  But it seems Holly Willoughby’s fans were left divid... read more

Jeremy Corbyn’s senior aide donated her kidney

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s senior aide saved the life of a desperately ill child by donating her kidney, it has emerged. Karie Murphy, the left-wing pa... read more

eve Sleep reveals the secrets to the perfect night’s sleep

Going to bed alone at 10.39pm wearing your comfy pyjamas will allow you to get the perfect night’s sleep.  Reading a book, having two pillows and curling... read more

Apple and Fitbit to be fast tracked by FDA

Digital devices designed to monitor the wearer’s health in much greater detail than current models will need regulatory approval, and Apple, Fitbit and se... read more

Blood test will tell in 15 minutes if you had heart attack

A rapid blood test could diagnose a heart attack within 15 minutes of a patient arriving at A&E, a major trial has found. The test, developed by British sci... read more

Woman shed 10 stone despite nearly DYING

A mum has told her inspirational story of how she overcame some of life’s toughest battles to shed ten stone.  Amanda Heath suffered a host of health pro... read more

Video shows autistic teen chatting to his dad in Illinois

This moving video showcases a heartwarming example of a 16-year-old with autism and his father communicating in their own special language. In the clip Chadd Wi... read more

Boston scientists discover biomarker to detect CTE

Too late: When Aaron Hernandez was alive there was no test to see whether he had the football-linked brain disease CTE, which was discovered in postmortem exami... read more

Placebos work even if you know they are fake, study finds

Even people who know they are taking ‘sugar pills’ experience the healing effects of placebos, a new study has found.  Researchers from Harvard Uni... read more

Cardiff boy meets bone marrow donor who saved his life

This is the special moment a four-year-old boy with a rare disease met the selfless man who saved his life by donating his bone marrow. Jack Shaw was just 18 mo... read more