An eye test could spot Alzheimer’s disease two decades before symptoms emerge, a new study claims. Researchers in Los Angeles trialed the test on 16 pat... read more
Teenagers who want to settle as bricklayers drink more alcohol than those seeking a promising career as a banker, a study suggests. It showed those happy to wor... read more
This astounding photo of a heart-shaped cell entangled in a blood clot has won the British Hearth Foundation’s 2017 photo contest. In the image, which w... read more
At least 10 women each day are approaching lawyers demanding compensation for the life-changing damage caused to their bodies by controversial vaginal mesh, it ... read more
When North Korea threatened to send nuclear missiles to Guam, the island’s inhabitants received a strange order from defence experts: Don’t use cond... read more
An aspiring footballer is in constant pain due to a life-threatening condition that has caused his abdomen to bloat to 59 inches. Bikash Hazarika, 21, from a re... read more
A cancer sufferer claims she is ‘losing her identity as a black woman’ because she is slowly turning white – a rare side effect of her treatme... read more
Chemicals commonly found in soap, sunscreen and plastic reduce sperm quality, new research reveals. Hormone-disrupting chemicals, known as parabens, are signifi... read more
Super-strength vitamin C doses could be a way to fight leukemia, ‘exciting’ early trials suggest. Found in high levels in oranges, peppers, and kale... read more
They may look cute and seem harmless, but neck floats for babies can have deadly consequences, an expert warns. Kyran Quinlan, associate professor of pediatrics... read more
Of those who do not use cigarettes but do vape, 34.4 per cent smoke a year later This is compared to only nine per cent who did not previously use e-cigarettes ... read more
An unborn baby may have the power to save the life of his, or her, uncle just minutes after they enter the world, its mother claims. Georgina Russell, 31, from ... read more
Roxy Jacenko has been spotted in the midst of another impromptu workout session near her Bondi home. After the Sweaty Betty PR maven, 37, worked her quads while... read more
Burgers will be made thinner and crisp packets smaller under a new drive to tackle obesity. The Government is drawing up guidelines aimed at drastically cuttin... read more
He has been diagnosed with ALS, a terminal and brutal disease which will likely leave him unable to speak or walk within months. But retired NFL star William Wh... read more
Knowing that changing your habits could save your life does not mean you will do it, a study has revealed. Mail-order DNA testing has fast become a booming busi... read more
A twelve-year-old girl had to fight for her life after a timber rattlesnake bit her in the leg while she was playing at a friend’s house in Georgia. Cecil... read more
Emma George, 24, had taken Felicity to a hospital urgent care centre A grief-stricken mother told yesterday how she woke up to find her eight-week-old daughter ... read more
When Haley Flatt reached 10, she started to getting extreme migraines that would leave the side of her face numb. Doctors said they were just side effects from ... read more
It’s something nutritionists have been banging on about for years. But now a study has provided even clearer evidence: breakfast really is the most impo... read more
Sarah Toth was just 15 when she tried Percocet, a powerful painkiller which includes oxycodone. She liked the numb high and kept doing it, also dabbling with LS... read more
A firefighter has died from a 9/11-related brain tumor – less than a year after his father succumbed to cancer linked to the attacks. Robert Alexander p... read more
