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Having a boy really IS tougher! Brains age quicker in parents who have sons, scientists find

It will come as little surprise to many parents — but having a boy really might be tougher work. Scientists say having a son seems to age your brain quicker. ... read more

Mother-of-six, 45, left with a hole in her cheek after oven cleaner got on her face

A mother was left with a hole in her cheek after accidentally dabbing oven cleaner on her face. Maura Prendergast, from Ireland, left her wire oven racks to soa... read more

Drag queen, 24, accidentally discovers ‘years old’ Gala apple sticker in his ear

An apple a day WON’T keep the doctor away! Drag queen, 24, finds ‘years old’ apple sticker buried in his ear while clearing wax out Ellis Lloy... read more

Always losing your keys? Try getting a loved one to jangle them next to your head while you SLEEP

Always losing your keys? Try getting a loved one to jangle them next to your head while you SLEEP Playing footsteps could also people remember where they left t... read more

Depressed teenagers to get surfing, dancing and skating lessons on the NHS

Hundreds of children with mental health problems will be prescribed surfing, roller-skating and gardening classes by their GP in a bid to boost their wellbeing.... read more

Personal trainer Chontel Duncan shares what she eats in a day

How to eat like a personal trainer: Super fit mum-of-five, 33, shares her 1700 calorie ‘day on a plate’ – and she doesn’t cut out burger... read more

My gout pills don’t seem to be working – can you help? DR MARTIN SCURR answers your questions 

Eight years ago I developed a small swelling on my middle toe which was later diagnosed as gout. I’ve been prescribed allopurinol (100mg daily), but it hasnâ€... read more

The gene injection to stop sight loss in ageing eyes

A virus that turns the eye into a drug factory is being harnessed to tackle a leading cause of sight loss, age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Scientists ar... read more

PROFESSOR RUSSELL FOSTER says how well vaccines and pills work can be influenced by your body clock

Timing is everything. It may be a well-worn phrase, but never a truer one than when applied to your health.  Growing evidence suggests this includes when, spec... read more

Mother’s breast cancer diagnosis aged just 32 shows why women must get any lump checked

After a five-year struggle with fertility problems, Kemi Olowe was focusing on the joys of motherhood with her nine-month-old son, Samuel, when she felt a lump ... read more

DR MEGAN ROSSI: Diet ‘rules’ that you’re allowed to break

How strictly do you police your eating habits? While some eat what they want, when they want, an increasing number of the people I see in clinic base their meal... read more

TV explorer Levison Wood was days from dying of a fungus infection

Explorer Levison Wood knows what it is like to test your body to its limits. The former British Army captain has trekked alone across the Himalaya mountain rang... read more

Has heartburn pill that has been given to millions harmed patients?

When UK drug-maker Glaxo launched the heartburn medicine Zantac in 1981, the drug became one of the nation’s greatest pharmaceutical successes — not least f... read more

Biden promises to crackdown on virus manipulation research in official document

The White House announced plans to crackdown on viruses manipulation research only days after DailyMail.com uncovered similar research being undertaken at Bosto... read more

HALF of pupils at Virginia high school are struck down by respiratory bug in mystery outbreak 

What’s going on in Fredericksburg? HALF of pupils at Virginia high school are struck down by respiratory bug in mystery outbreak Nearly half of the 2,000 ... read more

Lab in Maryland plans to create hybrid monkeypox strain more contagious and lethal

A Government laboratory in Maryland plans to make the circulating monkeypox strain more lethal in highly controversial research in mice. The team wants to equi... read more

Number of chest reconstruction surgeries performed on trans children has risen FIVE-FOLD

The number of chest reconstruction surgeries being performed on trans children has rocketed nearly five-fold in recent years, a study has found. Researchers fro... read more

Biden to get his updated Covid booster vaccine tomorrow, White House says

President Joe Biden will get his updated ‘bivalent’ Covid vaccine tomorrow amid a sluggish rollout of the new jab. The 79-year-old president’s... read more

Children who play video games are MORE intelligent than their peers, study suggests

Parents often think of them as a waste of time, but playing video games may actually boost children’s intelligence. A study found those who game for three... read more

Prostate cancer screening could save thousands of lives, study suggests

Prostate cancer deaths could be significantly reduced if men were routinely screened for the disease, a study suggests. Screening men using a prostate specific ... read more

Responsible drinking messages on beer and wine are seen as a ‘ploy by the industry’, experts claim

Are ‘please drink responsibly’ labels pointless? Heavy boozers aren’t put off by ‘nanny-state’ messages, experts say Oxfords Brook... read more

Get ready for the TRIPLEDEMIC this winter: RSV, flu and Covid begin to bite

The US could be thrashed by ‘tripledemic’ of viruses this winter as the knock-on effects of lockdown begin to bite. Already cases of RSV — an infe... read more

Could the love hormone beat Alzheimer’s?

The power of love may help reverse the devastating damage of Alzheimer’s.  That is, at least, what a new Japanese study suggests.  Previous studies on t... read more

Covid ‘WAS engineered in a lab’: Most explosive study yet dismisses natural origin theory

The coronavirus was likely made in a lab, according to the latest explosive study to shed light on the possible origins of the pandemic. Researchers in the US a... read more