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In a breakthrough move, Pyongyang and Seoul have finally set a date for a summit between the two nations’ leaders. The meeting – the third ever of this kind – will be on April 27. The summit will take place in the demilitarized zone in the village of Panmunjom, 53km north of Seoul. North Korean […]
SCIENTISTS yesterday hailed a major breakthrough in treating the most common form of sight loss after two patients miraculously regained their vision.
The new research looked at small molecules called metabolites in blood samples drawn from 22,623 people, including 995 who went on to develop dementia. The study involved people of European ancestry, across five countries – the UK, the US, Finland, the Netherlands and Estonia. Researchers found higher blood concentrations of molecules called branched-chain amino acids […]
A SIMPLE blood test could identify those most at risk of Alzheimer’s, leading to earlier interventions, scientists reveal. Dementia is a growing problem, with age the biggest risk factor and affects 700,000 people in the UK.
A NEW life-saving drug has been developed to help fight the most aggressive form of breast cancer.
A POTENTIALLY “game changing” drug that tackles the root causes of autism could be available in the UK within five years, experts say. Initial trial results for Balovaptan has so impressed US regulators, it has been given “accelerated status”, paving the way for faster approval.
SCIENTISTS have discovered five distinct types of diabetes, offering new hope for better treatments, it was announced yesterday. Traditionally, the killer disease has been split into two types by medics. Type 1 is an auto-immune disease which cannot currently be cured.
The ‘thrombectomy’ is transforming severe cases, preempting brain damage in many patients by extracting clots through arteries. But America’s medical establishment is far from making it standard practice.
ASPIRIN could play a major role in preventing many types of cancer, scientists say. A study launched today will assess whether the common over-the-counter drug should be taken to reduce risk.
CANCER symptoms vary depending on what type of tumour it is, and where in the body it’s found. One terminal patient is still alive after a breakthrough treatment trial kept his stomach cancer at bay.
