Teen cancer death rate causes alarm

Too many teenagers and young adults are dying of some types of cancer, a Europe-wide report warns.

Their survival rates for cancers such as leukaemia are much lower than in younger children, says a report in the Lancet Oncology.

Clumsy teenage boys 'can blame brain'

Scientists have come up with an explanation for why some teenage boys go through a clumsy phase.

Research suggests the brain struggles to cope with the body's change in height during a sudden growth spurt.

Superbugs will 'kill every three seconds'

Superbugs will kill someone every three seconds by 2050 unless the world acts now, a hugely influential report says. 

The global review sets out a plan for preventing medicine "being cast back into the dark ages" that requires billions of dollars of investment.

Global sleeping patterns revealed by app data

The world's sleeping patterns have been revealed by scientists analysing data collected from an app.

It showed the Dutch have nearly an hour more in bed every night than people in Singapore or Japan.

Fear over eating disorder care in Japan

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Most people suffering with eating disorders in Japan are not receiving any medical or psychological support, according to doctors.

Final piece of type 1 diabetes puzzle solved

A complete picture of the areas that the immune system attacks to cause type 1 diabetes has finally been revealed by scientists.

The study, published in the journal Diabetes, discovered the fifth and final critical target at which the immune system errantly takes aim.

Stem cells 'link' to repeat miscarriages, say scientists

 Image caption Scientists say one in 100 women trying to conceive suffer recurrent miscarriages 
 

A lack of stem cells in the womb lining causes thousands of women to suffer repeat miscarriages, according to researchers.

University of Warwick scientists said the womb lining in recurrent miscarriage patients they studied was "already defective" before pregnancy.

Peanut allergy theory backed up by new research

The effects of eating peanut products as a baby to avoid the risk of allergy have been backed up by new research.

In 2015, a study claimed early exposure to peanut products could cut the risk of allergy by 80%.

Zika caught 'killing' brain cells

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Zika virus kills the type of tissue found in the developing brain, researchers have shown.

Scientists 'find cancer's Achilles heel'

By James Gallagher Health editor, BBC News website 

 

Scientists believe they have discovered a way to "steer" the immune system to kill cancers.

They have developed a method, reported in Science journal, for finding unique markings within a tumour - its "Achilles heel" - that the immune system can target.

WHY 'BOWL FOOD' MIGHT BE TRICKING YOU BRAIN

A new food craze sweeping restaurants from London to California serves food only in bowls. Bowl food just “tastes better” says the fans. Could there be method in this madness?

Can Ethiopia's 'secret smokers' stub out their cigarettes?

By James Jeffrey Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

A lone dancer weaves arabesque shapes with the red tip of his cigarette to the rhythm of loud Amharic music in a dark closeted bar in Ethiopia's capital - oblivious to a recent ban on smoking in public places.

Study shows Zika 'might cause' Guillain-Barré syndrome

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New research gives the first evidence that Zika virus might cause a severe neurological disorder

How our ancestors drilled rotten teeth

Long before humans invented writing, the wheel and civilisation, they learned how to drill rotten teeth to relieve the pain of tooth decay......

See How to Whiten Your Teeth In Just 3 Minutes

When it comes to whitening our teeth, we often believe we have to go to the store and purchase expensive, chemical laden teeth whitening strips and rinses. As it turns out, that