Blood type influences prostate cancer relapse, study shows
A man’s blood group has been shown to significantly influence the chance that prostate cancer will return after successful surgery.
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Six-year-old girl Molly Bent compiles ‘bucket list’ of things to see before she goes blind
Molly Bent, from Manchester, was born with normal eyesight, but was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa a year ago. The condition, for which there is no cure, causes progressive vision loss.
Artificial blood ‘will be manufactured in factories’
Marc Turner, the principal researcher in the £5 million programme funded by the Wellcome Trust, told The Telegraph that his team had made red blood cells fit for clinical transfusion.
High fat diet increases risk of most common type of breast cancer by 20 per cent
Following a high fat diet like Atkins or LCHF increases the risk of the most common form of breast cancer by more than a fifth, research has found.
Former goalkeeper and veteran broadcaster Bob Wilson, 72, diagnosed with prostate cancer
The 72-year-old, who made 234 appearances for Arsenal in the 1960s and 1970s and was capped by Scotland, has cancelled upcoming work and charity commitments, including those for the charitable Willow Foundation that he founded with his wife Megs.
Super-rats immune to poison ‘growing as big as cats’
Rat-catchers in Liverpool claim they have seen rodents which are the size of small cats and say they are becoming resistant to traditional poisons.
GP opening hours scheme ‘to benefit seven million patients’
New opening hours for some GP surgeries in England will benefit more than seven million patients, far more than originally planned, David Cameron says.
Dundee students audio player will help dementia sufferers
Whitfield woman Stephanie Post created her Sound Sparks project to benefit elderly people suffering from dementia.
Its official – green tea CAN make you clever: Drink improves memory and could help treat dementia
Green tea has always been hailed as the healthiest hot drink of choice, but new research has found it can also be good for your mind.
Tuberculosis tests for Cambridgeshire factory workers
Up to 500 workers at Cambridgeshire vegetable factories whose colleagues were diagnosed with tuberculosis are being screened for the disease.