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Toddler with rare chromosome condition proves doctors wrong as his mother reveals he can crawl – despite being told he would never be able to Ethan Bothe, one years old, has distal chromosome 18q deletion syndrome Parents Jennifer and Kyle Bothe were told their son would never be independent He has weak muscles, stunted growth,

Dementia-stricken husband who does not speak holds his 74-year-old wife’s hand while listening to their love song as she credits a ‘music memory box’ for helping his remember their lives The box filled with memorabilia plays songs for the person with dementia  Steve Garrity, 82, was diagnosed with dementia and Parkinson’s in 2011 Monica Garrity

Can YOU walk up four flights of stairs quickly without stopping? Scientists claim this is key to avoiding an early death Study of 12,615 people with coronary artery disease over nearly five years Those who struggled were three times more likely to die from heart disease  They were also twice as at risk of cancer-related fatalities,

If you’re pinching an inch or more, you know the frustration: What’s it take to tame the jiggle in the middle? “When it comes to losing belly fat, there’s a lot of misinformation out there,” says Dr Holly Lofton, an assistant professor of medicine and director of the weight management program at NYU Langone Medical

Obesity may be caused by people being less able to use fat sources for energy Some people are prone to pile on the pounds, according to a new Swedish study  The body’s way of storing and releasing fat is crucial to whether we gain weight The ability to metabolise fat was once an evolutionary survival