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Scientists have discovered that it is possible to identify people at high risk of developing acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) years before diagnosis. The researchers from Wellcome Sanger Institute, European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) and their international collaborators found that patients with AML had genetic changes in their blood years before they suddenly developed the disease. The

Too often, we only see the perfect life that fitness bloggers portray to the world on social media. But one Instagrammer, 27-year-old Stacey Lee from Melbourne, is trying to expose the techniques these bloggers commonly use to portray a ‘highlight reel’ of their own lives. As she’s studying psychology at university, Stacey is particularly concerned

Research spearhead by first author Isabel Puig, Post-Doctoral Fellow of the Vall d´Hebron Institute of Oncology’s (VHIO) Stem Cells & Cancer Group, directed by Principal Investigator Héctor G. Palmer, has culminated in the discovery of a biomarker to identify dormant tumor cells (DTC), also known as slow-cycling cancer cells (SCCC), that, in their dormant state,

Researchers from Queen Mary University of London have developed new cell-based technologies which could help improve understanding of the muscle-wasting disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and test potential drugs for the disease. DMD is a genetic disorder causing muscle degeneration and weakness, caused by an absence of the protein dystrophin. DMD usually affects only boys,

A daily jab could knock out hunger pangs of children born with obesity genes, reveal scientists Daily injection drug could treat obese children with faulty genes, scientists say Drug liraglutide affects faulty MC4R gene, which occurs in 1 in 50 obese people The gene controls feelings of hunger but doesn’t turn off due to the

‘Is using a crisp packet between my teeth better than floss?’ Dentists reveal the 9 strangest questions ever asked by patients Thirty UK dentists were quizzed about some of questions they have been asked They include one confused patient wondering if it is safe to eat dental floss  Another asked why they have to brush

How to REALLY beat back pain: As new studies reveal many treatments do little to help, doctors offer advice on what actually works and what doesn’t Four out of five adults in the UK experience back pain at some point in their life It accounts for seven million trips to the GP a year, many