'Gamechanger' breakthrough for asthma sufferers in first new attack treatment for 50 years
A new way of treating serious asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) attacks could be a "game-changer"
Trampoline park worker left housebound after foam pit accident
Natalee Smith, 34, suffered a serious back injury while on her training day at the Better Newquay Trampoline and Play Park in Cornwall.
Parts of U.S. may get a glimpse of northern lights this Thanksgiving
A filament eruption on Monday is ushering in the possibility that night skies could light up in greens, reds and purples this Thanksgiving.
Wreckage of WWII bomber could be buried with crew under German town
Lancaster RA508 was one of more than 1,100 planes dispatched to bomb Dortmund on March 12, 1945 - and one of just two aircraft lost during the raid. Above: Lost crew member Kenneth Robert Haw.
Probe launched after baby born with severe abnormalities in Kerala’s Alappuzha
Health department and police investigate severe birth abnormalities in Alappuzha, Kerala; parents allege doctors failed to detect issues pre-birth.
Chemical replacement of TNT explosive more harmful to plants, study shows
The increased use of a chemical compound to replace TNT in explosive devices has a damaging and long lasting effect on plants, new research has shown.
UK hospital network postpones procedures after cyberattack
Major UK healthcare provider Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH), part of the NHS Foundation Trust, has suffered a cyberattack that caused a systems outage leading to postponing appointments and scheduled procedures.
TMJ explained as painful condition sees Zoe Ball quit radio show
The much-loved radio and TV host has said she suffers from temporomandibular joint disorder
COP16 biodiversity talks to restart in February: UN
Crunch United Nations talks to find funding to curb the destruction of nature will resume in Rome in February, the UN said on Thursday, after negotiations this month in Colombia ended without a deal.
First asthma treatment in 50 years could be 'game changer' in preventing deadly attacks
A breakthrough study shows an injection could be more effective than current standard care of steroid tablets, showing it cut the need for further treatment by 30%
Air pollution from fires linked to 1.5 million deaths a year
Air pollution caused by fires is linked to more than 1.5 million deaths a year worldwide, the vast majority occurring in developing countries, a major new study said on Thursday.
Doctors say treatment 'cures' Long Covid better than drugs or diet
Talking therapies and physical and mental rehabilitation "probably improve symptoms of long Covid", a new study suggests
Heading footballs may cause more damage to brain than previously thought, new research warns
A new US study into repeated head impacts for footballers comes amid a campaign to ban heading from the game in Scotland.
Feces, vomit offer clues to how dinosaurs rose to rule Earth
Feces, vomit and fossilized food from inside stomachs have provided new clues into how dinosaurs rose to dominate Earth, a new study revealed on Wednesday.
What is TMJ - the painful condition that saw Zoe Ball quit radio show
The radio and TV host has said she suffers from temporomandibular joint disorder, and has set out the symptoms and the treatment
Mum's 'living hell' after South West trampoline park accident
Natalee heard a 'crack' when she jumped into a foam pit
New treatment for serious asthma attacks 'game-changer'
A new way of treating serious asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) attacks could be a "game-changer" and is the first leap in treatment for 50 years, researchers say.
Astrophysicists find evidence that Alfvén waves lead to heat generation in the magnetosphere
A small team of astrophysicists at the University of California, Los Angeles, working with colleagues from the University of Texas at Dallas and the University of Colorado, Boulder, has found evidence ...
Polar bears 'once roamed Scotland' as ancient bones and fossils reveal fishy diet
"This is at odds with what we know about brown bear diets today, but also across the ages."
Delhi sees 1st Japanese Encephalitis case in 13 years: Know all about viral brain infection
The Municipal Health Department on Thursday reported the first case of Japanese Encephalitis (JE) -- viral brain infection that can lead to serious illness and death -- in the national capital after...
Heartburn sufferers to be screened by NHS to check it's not oesophageal cancer
Landmark NHS trial launched by Cambridge University scientists to check people's heartburn hasn't developed into oesophageal cancer - and how you can get checked
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