Category : Lifestyle

10 genes 'drammatically' raise schizophrenia risks, study says

Harvard University scientists discovered 10 genes that, when disrupted, raise schizophrenia risks. Two of them are involved in brain cell communication and may be good drug targets.

Two young mothers with terminal breast cancer rare in under-40s start podcast

Andy Sealy, 39, and Krysten Gentile, 37, from Pennsylvania, were both diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer and have launched a podcast together called Making the Breast of It.

Women whose partners smoke weed more than once a week at higher miscarriage risk

Doctors advise women to stop using marijuana if they are trying to get pregnant, as it may harm a developing baby. Boston University research suggests men's use may affect pregnancy too.

California is first to pass law forcing high schools to start later to let kids get more sleep

A new law has been passed in California that will prevent high school classes from starting before 8.30am and middle school classes starting before 8am - a first in the United States.

'Odd taste of wine' was mum's first indicator she was having a heart attack

Louise McGill, 47, from County Durham, noticed the unusual flavour in her wine two years ago after returning from a family day out with her twin daughters.

Hawaii health officials blame the state's spike in STIs on online dating

Dr Gerald Hasty, who works on the state's prevention efforts, said that apps and websites make it easier to connect with more people faster, fueling the spread of three common STIs.

Concussions in high school sports have declined by 40% - but risk of CTE still on rise

A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has found that concussion rates during football games increased by 18 percent from 2013 to 2018.

Women who undergo weight loss surgery 'are 33% less likely to have children with birth defects'

Researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, looked at data from nearly 33,000 women who weighed an average of 265lbs (120kg).

How climate change could spark more Ebola outbreaks

Several countries that have never experienced the problem, including Nigeria which is home to 191 million people, are particularly at risk - both now and in the years ahead.

First EEE death confirmed in Indiana and fourth fatality reported in Massachusetts

Scott Mosman, 58, of Taunton, Massachusetts, died on Friday, becoming the state's fourth fatality from Eastern Equine Encephalitis this year as the nationwide death toll rises to 13.

Cortisone injections may accelerate arthritis, study finds

Boston University researchers found that while effective in treating pain, cortisone jabs can speed up a joint's disintegration and force patients to have full knee or hip replacements.

Scientists have treated a patient with sickle cell disease by editing their DNA

Victoria Gray, 34, has been given fresh hope after taking part in a clinical trial where doctors from Nashville, Tennessee, gene-edited her cells using a method called CRISPR.

Indian woman, 75, gives birth to a 1lb 5oz baby girl through IVF

Prabha Devi gave birth by Caesarean section to a daughter at a private hospital in Kota, Rajasthan, on Saturday night. The tiny baby was rushed straight into intensive care.

Lead in the soil children play in may drive up their blood levels, study finds

We most often think of lead as a water problem, but new research from Tulane University found that kids blood levels of the toxic metal fall as the levels of lead in soil do in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Boy, 14, stopped his brother from bleeding to death by using first aid he learnt just weeks before

Jack Smith, from Leeds, saved his brother, Connor Osborne, then 13, from bleeding to death by ripping off his T-shirt to stem the bleeding and using his free hand to call an ambulance.