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Researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle, U.S., found that foods that contain an edible form of nicotine give some protection against the condition.

NHS England said the number of hospitals failing to meet waiting time targets has doubled over the last year. In the first part of this year two thirds of hospitals failed to meet the targets.

The study, published in journal ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, discovered that a compound found in the cinnamon could inflict damage of those with sensitive livers.

The study, carried out by the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research, is among the first to examine exactly how social relationships influence quality of life in breast cancer patients.

Scientists have found a genetic mutation which is responsible for port wine stain marks, and claim the discovery is a 'complete game changer'.

Scientists at the Universities of Bristol, Southampton and Reading have created the device which they say can pick up changes in movements, habits, diet, weight and heart rate.

A 65-year-old French man who recently returned from Dubai is in a critical condition in hospital suffering from coronavirus, a disease that has killed 18 people worldwide.

Researchers at Penn State College of Medicine in the U.S. found that eating fatty foods will make you sleepy while eating lots of carbohydrates will increase your alertness.

The research, carried out by the University of Minnesota’s Department of Food Science, found that women who exercise regularly produced different oestrogen waste products to women who led a sedentary lifestyle.

A study by Columbia University, in New York, found that girls who exercised more than 10 days a month had lower odds of being in a gang. But violence was not lower in active teen boys unless they played a team sport.

Researchers at Boston College, in the U.S., found that 47 per cent of the world's primary school pupils, and 57 per cent of secondary school students, are sleep-deprived.

Researchers at the University of Bath found that taking 75 minutes of light exercise a week is enough to make a 'big difference' to people's health.

A study, carried out by National Institute of Child Health in the U.S., found that while certain regions of a woman's brain were stimulated by the sound of a baby, the same areas in a man's stayed dormant.

Researchers at the University of Southern Denmark have discovered that almost half of cases of chronic lower back pain are caused by a previously unknown bacterial infection.

Ray Squire, 69, from Wrexham, lost six stone while suffering from discitis, an infection of the spinal discs. He was left in agony and unable to walk. A year later, he still requires morphine for the pain.

The American study asked parents if their child suffered any limitations. Researchers found that while the number of children with physical disabilities has decreased, cases of mental disability has rocketed.

Pearl Lowe, 43, visited her GP after she experienced sudden hair loss, brittle nails and was constantly tired, and found she had Hypothyroidism.

As 43,000 Brits a year go under the knife - a figure that is rising all the time - BARNEY CALMAN visits New York, to take a look at the latest trends in plastic surgery.

Dairy products have long been thought to provide the most crucial nutrients for bone health in childhood. But research by Baylor College of Medicine in Houston shows magnesium is just as important.

For thousands of Britons who suffer blood clots, warfarin is a lifeline. However, the potent drug is made from the same chemicals found in rat poison.

Scientists have been able to regrow hair on bald patches by injecting the heads of sufferers with a solution from their own blood.

Research by the insurer LV found that 1.7 million Britons have had to take time off work because of injuries sustained during their commute.

The study, by Michigan State University scientists, is the first to establish sex differences in rates of binge eating and suggests it is not just cultural pressures that are to blame.

The growing trend for women to delay having children until their 30s and 40s, and breastfeed for short periods of time, if at all, also pushes up the risk, claims Cancer Research UK.

The procedure, carried out by doctors at Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth, involves transporting a solution containing 'good' bacteria to fight infection through a tube from the nose to the small bowel.

The vast majority of maternity units are struggling to cope with a shortage of staff, according to the report by the National Federation of Women's Institutes and National Childbirth Trust.

Shocking evidence shows four in 10 people returning to their jobs after treatment have been unfairly treated - a 50 per cent rise in three years.

The research, from the University of Manchester, is the first to show a clear link between babies who grow to above average size at birth and risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Professor David Gradwell, the UK's first professor of Aerospace Medicine, said the brain's capacity to learn at 8,000ft is impaired.

Children deprived of iodine in the womb are worse at literacy - especially in spelling, say scientists at the University of Tasmania.