Drug ’shrinks lung cancer tumour’

Scientists have identified a drug which may offer hope to patients with a particularly lethal form of lung cancer.
The drug eliminated small cell lung cancer tumours in 50% of mice, and [...]

Penis tissue replaced in the lab

Tissue made in a laboratory has been used to completely replace the erectile tissue of the penis in animals.
The advance raises hopes of being able to restore full function to human [...]

Retiring ‘is new lease of life’

Most people feel younger and healthier soon after retiring, a study of French workers has found.
Researchers looked at 15,000 employees over the best part of a decade, and found they felt [...]

Father drops right to life fight

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Peter Finney, chairman of the Myasthenia Gravis Association, clarifies congenital myasthenic syndrome

A father who had been fighting to stop a hospital withdrawing [...]

Cancer recurs in ‘dense’ breasts

Women treated for breast cancer are at a higher risk of a relapse if they have “dense” breasts, say researchers.
Those with denser breasts are four times more likely to see their [...]