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The Centre for Digestive Disease (CDD) headed by Professor Thomas Borody has cured Crohn’s disease as reported today by Dr. Gaurav Agrawal in Gut Pathogens. Professor Borody is internationally recognized for curing stomach ulcers caused by H. pylori, and is currently researching the infection connection associated with heart disease. He is also a leader in […]
Phil Tufnell bowled himself to sporting success as an English international cricketer. His long list of achievements includes playing in 42 Test matches and 20 One Day Internationals for the England cricket team, as well as playing for Middlesex County Cricket Club from 1986 to 2002. Phil’s love of cricket came at the cost of […]
Matt Dawson rode the wave to sporting glory as an England rugby player, winning the world cup alongside his teammates in 2003. He won 77 caps for his country in total, including nine as captain and was England’s most capped scrum half until passed by Danny Care. While it may seem that nothing could crack […]
A new study led by researchers at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center found that treating soft tissue sarcoma with radiation over a significantly shorter period of time is safe, and likely just as effective, as a much longer conventional course of treatment. Sarcoma, a rare type of cancer of the soft tissues (for example, […]
The closing of rural hospitals and specialty care units is causing many people, including breast cancer patients, to seek treatment far from home. A study from the University of Minnesota School of Public Health recently found that U.S. rural breast cancer patients typically travel three times farther than urban women for radiation therapy to treat […]
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) developed a new nanoparticle drug formulation that targets a specific receptor on cancer cells, and appears to be more effective than a standard nanoparticle therapy currently on the market to treat metastatic breast cancer. The study, published today in the journal Science Advances, found that […]
Arthritis is an umbrella term for a number of conditions that affect joints, the tissues that surround the joint, and other connective tissue. Osteoarthritis, a condition that causes joints to become painful and stiff, is the most common type of arthritis in the UK. The severity of osteoarthritis symptoms can vary greatly from person to […]
One in every 15,000 children is affected by Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), a complex, genetic endocrine condition caused by a disorder of chromosome 15. It’s non-inheritable, meaning the condition isn’t passed down from a family member. Among the regular side effects like growth hormone deficiency, hypothyroidism, delayed puberty, behavioral problems and learning difficulties, but hyperphagia is […]
The prostate is a walnut-shaped gland that is part of the male reproductive system and is only found in men. The main function of the prostate is to make a thick, white fluid that goes into semen. Prostate fluid is essential for a man’s fertility. In the UK, prostate cancer is the most common type […]
Stomach cancer is cancer that starts anywhere inside the stomach or the stomach wall. It’s also called gastric cancer. According to Cancer Research UK, around 6,700 people are diagnosed with stomach cancer in the UK each year – a number that has been falling over the last 10 years. The cancer may be relatively rare […]