Researchers at the University of Nottingham have developed a test to detect Alzheimer's disease in its earliest stages, and is now developing a quick and easy test to do in clinics.
Skin patches which deliver oestrogen into the blood may be a cheaper and safer treatment for prostate cancer than the current therapy of injections of a chemical to cut levels of testosterone – the driving force of many prostate cancers – but which causes menopause-like the side effects.
The new strain of coronavirus breeds in the human body faster than SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) and can evade the immune system as easily as the common cold.
All processed beef products are safe to eat but consumers must be prepared for more unwelcome news in the ongoing horsemeat scandal, Environment Secretary Owen Paterson said on Monday.