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UK bowel cancer death rates forecast to rise by third among under-50s

Experts say alarming projections stem from surge in obesity, poor diets and physical inactivity

The Guardian - UK

You’re About to See Ectoin Everywhere

Dermatologists believe the multi-benefit wonder is worth the hype.

Marie Claire

The law is now clear: you can’t be punished for having gender-critical views. So why does it keep happening?

A slew of employment tribunals shows many women have been wrongly disciplined for expressing beliefs on gender and sex, says Guardian writer Susanna Rustin

The Guardian - UK

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Australian of the Year 2024: pioneering melanoma researchers Georgina Long and Richard Scolyer named as winners

Prof Scolyer delivers emotional acceptance speech about his own terminal cancer diagnosis and says “I don’t want to die’

The Guardian - AU

Protein discovery may help solve prostate cancer medicine resistance

Researchers discovered that a receptor protein called CHRM1 plays an important role in prostate cancer cells' resistance to docetaxel, a routinely used chemotherapeutic treatment to treat advanced cancer that has progressed beyond the prostate. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Fiber impacts your overall health

"Eating foods that promote gut health improves your overall health too"

Salon

Idiotic, selfish and unhealthy: tennis must call time on torturous 3am finishes

The only thing we should be doing at 3.39am is sleeping – but the Australian Open’s organisers appear to think otherwise

The Guardian - UK

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Parts of human DNA remained unchanged for over 65 million years: scientists

Scientists discover that hundreds of thousands of DNA sequences have remained unchanged in primates for over 65 million years, potentially playing a role in human health and disease.

The Hindu

Best oil for scars to care for your skin after surgery or injury

Nourish your skin and improve its elasticity over time

Evening Standard

Ocean fungi from twilight zone could be source of next penicillin-like drug

Largest study of ocean DNA reveals abundance of fungi thriving in extreme environment of the deep sea

The Guardian - UK

"I don't think they'll ever find a cure for cancer. I don't think they want to find a cure": Roger Daltrey questions Big Pharma as he nears the end of his time at the Teenage Cancer Trust

The Who's Roger Daltrey is signing off his 24-year patronage of the Teenage Cancer Trust with a final run of charity shows

Louder

Listen to your gut – it may be telling you something about your heart | Explained

The human microbiome, consisting of trillions of microorganisms, plays a crucial role in regulating health and diseases. Genomic studies reveal its impact on various aspects of well-being, including on heart health, colorectal cancer, and the colour of urine.

The Hindu

What is hyaluronic acid and why is it so good for your skin?

Hyaluronic acid is the latest skincare trend — here's how it works

We find out the real reason why more boys are born than girls - and it's pretty interesting

Mathematician Hannah Fry has explained why more baby boys are born, and why the levels of baby boys born peak immediately after a war or crisis

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Researchers give more insight into significance of sleep, intricacy of brain

A group of academics from the arts and sciences came up with a theory that may account for the complexity of the brain as well as the importance of sleep. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - UK

Blood: The Science, Medicine and Mythology of Menstruation by Dr Jen Gunter – why periods are ‘a muddled burden’

The outspoken Canadian gynaecologist’s compelling scientific study cuts through misinformation, myth and worse with clarity and wit in this study of the menstrual cycle

The Hindu

COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1: Number of cases crosses 1,000 mark

The number of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 cases in India surpasses 1,000, with 16 states and UTs affected.

The Guardian - UK

How Life Works by Philip Ball review – the magic of biology

An essential primer on humanity’s ongoing quest to understand the secrets of life

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Whole-genome sequencing data ‘can transform cancer care with tailored therapy’

Combining clinical and genomic data creates a key resource for clinicians to better predict outcomes and tailor cancer treatments, researchers say.

The Guardian - UK

Graham Pearson obituary

Other lives: Civil servant with the Ministry of Defence who later joined the Department of Peace Studies at Bradford University

Evening Standard

Scientists solve the age-old mystery of why urine is yellow

A topic that has been long debated has finally been put to bed

The Conversation

Literature inspired my medical career: Why the humanities are needed in health care

While there is a long history of doctor-poets – one giant of mid-20th-century poetry, William Carlos Williams, was famously also a pediatrician – few people seem to know this or understand the power of combining the humanities and medicine.

Salon

How gut bacteria breathe without oxygen

The tiny microbes inside us exist in a fermenting soup and the drugs they produce to survive can alter our bodies

Salon

The connection between sleep and weight

"Regular circadian rhythms (our eating and sleeping times) help to maintain normal body functions"

The Hindu

India registered 9.3 lakh cancer deaths, second highest in Asia: LANCET study

India registered about 12 lakh new cancer cases and 9.3 lakh deaths in 2019, becoming the second highest contributor to the disease burden in Asia for that year, according to a new study published in The Lancet Regional Health Southeast Asia journal.

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