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Your pay, postcode and parents affect your heart disease risk

As part of a series on cycles of disadvantage, supported by a philanthropic grant from the Paul Ramsay Foundation, we’re publishing three articles on the social determinants of health. They look at how factors like income, where you live and your background affect your risk for cancer, dementia and heart…

The Conversation · Jul 10, 2022

The next breakthrough tool in biology? It's maths. Here are some ways mathematical biology is helping change the world

Biology is rich in patterns. You’ll find them everywhere – from the number of petals on a flower (which generally correspond to a number in the Fibonacci sequence), to the number of vertebrae in mammals (giraffes, humans and quokkas all have seven neck vertebrae). Even many viruses follow patterns and…

The Conversation · Jul 10, 2022

Who you are and where you live affects your likelihood of getting, and surviving, cancer

The risk of developing cancer differs depending on where you live, how well off you are, and the wealth and social situation of your parents.

The New Daily · Jul 10, 2022

‘Those scenes hit hard’ - Thor: Love and Thunder viewers urge Marvel to add trigger warning

Fans are criticising studio for not alerting people to a certain storyline

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2022

Mum had to have breasts and womb removed after feeling tired and having night sweats

"There's also a chance my daughters have the gene so they may need their breasts removed."

Liverpool Echo · Jul 10, 2022

Andy Goram's ex-wife says 'our marriage may not have lasted but our love always did'

Miriam Wylie held the former Rangers goalkeeper’s hand and tearfully declared how much he meant to her as he battled cancer

Irish Mirror · Jul 10, 2022

New mum diagnosed with 'incurable' breast cancer now clear of disease

'The news was devastating, hard to accept, and we both had no idea what was in store over the next few weeks, months, or even years'

Wales Online · Jul 10, 2022

Andy Goram 'loved Rangers and being around fans' as ex-wife shares memories

Around 10 weeks ago Goram was given a shock oesophageal cancer diagnosis and told he had just six months to live but died July 2 after his condition deteriorated.

Glasgow Live · Jul 10, 2022

Cancer charity exposes ‘scandal’ of patients being denied travel insurance

One patient was being quoted £7,000 for insurance for a two-week trip to Canada.

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2022

Shelley Bishop needed support after being diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma, so she called friend Delta Goodrem

With no family history of cancer, Shelley Bishop sought the counsel of her friend who had a lived experience of Hodgkin lymphoma to calm her fears.

ABC News · Jul 9, 2022