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‘The treatment is far less debilitating than chemotherapy and I’ve been given the gift of a longer life,’ says one patient

The singer has been diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS), which renders sufferers as 'human statues', sometimes losing the ability to walk and talk normally.

Canadian singer Celine Dion has been forced to cancel her European tour dates and revealed to fans that she has been diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome

The singer had to cancel her European tour

Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) leaves sufferers as 'human statues' as it locks the body into rigid positions.

Celine Dion, 54, has Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) that causes her muscles to tense uncontrollably and leaves sufferers as 'human statues' as it locks the body into rigid positions

The experimental drug lecanemab was able to slow down Alzheimer's in a large study. Many researchers think the drug will become the first to help large numbers of patients.

Every time you flush a toilet, it releases plumes of tiny water droplets into the air around you. These droplets, called aerosol plumes, can spread pathogens from human waste and expose people in public restrooms to contagious diseases.

A little-known illness, RSV, presents with symptoms similar to a cold and elements easily mistaken for Covid puts thousands of our kids in hospital each year.

When actor Chris Hemsworth, aka Thor, God of Thunder, agreed to host a National Geographic series about extending the human life span, he didn’t expect to discover a genetic risk of his own. But that’s what happened as Hemsworth revealed on an episode of “Limitless” that he carries a common…

For most, coming into contact with Strep A bacteria will give them mild cold-like symptoms - but others could become very ill