Fleur Marks shares how rare disease and breast cancer reshaped her success
By her mid-30s, she’d built an impressive career in advertising and moved to Singapore with her husband Pete…
Global mental health snapshot: 1.2 billion people are living with mental disorders | Health
Global mental health has eroded. A study published this Thursday in the journal The Lancet estimates that about…
I Survived Breast Cancer. I Wasn’t Prepared for What Came Next.
When the big day finally arrived, the day I could say I’d been in breast cancer remission for…
Cancer care ‘comedy of errors’: Hastings man left with months to live
“My granddaughter is 15 months old and she’s not going to remember me.” Last year, Hawke’s Bay Today…
Implanted collagen tiles double survival for brain metastasis patients
A multicenter clinical trial led by researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has found…
Parents pay tribute to Hugo Donaldson after long fight with rare cancer
Hugo Donaldson was diagnosed at age nine with Stage 4 Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma. His parents said Hugo was an…
Wilmington woman turns cancer battle into mission to help others navigate mental health
WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – Five years ago, Catherine Hamilton’s life looked a lot different. She was living in…
Brain transposons may influence aging and neurodegenerative disease progression
Transposable elements (TEs), also called transposons, are DNA sequences capable of moving or replicating from one location to…
Scientists uncover unexpected thermal retention properties inside the cell
Living cells cool much slower than our current understanding of heat conduction can explain, according to new research…
Adding herbs and spices makes people choose more vegetables
Adding herbs and spices to vegetables made cafeteria diners more likely to choose them, and larger portions did…
Common anemia drugs may help slow cancer growth and progression
Common medications used to treat anemia may also slow down cancer cell growth, according to new research from…
Scientists rethink GLP-1 delivery to improve dosing, tolerability, and adherence
From microneedles to nanocarriers, researchers are rethinking how GLP-1 medicines could become longer-lasting, easier to tolerate, and more…