After a quiet few years, the FTSE is set to welcome a wave of fresh blood. Alongside Dr Martens and Moonpig – both of which joined the FTSE this week – a number of multi-billion pound companies are preparing to ‘go public’. This will be the first time these companies will be open to retail … Read more
Sleeping on your back in pregnancy could increase the risk of stillbirth by cutting blood flow to your baby, experts warn Experts warn sleeping on back during final three months could harm babies Say it may cut blood flow to the unborn child in the womb through umbilical cord Women are advised to sleep on … Read more
News of HBO’s True Blood reboot came as a surprise to Anna Paquin but it appears that the star of the supernatural series is open to the revival. The 38-year-old actress hasn’t yet been asked to reprise her role as Sookie Stackhouse but in an interview with The New York Post, Anna said that if … Read more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared a new rapid, handheld blood test that could detect whether or not patients have mild concussions. The test, known as iSTAT and manufactured by Abbott Laboratories, looks for specific proteins present in the blood after head trauma. What’s more, results are returned within 15 minutes. Researchers … Read more
Kourtney Kardashian channels her inner vampire for a ‘blood red’ photo shoot… as sister Kim prepares to divorce Kanye West By Tracy Wright For Dailymail.com Published: 21:24 GMT, 7 January 2021 | Updated: 21:24 GMT, 7 January 2021 She’s never shied away from a photo opportunity. And Kourtney Kardashian channeled her inner vampire for a … Read more
Women with high blood pressure during pregnancy are more likely to suffer from memory problems later in life, study finds Dutch health researchers tested the memory and thinking skills of 596 women Each gave birth 15 years prior, but some had high blood pressure at the time In a memory test, the latter group scored around … Read more
Contaminated blood scandal which left tens of thousands of NHS patients infected with hepatitis C is ‘a disaster bigger than Hillsborough’ By Holly Bancroft For The Mail On Sunday Published: 00:47 GMT, 27 December 2020 | Updated: 01:26 GMT, 27 December 2020 The contaminated blood scandal which left tens of thousands of NHS patients infected with … Read more
Tiny wire that can be guided through the brain’s smallest blood vessels in surgery could help doctors treat neurological disorders Wire uses the flow of blood through vessels to create a smooth path Existing techniques require a doctor to push a wire through the body manually The new technique will allow clinicians to access all … Read more
An eight-year-old girl with a life-threatening blood disease has finally found a vital bone marrow donor after her last match dropped out at the last minute. Evie Hodgson, from Whitby, North Yorkshire, needs a transplant as part of her treatment for aplastic anaemia and earlier this year began to prepare for the operation, which included dental work and … Read more
Tests for diseases such as Covid-19 and HIV could soon be upgraded to include nanodiamonds that improve their sensitivity by up to 100,000 times. Besides the PCR swabs to spot Covid-19, hailed as the ‘gold standard’ for spotting coronavirus infection, other diagnostic methods are also being developed. They work in the same way to pregnancy … Read more