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Critically ill Covid-19 patients with weak immune systems who spend months battling the disease are likely sources of mutant variants, a new study confirms, Experts have previously been unable to pin down the exact way in which new strains emerge but thought them may evolve in immunocompromised patients. It was thought protracted infection applies a … Read more
Lab-grown human muscle shows that exercising can ‘almost completely’ prevent chronic inflammation which causes tissue to waste away Inflammation stems from the over-reaction of the body’s immune system Chronic inflammation can cause muscle tissue to waste and lose its structure Experts believe a molecule called ‘interferon gamma’ is behind this wastage Yet it was unclear how … Read more
Patients with chronic pain are like people who arrive by train at a frontier town in the old Wild West. They are often confused, wary, weary and desperate, like survivors of an apocalypse or entrepreneurs who’ve lost fortunes and optimism at the different stations on their journey to cure and understand their chronic pain, having … Read more
Not all fat is created equal and some can actually help us combat several health conditions, a new study suggests. Scientists from Rockefeller University in New York City have discovered exactly how so-called brown fat benefits our health. Also known as brown adipose tissue, brown fat’s main role is to turn the food we eat … Read more
Hoarders suffer from more than just a messy house — they are also at a higher risk of chronic obesity, diabetes and other life-shortening conditions US researchers polled more than 20,000 adults exhibiting hoarding symptoms They determined that 2,616 of the study’s respondents had ‘hoarding disorder’ Prevalent conditions among this group included chronic pain and sleep … Read more
Army chef, 40, left with chronic pain in hands and feet from cooking on the freezing Afghanistan frontline sues MoD for £70,000 over claims he wasn’t given protection from the cold Randy Constable says he has been left with chronic pain in his hands and feet Said he had to cook in ‘a makeshift shelter … Read more
A woman with chronic fatigue who was surviving on 10 minutes of deep sleep a night and spent £500 a year on aids has hailed a natural pillow spray and eye mask ‘life-changing’. Charlotte Duggan, 26, from Surrey, was forced to go on sick leave from her job as an advertising account manager after being … Read more
The ‘desperate’ mother of a nine-year-old girl who died following a chronic asthma attack has said she would have moved house immediately had she known air pollution was harming her daughter, an inquest heard, Nine-year-old Ella Kissi-Debrah died in February 2013 after suffering numerous seizures and making almost 30 visits to hospital with breathing problems over … Read more
Phoebe Burgess has previously spoken about her battle with chronic back pain, that all began with a skiing accident in 2012 that ‘changed her spine forever’. On Sunday, the 31-year-old told Instagram fans that she was ‘sneaking in some major rest and recovery’ at her family’s Bowral estate, following day surgery. The former NRL WAG … Read more
Jamie Laing reveals his unbearable battle with irritable bowl syndrome and his holistic FOUR MONTH treatment in preparation for Strictly Come Dancing By Natasha Hooper For Mailonline Published: 11:30 GMT, 15 November 2020 | Updated: 11:30 GMT, 15 November 2020 After winning the hearts of Strictly fans with his energetic dance routines and animated personality, … Read more