This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50251259 By James GallagherHealth and science correspondent Measles has a devastating impact on the body’s immune system that could make it harder to fight infections for years, a pair of studies show. The virus can cause “immune amnesia” – meaning the body forgets how to fight bugs it once knew…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50088180 By BBC Health News British and American scientists are teaming up to search for the earliest signs of cancer in a bid to detect and treat the disease before it emerges They plan to “give birth” to cancer in the lab to see exactly what it looks like “on…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49826085 By James GallagherHealth and science correspondent, BBC News Bacteria have been caught “stripping off” in order to evade antibiotics and survive, scientists show. Researchers at Newcastle University filmed bacteria “undressing” and taking off their outer layer – or cell wall. Antibiotics can attack cell walls so scientists think this is…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49831726 By James GallagherHealth and science correspondent, BBC News A migraine drug that has been described as “life changing” by some patients will not be made available on the NHS outside of Scotland. Erenumab – also known by the name Aimovig – is one of the first bespoke migraine drugs…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/sep/13/women-better-than-men-at-disguising-autism-symptoms By Anna Ploszajski GPs would miss fewer diagnoses if ‘camouflaging’ was better understood, say researchers Women may not be diagnosed with autism as frequently as men because they are better at hiding the common signs of the condition, according to new research. Some autistic people use strategies to hide traits…