Ken Banks and Ben Philip BBC Scotland, Aberdeen Chronic pain breakthrough makes me feel like I’m not crazy Marlene Lowe has lived with chronic pain for more than a decade but believes a “ground-breaking discovery” by researchers may offer her and millions of fellow sufferers new hope. Marlene, 35, is among the estimated one-in-five people … Read more
Ethar Shalaby BBC News Arabic Noura’s family archive Noura and Mohamed at their home in Gaza City before the war began, where they hoped to raise a family “My nerves are shattered,” says Noura, a 26-year-old Palestinian woman, explaining that she has been “left with nothing”. After years of IVF treatment, she became pregnant in … Read more
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s cinema is not easy. The grandeur is mesmerising and so are the performances, which are often challenged by Bhansali’s ever-changing story and directions on the sets. However, his next, ‘Love & War’, seems like a delicious combination of his signature filmmaking style and the number-churning ability of the stars he has cast … Read more
Jenny Smith Photography Diane Danzebrink campaigned to improve menopause awareness after her mental health was affected “to the point of almost taking my life” Hundreds of women who are “plunged into surgical menopause” are “being failed by the NHS”, says a menopause support campaigner. Diane Danzebrink, 58, from Norfolk, has called for an urgent review … Read more
Pochampally Komuraiah sits by his weathered kiln, the faint warmth from his Diwali diya sales already fading and his gaze fixed on an uncertain horizon. A potter from Bhupathipur village in Telangana’s Peddapalli district, the 65-year-old’s hands still shape clay with a skill honed across generations, yet his livelihood faces the threat of dwindling patronage. The number … Read more
Saliva tests carried out at home are better at identifying men who are at higher risk of prostate cancer than the standard blood test, new research suggests. The at-home test could identify genetic factors which make men more likely to develop the disease which claims around 12,000 lives a year in the UK. The study … Read more
It is hoped the study will aid the development of a vaccine against the infection. Source link
Lisa Haines uses a scooter and walking stick to get about and hopes a multiple sclerosis pilot helps. Source link
Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan at G20 Sherpa meeting> Photo: Twitter/@MOS_MEA The second Sherpa meeting under India’s G20 presidency kickstarted here on March 31 with Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan expressing hope the Kumarakom deliberations will help in achieving ambitious and agreed outcomes. Addressing the delegates, Mr. Muraleedharan said … Read more
Caitlin has a condition which meant she was born with no bones in the fingers of her left hand. Source link