Since publicly disclosing his 1991 diagnosis and launching the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research in 2000, actor Michael J. Fox, 59, has been an advocate in the crusade to find a cure. Partnered with Shake It Up Australia Foundation, an aggressively funded research agenda to the value of over $15million (AUD), has ensured … Read more
A British man could be the first person in the world to be cured of a deadly type of brain cancer by an experimental new therapy. The father-of-two was told he may have only months to live, but a year on, his tumour has disappeared and his recovery has been hailed by doctors as ‘extraordinary’. … Read more
The second-known person to naturally cure their HIV infection has been discovered by scientists in Argentina, raising hopes for a future cure. The patient, an Argentinian woman in her thirties from the city of Esperanza, was found to have no disease-causing or ‘intact’ virus, eight years after being diagnosed. A group of Harvard-based scientists announced … Read more
Russell Tovey has revealed his father wanted him to have ‘hormone treatment’ to ‘cure’ him of being gay. The Years and Years actor, now 39, came out to his parents when he was 18 and it took his father, George, several years to be accepting of his son’s sexuality. Russell told The Sunday Times magazine: … Read more
It’s helped her stay healthy and upbeat through difficult times. And, whether it’s a country hike or city stroll, the best thing about walking, says the TV presenter, is you simply set one foot in front of the other I can still remember the lonely shepherd’s hut. Sitting lopsided on top of a volcanic mound in … Read more
An experimental cancer drug could help hospitalised coronavirus recover quicker, researchers believe. Israeli academics today claimed 29 of 30 patients with moderate to severe case of Covid treated with EXO-CD24 made a full recovery within five days. Further human trials are now needed to prove that the inhaled drug – designed as a medication to fight … Read more
Even by the normal standards of Britain’s Got Talent – a show that unashamedly tugs on viewers’ heartstrings – it was a particularly moving story. Julia Carlile, just 15, and her dance troupe MerseyGirls made it to the final in 2017. Then it emerged that despite her remarkable acrobatic talents, Julia was struggling with an … Read more
Here’s a question. What, right now, is the one item in your wardrobe that could lift your mood from sad to smiling? What’s the clothing cure for lockdown blues, that you’ll wear every day until the sun comes out? It’s not what you’d think — certainly I’d never have guessed it would be this until … Read more
Awkwafina says fame ‘is not a cure for depression’ as she still suffers from ‘impostor syndrome’ and has anxiety attacks over her alter ego By Heidi Parker For Dailymail.com Published: 16:56 GMT, 15 January 2021 | Updated: 16:57 GMT, 15 January 2021 Awkwafina insists fame ‘is not a cure for depression.’ The 32-year-old Crazy Rich … Read more
Eye see dead people: Retinal cells transplanted from corpses could cure blindness for millions of people around the world The retinal pigment epithelium in the back of our eyes are key to normal vision Damage to this thin layer of cells is one of the leading causes behind blindness Experts led from China successfully transplanted retinal … Read more