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Image copyright Getty Images Intermittent fasting is becoming an increasingly popular way to lose weight. What’s its appeal and is it safe to fast? Whether it’s eating in a 5:2 or 16:8 pattern, losing weight is as much about when you eat as about what you eat these days. Recently, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey hit […]

Image copyright Jiankui He The first people to be gene-edited – a pair of baby twin girls – may have been mutated in a way that shortens life expectancy, research suggests. Prof He Jiankui shocked the world when he genetically altered the twins to try to give them protection against HIV. But a study in

A former employee of celebrated chef Thomas Keller is suing him and his three-star Michelin restaurants — Per Se in New York and the French Laundry in California — for discrimination, saying she was denied a job transfer and ultimately let go because she was pregnant. Vanessa Scott-Allen is seeking $5 million in damages for

Food and Drug Administration sampling has found nonstick compounds called “forever chemicals” in some foods. The FDA presented the unreleased results at a science conference in Finland last week. The Environmental Defense Fund and the Environmental Working Group obtained the results and provided them to The Associated Press. The findings came from a 2017 sampling

Image copyright Getty Images The NHS in England will turn to Mumsnet to help recruit nurses as part of a package of measures to fill vacancies in the health service. NHS bosses see the online parenting chatroom and website as a crucial partner to entice nurses who have left the profession, to rejoin it. It

Image copyright Huw Dale Photography Image caption Jamie Berry is helping young men and women deal with bullying and their emotions through breakdancing After years of bullying, when he was just 13 Jamie Berry tried to take his own life. Then Jamie turned to breakdancing – known as breaking – which he says has saved

Newer drugs are substantially improving the chances of survival for some people with hard-to-treat forms of lung, breast and prostate cancer, doctors reported at the world’s largest cancer conference. Among those who have benefited is Roszell Mack Jr., who at age 87 is still able to work at a Lexington, Kentucky, horse farm, nine years

Twenty people have undergone major surgery in Southampton as part of a groundbreaking research project into oesophageal cancer. Cancer Research UK pledged £1.4m to Southampton General Hospital to look at new ways of treatment. Janet Jenkins, 65, from north Hampshire, underwent an eight-hour operation in March – which was specially filmed with a 360° camera

Image copyright University Hospital Southampton Image caption Alison Cameron can’t stop smiling now she’s pain-free Alison Cameron, from Dorset, was 17 when she had appendicitis and went into hospital. “I had my appendix out and I remember I came round out of the anaesthetic screaming, the pain was something else.” It was the start of

The Royal College of GPs has rescinded Julia Hartley-Brewer’s invitation to speak at its 2019 conference after doctors complained about a tweet defending Enoch Powell. Hundreds of people signed a petition calling for the cancellation over her “highly controversial views”. Ms Hartley-Brewer said “Twitter offence archaeologists” were punishing her. The RCGP said it “promotes inclusivity”