YouTube star who was trolled for her stutter claims cannabis oil helps lessen her speech impediment because it makes her feel more relaxed

Matice Ahnjamine Morris, 30, from Texas, regularly shares vlogs about stutterBoasts nearly 30,000 subscribers on YouTube and videos are viewed worldwideClaims stammer becomes more pronounced depending on how stressed she isSays…

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Facialist who’s trained to spot the early warning signs of skin cancer reveals she looks for scar-like patches and lesions that change size (so, do YOU know the red flags?)

Andrea Simpson has undertaken training in how to spot dangerous skin lesions Charity Skcin are encouraging beauty professionals to learn how to check skinPrevention is key -  avoiding sunbeds and wearing…

Continue ReadingFacialist who’s trained to spot the early warning signs of skin cancer reveals she looks for scar-like patches and lesions that change size (so, do YOU know the red flags?)

How two apples a day keep cholesterol at bay: A brace of the fruit daily for eight weeks can lower ‘bad’ cholesterol by up to four per cent, study finds

Researchers find people who eat apples daily have more relaxed blood vesselsScientists found that eating two apples every day lowers bad cholesterol This small dietary change may help to reduce the…

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Hallucinogenic chemical in magic mushrooms moves one step closer to being used to treat depression after scientists find psilocybin is safe

Psilocybin was found to be safe and well tolerated by healthy volunteersThey were given the compounds while evaluated by researchers in a clinical trialSome of the participants experienced hallucinations and…

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Was this mission personally approved by Elon Musk? SpaceX will include cannabis and coffee plants in its 20th cargo resupply trip to the ISS

SpaceX is set to haul cannabis and coffee plants to the ISS in March 2020Testing will be done to see if the plants are altered in a zero gravity environmentApproximately 480…

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Research shows that patients looking at greenery from their hospital beds can cut the need for painkillers and even reduce post-op problems

NHS Forest helps hospitals improve their surroundings by planting treesStudies have shown that green spaces and trees are beneficial to human healthAlder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool, received the first…

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If you get cancer in Australia you now have DOUBLE the chance of surviving compared to sufferers in Britain – and the ‘stiff upper lip’ is to blame

Australians have better chance of surviving cancer than elsewhere in the world The five-year survival rate for pancreas is set to reach one in four by 2024 The UK survival rate is…

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GP patients will have their entire genome screened for clues related to cancer and heart disease risk in a study in the hope of rolling it out on the NHS

Researchers will assess how patients cope psychologically with resultsGenetic screening can identify clues for cancers and heart diseases The method is said to be much more reliable than popular at-home genetic kits…

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Exercising can cut men’s risk of developing prostate cancer by up to 51% (and scientists say you can reap the benefits by gardening!)

Exercise among 140,248 men was measured. Around half had prostate cancerA 51% difference in risk was seen between the most and least active volunteersThe effects of exercise were the most…

Continue ReadingExercising can cut men’s risk of developing prostate cancer by up to 51% (and scientists say you can reap the benefits by gardening!)

Hope for dozens of families as country’s first medical cannabis charity plans to offer grants to epilepsy and MS patients forking out for private prescriptions

Sapphire Medical Foundation aims to dish out grants to 20 patients next yearThey will target poor families unable to afford expensive private prescriptionsIt will heap pressure on government as drugs still…

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Tremor patients can be relieved of the shakes for THREE YEARS through trial procedure to target a faulty part of their brain with ultrasound waves

Sufferers currently rely on surgery to have electrodes implanted on their brainNew treatment is non-invasive and zaps brain with high-frequency soundwavesIt was found to significantly reduce tremors for three years without…

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Could a new treatment which extracts fat cells from the tummy and injects them into aching joints be the bees knees?

Roughly one in five people aged over 45 has osteoarthritis - thinning cartilage New treatment which takes tummy fat and injects it into joints could help pain Another new procedure sees the…

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