All news by author: Stephen Beech

Professor Saphire, of the Scientists working to develop the measles vaccine, has said: 'Measles causes more childhood deaths than any other vaccine-preventable disease, and it's also one of the most infectious viruses known'

A new study has found that an increase in nightmares and hallucinations can signal the onset of autoimmune diseases such as lupus and other rheumatology-related conditions

Two Cancer Research UK-funded studies have discovered proteins in the blood that could warn people of cancer more than seven years earlier than currently possible

Higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol during the third trimester may impede the overall IQ scores of boys at seven years of age, according to the new findings

An international team of scientists examined the diet of early humans who lived in Africa thousands of years ago - the results showed a surprising amount of plant-based food in their diet

The new blood test would allow doctors to determine whether a person may be at higher risk of a stroke or cognitive decline during their lifetime, say scientists

The mortality rate for female patients was 8.15 per cent when treated by women physicians compared to 8.38 per cent when the doctor was male - a 'clinically significant' difference

Scientists have discovered a trace in the blood of some people who later went on to develop the debilitating autoimmune disease, multiple sclerosis. They say the breakthrough could hasten treatment

The international sample of more than 12,000 10 to 17 year olds showed that worryingly almost 17 per cent of adolescents had suffered weight-related bullying online

The latest analysis evaluated the incidence of high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, among more than one million people from six countries over a five-year period

Chinese scientists have reconstructed the face of 6th Century monarch Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou using DNA extracted from his remains - and it's not what you might expect

Our ancestors may well have lived in 'cosy domesticity' on the British Isles with a host of unique practices that we might even recognise today, a new study has revealed

Eating certain foods at certain times of the day can lead to appearing more or less attractive to the opposite sex. A full English can be a major turn-on, according to a new study

The early 19th century 15 pence piece - known as a 'Dump' - was spotted by Oxfam volunteer and former banker John Turner as he went through a bag of donated coins

The arrival of Homo sapiens in cold northern latitudes was found to have taken place several thousand years before Neanderthals disappeared in south west Europe

More than half of UK adults suffer from gum disease - new research shows it may be linked to a non-curable lung condition that is one of the world's biggest killers

The intense particle ray, named after Japanese sun goddess Amaterasu, hit earth in 2021 with energy levels 244million times more powerful than some of the biggest accelerators ever made by humans

Researchers at the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Research Institute in Heidelberg, Australia, say there is an 'urgent' need to discover more effective treatments for bowel cancer

Popping a pill every day means they are less likely to suffer another heart attack or stroke compared to those who don't consistently take the drug, say scientists

Simple Minds star Jim Kerr's stalker brother tried to blackmail a superfan of the band out of £100,000 before he was jailed for harassing the man and

Jason Moore was imprisoned for the 2005 stabbing of Robert Darby, but his family are appealing against the conviction

The suspect is the third teenager to be held in connection with the fatal stabbing of 17-year-old Chima Osuji in Chingford, on Easter Monday

Zaquira Lawson-Cos was found dead in her bedroom on New Year's Eve. The night before she died the paramedic, who was born in Havana, Cuba, had video-called her mum