Isabel Shaw

1 month ago | autism.einnews.com | Isabel Shaw

A QUICK hand test could help spot autism in children, experts say. Scientists noticed small differences in how autistic and non-autistic people move their fingers when doing a simple task. Adults were asked to use their thumb and finger, with small trackers on them, to pick up blocks of different sizesCredit: York’s Department of PsychologyThe test takes just two minutes and looks at how someone grasps an object. It’s said to be 85 per cent accurate at picking up the neurodevelopmental condition.

1 month ago | thesun.co.uk | Isabel Shaw

HEALTH chiefs have unveiled "significant" changes to the childhood vaccination schedule following a sharp rise in cases of a deadly infection. The age at which children get the MMR jab, which protects against measles, mumps and rubella has been brought forward from three years old to just 18 months. It comes after the UK has seen a huge spike in measles cases over the last few years, while vaccine rates have plummeted.

1 month ago | thesun.co.uk | Isabel Shaw

ACTOR Christina Applegate has opened up about her ongoing struggle with multiple sclerosis (MS), sharing that she rarely leaves home. “This is the worst thing I’ve ever had in my life,” the Married… with Children star said. She added: "It's the worst thing I've ever gone through.”The 53-year-old spoke about how the disease has affected her life during a May 5 appearance on Conan O’Brien's Needs a Friend video podcast. “I don't really leave the house anymore,” she told Conon.

1 month ago | thesun.co.uk | Isabel Shaw

NO doubt you've heard the warnings. Drugs come with side effects - often unpleasant, dangerous, in rare cases life-threatening. But a growing body of research suggests certain over-the-counter medicines you might already have at home could actually benefit your brain. A scientific study published in the journal Nature earlier this month suggested that the shingles jab, which is available on the NHS, could reduce your risk of dementia by 20 per cent.

1 month ago | thesun.co.uk | Isabel Shaw

LAURA Jennings would never have guessed the ugly mark on her nail was a sign of deadly cancer. “I'm fairly active and can be clumsy at times, so I figured I'd kicked something and got a bruise under the toenail that would naturally fade,” the 40-year-old from Leeds said. “It certainly didn’t look like anything I should be worried about, and it wasn’t painful so I kept it covered up with nail varnish and carried on as normal."But when Laura took the nail varnish off part of the nail disintegrated.