By Clare Wilson People with organ transplants currently have to take drugs to stop the donor organ being rejectedCraig Stennett/Alamy A one-off injection of cells could be a long-sought solution to the problem of the body rejecting an organ transplant. The first person who may have benefited from this approach is an Italian man who… Read More »
A high-fat meal can silence communication between the intestine and the rest of the body, according to a new Duke University study in zebrafish. While using the fish to examine cells that normally tell the brain and the rest of the body what’s going on inside the gut after a meal, a team of Duke… Read More »
Dina has lost a staggering 11 pounds in four weeks with trainer Terry Fairclough Welcome back to my 12 week transformation with Your Body Programme. Get ready to be impressed – at the end of week three I have now lost a total of 5.2 kilos, that’s over 11 pounds in just three weeks! Before… Read More »
By Alice Klein In rare cases, someone’s gut can make its own alcohol from carbohydratesJack Andersen/Getty Images A man in the US has started producing beer in his gut after it accidentally became colonised by high levels of brewer’s yeast. The normally healthy 46-year-old began to experience mental fogginess, dizziness and memory loss in 2011… Read More »
During her 12-week body transformation Olivia Hartland-Robbins lost a stone, 11 inches and almost 7% body fat – that is huge! These are the 12 things she learned about how to lose fat, not just weight So that’s it. It’s all over. I cannot believe it has been 12 weeks and that I have lost… Read More »