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Some patients’ health-related life quality scores worse than those of people with stage 4 lung cancer

Researchers have long known that brain tumors, specifically a type of tumor called a glioma, can affect a person’s cognitive and physical function. Patients with glioblastoma, the most fatal type of brain tumor in adults, experience an especially drastic decline in quality of life. Glioblastomas are thought to impair normal…

Plymouth topped the charts for England’s city with the highest quality of life last month, coming second in the UK to Edinburgh, but residents admit it has one recurrent problem

While some women glide through menopause, more than 85% experience one or more unpleasant symptoms, which can impact their physical and mental health, daily activities and quality of life.

Doctors found some patients could rely on chemotherapy and surgery alone to treat the disease

The prosthetic knee technology, called PEEK-OPTIMA, has been developed by Invibio.

Wirelessly powered smart bandages have been developed by a team of scientists to improve the quality of life for those with non-healing wounds.

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is the second most common type of inflammatory arthritis, often affecting teenagers and young adults. Symptoms of AS can include back pain, stiffness, joint inflammation (arthritis), inflammation where tendons attach to bones (enthesitis), and fatigue. Over time, these symptoms can lead to spinal fusion, which significantly affects…

"This is having a huge impact on the quality of life of many households and impacting on local schools too."

A PowerToys update added two utilities to the app, including one that lets you control two computers with a single mouse.

Petty policies around communal space are damaging residents’ quality of life – and are targeting everything from benches to Christmas wreaths, says Phineas Harper, chief executive of Open City