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A SCHOOLBOY has been diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour after being told his symptoms were caused by “too much screen time”. Ronnie Hood, 11, was given just nine months to live in March after doctors discovered he had a diffuse midline glioma.9Ronnie Hood in hospital after being diagnosed with a brain tumourCredit: SWNS9The 11-year-old had been suffering from neck pain for about a yearCredit: SWNS9Doctors allegedly blamed his symptoms of spending too much time gamingCredit: SWNSThe year six pupil, from Sudbury, Suffolk, had been experiencing unbearable neck pain for a year.But his family claim a GP simply ordered physio…

THE next British astronaut to board the International Space Station is keen to go to the Moon, Mars and beyond – if assigned the mission. Rosemary Coogan, 33, is expected to be sent to the orbital outpost sometime after 2026, once she has completed two more years of mission training. 2Rosemary Coogan (pictured) graduated from her European Space Agency (ESA) training in April of this yearCredit: Getty2Peter Kyle (pictured) believes the space industry can lift the UK’s economy into brighter pasturesCredit: AlamyCoogan graduated from her European Space Agency (ESA) training in April of this year, when she was hailed “among…

ALARM bells started ringing for missing Brit Simon Robinson when pals had still heard nothing from him on his birthday.Simon, 27, took off to Thailand on July 22 for a solo holiday and was supposed to return July 26 but never arrived home, family say.7Simon turned 27 but pals didn’t hear a word7Simon’s sister Sarah (right) has been raising awareness7It was feared Simon went missing in busy BangkokCredit: Alamy7Those close to the missing Lincolnshire lad then started to worry something was seriously wrong when his 27th birthday came and went days later – and no-one had contact with him.Pal Sam…

SCIENTISTS have discovered they can use nanoparticles to control the minds of mice in a groundbreaking new study.Beyond any nefarious, sci-fi-inspired plans for the technology – which is still in its very early stages of development – scientists believe it can be used to treat neurological disorders like depression.1In several rounds of experiments, researchers activated inhibitory neurons within the brain to increase appetite and feeding behaviours by 100 per centCredit: AlamyWith an external magnetic field, scientists at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) in South Korea found they could manipulate nanoparticle-activated “switches”  inside the brains of mice.The technology, dubbed Nano-MIND (Magnetogenetic…

WITH 30 bones from your shoulder to your fingers, our arms – from the Latin arma, meaning tools of war – are not just incredibly useful but an indicator of how healthy you are.One recent study found people with high levels of body fat stored in their arms are at greater risk of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.10Your arms can tell you a lot about your healthCredit: Shutterstock10People with high levels of body fat stored in their arms are at greater risk of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseaseCredit: GettyResearchers in China also noted people with higher muscle strength were less likely to…

THE family of Jay Slater have shared a heartbreaking obituary ahead of the “cherished” teen’s funeral this weekend.Jay, 19, died on holiday in Tenerife when he fell into a treacherous ravine while attempting a massive 11-hour walk back to accommodation on his own.7Jay’s family have released a touching obituaryCredit: Instagram7The apprentice bricklayer tragically died in TenerifeCredit: PH BUILDING GROUP/UNPIXS7His parents flew down to the island and stayed until his body was foundCredit: Doug Seeburg7Jay’s family returned to the UK last week, on the same day his body was repatriated.Now they have released an emotional obituary, saying: “Jay will be very…

GOOGLE searches are about to get a whole lot faster in Chrome with the arrival of a new feature.The tool allows you to search for anything you see without needing to type a single word.3Google Lens comes to ChromeCredit: Google3Lens can even understand text and formulasCredit: GoogleThe tool has been around for sometime on Android and iPhone but it’s finally hopping across to the Chrome app for desktop, Google has announced.It’s known as Google Lens – on mobile you can summon it within the Google app to find visual matches to photos you take or any images you have saved.This…

SLAPPING on a bit of concealer and mascara helps many of us feel more confident.But how and where we apply our make-up can have “dire” health consequences – particularly for our eyes, experts warn. 3Make-up makes many of us feel great – but it could be harming our health, experts sayCredit: GettyNot only can we end up with blurry vision and crusty or sticky discharge, we also risk losing our eye sight altogether.Nimmi Mistry, an optician at Vision Direct, said: “The make-up habits many of us are guilty of could lead to sight loss.”From sleeping in mascara to sharing eyeliner…

FROM films to… farting? Hollywood starlet Demi Moore, 61, has launched a taboo-busting campaign to end the silence around tooting. 4Actress Demi Moore, 61, took to Instagram to launch a taboo-busting campaignCredit: demimoore/Instagram4She did a dramatic reading of the book ‘An Adult’s Guide to Farts’Credit: demimoore/InstagramHow often have you been in agony from stifling a trump, or been left red faced when one sneaks out in public? Our efforts to conceal the fact that we fart aren’t doing us – and our health – any favours, according to Demi. On the coattails of her latest film The Substance, she took…

MICROSOFT has revealed the global outage affecting Azure and Outlook services yesterday was caused by a cyberattack.The tech giant was hit by a second outage affecting a handful of Microsoft services, as well as videogame Minecraft, less than two weeks after a major IT meltdown caused chaos across the world.3The company issues an apology for the incident, which lasted about 10 hours, and impacted thousands of users3With crucial services affected, some people complained they couldn’t do their jobsCredit: Alamy3A successful DDoS attack will make parts, or all, of a website, service or network unavailableCredit: GettyThe most recent disruption affected airports,…