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Scientists are working on a drug that gets the body to eat and destroy cancer cells. A Harvard team says the treatment boosts white blood cells and could work for aggressive breast and skin tumours. They hope to start human trials in the next few years.

Snoring loudly could be an early warning for dementia and memory problems. Scientists from Sydney University found people with obstructive sleep apnoea, which affects most commonly middle-aged overweight men, did worse in memory tests. Professor Sharon Naismith said: “Between 30 and 50 per cent of the risk for dementia is due to modifiable factors, such as depression, high blood pressure, obesity and smoking. In recent years, researchers have recognised that various sleep disturbances are also risk factors.”

Some women are delaying their dreams of motherhood due to financial pressures. Research from The Stork found three-quarters of women said economics was the biggest barrier, with finding the right partner, career and housing being the next most important.