London surgeons have successfully operated on a brain tumour with a technique that uses lasers to instantly analyse and distinguish cancerous tissue from health, the BBC reports
The technique focusses a near-infrared laser on exposed brain tissue, this excites the molecules in the tissue and scatters light back which is collected by a fibre optic probe and a computer distinguishes the signatures of cancerous and non-cancerous tissues to guide the surgeon’s scalpel.
Women working in a male-dominated environment are likely to experience much higher stress levels than those working in a mixed environment, the Daily Mail reports.
Researchers from Indiana University found that being a ‘token female’ in the work place made up of 85% or more male staff could cause harmful ‘disregulated cortisol levels’, the effect of which could potentially last for years.
Researcher Bianca Manago said: ‘We found women in male-dominated occupations have less healthy, or “dysregulated”, patterns of cortisol throughout the day.’
And finally a French court has awarded disability benefits to a woman who claims to have a debilitating allergy to electromagnetic radiation from everyday gadgets, the Guardian reports.
The condition electromagnetic hypersensitivity is not recognised as a medical disorder in most countries, including France, but the ruling found that claimant Marnie Richards’ – who lives in an electricity-free, barn conversion mountains in south-west France – symptoms had affected her quality of life.
