Dr Hilary Jones discusses UK's 'obesity epidemic' on GMB The quality and quantity of sleep we get every night plays a huge role in our overall health and wellbeing. Not only does a lack of sleep make carrying out daily activities harder than usual, over time it can make you run down, leaving you vulnerable […]

ITV presenter Fiona Phillips has revealed she’s been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease at the age of 62. Confirming her ‘heartbreaking’ diagnosis to The Mirror, columnist Fiona said the illness has ‘ravaged’ her family and has now ‘come for’ her. She’s now taking part in a medical trial researching possible treatments for Alzheimer’s, a form of dementia. ‘All over the […]

If you work out, you’ll know how coveted the ever-elusive pull up actually is. While many people make pull ups and chin ups look easy, they’re really not.  Research has shown that the average untrained person isn’t expected to be able to do a single pull up, Mitch Raynsford, a strength and conditioning coach at […]

Global efforts to reduce infectious disease rates must have a greater focus on older children and adolescents after a shift in disease burden onto this demographic, according to a new study. The research, led by Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, has found that infectious disease control has largely […]

Global efforts to reduce infectious disease rates must have a greater focus on older children and adolescents after a shift in disease burden onto this demographic, according to a new study. The research, led by Murdoch Children's Research Institute and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, has found that infectious disease control has largely […]

Five ways to keep yourself physically-active in older age A brisk daily walk—ideally for around 20 minutes Gardening A bicycle ride Dancing Tennis Source: Read Full Article

Cancer symptoms: Top 14 early signs to look out for A mum-of-two claimed she ‘would have died’ if she hadn’t sought private healthcare while living with symptoms of an aggressive form of cancer. Emma Halliwell, 43, first started experiencing pain in 2017 but was told it could be due to her age or medication. She […]

Tobacco smoking and human papillomavirus (HPV) are both well-known risk factors for head and neck cancer, but there is ample evidence to show they can interact to increase still further the risk of contracting the disease, according to a study by scientists at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil and the University of […]

The trendy weight-loss drug Ozempic could be dangerous for a patient undergoing anesthesia for an operation, according to a new warning from the American Society of Anesthesiologists. Semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and other drugs of their class known as GLP-1 receptor agonists cause digestion to slow down, which decreases hunger and reduces how much people eat. […]

What happens in our nose when neurons come in contact with a smell? As the recent COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated, from a medical and scientific point of view our sense of smell is as important as it is little known. Now, for the first time, a SISSA study led by Professor Anna Menini has been able […]