Vitamin B12 is an essential nutrient that the body absorbs through eating certain foods. Chief among its primary functions is to keep the body’s nerve and blood cells healthy and help make DNA,...

Bed bugs are flat, rust-coloured parasites about five millimetres long. The bugs have developed resistance to chemical treatments, making eradication of the pests more difficult. How can you tell for sure...

Dementia can relate to any number of symptoms associated with brain damage. Memory loss is one of the defining features of brain decline. It usually begins with simple errors, such as forgetting where...

Dementia becomes a salient issue the older you get. This is because dementia – a cluster of symptoms associated with brain decline – mostly affects people over the age of 65. It is important...

Early signs of being more susceptible to type 2 diabetes as an adult can be seen in children as young as 8 years old, decades before it is likely to be diagnosed, according to a new study published in...

High blood pressure is also referred to as hypertension and is a condition which describes the amount of pressure that is exerted on the artery walls as blood moves through them. If a person is experiencing...

Parkinson’s disease is a nervous system disorder that affects around one percent of people aged over 65 years and older. Symptoms usually develop slowly over several years. Noticing a certain sign...

Dementia is a group of related symptoms associated with brain damage. The most common type of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s produces symptoms that are common across all forms...

Heart attacks are a devastating event caused by a sudden loss of blood to the heart muscle. This happens when the coronary arteries – the main channel that conveys blood to the heart – is blocked....

Katherine Ryan, 36, has been a hit on various UK comedy shows since she first appeared on Channel 4’s 8 Out of 10 Cats. As a regular panelist and stand up comedian, Katherine often takes aim at cultural...