Cancer: Adding this spice to your meals could offer hope in fighting against the disease
Cancer’s biggest risk is simply getting older with more than three-quarters of all people being diagnosed with cancer in the UK aged over 60. The reason is because cancer is a disease of genes. Over time, mistakes accumulate in the…
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Persistence of gut microbial strains in twins, living apart after cohabitating for decades
Your fingerprints stay the same all your life. But what about the “fingerprint” of microbial strains that are shared in the guts of childhood twins? Using a genomics strain-tracking bioinformatics tool developed at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, researchers…
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Best supplements for weight loss: Taking this supplement could help you lose weight
Weight loss will be on many people’s minds as the New Year rolls in. The NHS offers medically-approved tips for losing weight, such as not skipping breakfast, eating plenty of fruit and vegetables, moving more and using a smaller plate….
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Mother claims to have reversed her severe eczema by going vegan
Eczema-suffering mother, 36, claims going VEGAN healed her flaky skin ‘which was caused by powerful steroids and made her go into hiding’ Jennifer Pierce’s eczema flared up when she had her first child four years ago The 36-year-old stopped using…
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Here’s how brain balances pleasure, pain experiences
According to the study, published in the journal Neuron, different classes of nerve cells control positive and negative motivations. Researchers have discovered a brain circuit involved in dividing the labour to handle two opposing motivations for behaviour — pleasure and…
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Are your children sleeping enough? New blood test might hold the answer
A simple blood test could provide a reliable metric to tell if children are sleeping enough—which is also a marker for general health as sleep affects susceptibility to many diseases—according to new research published in Experimental Physiology this week. It…
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Teen perceptions about e-cigarette health risks vary by socioeconomics and personal demographics
Teenagers’ gender, sexual orientation, household income and their parents’ level of education are among factors that impact whether they believe that nicotine, toxins and other chemicals in e-cigarette and vaping products are harmful to their health, according to new research…
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Jungle-loving tour guide left with a scar after a spider bit his bum
Jungle-loving tour guide is left with a two-inch ring-shaped scar after being bitten on the bottom by a spider while in bed on the night he got engaged GRAPHIC IMAGE WARNING: Jérémy Schalkwijk had to have flesh cut out He…
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The four best hacks for getting rid of hiccups and why they work
The human body is filled with all manner of weird and wonderful behaviours, but few are quite as annoying as the feeling of hiccups. The aggravating, involuntary jolt of a hiccup, can be painful, disruptive and embarrassing – and it’s…
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Eczema treatment: Apply this natural substance to your skin to ease symptoms
Eczema describes a group of conditions that cause inflammation of the skin, the most common form being atopic dermatitis. Atopic dermatitis is a long-term condition that causes the skin to become itchy, dry and cracked. The dryness make the skin…
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