Category: Health

Now might be a good time to walk back the myth that you need 10,000 steps a day for optimal health. A new scientific review finds that just 3,143 steps … Read More

Women who add four minutes a day of high-intensity routine activities such as climbing the stairs instead of taking a lift could halve their risk of heart attacks, a study … Read More

Summary: A survey of experts in aging research reveals significant disagreements on fundamental questions, such as “What is aging?” and “When does it begin?” Responses ranged from seeing aging as … Read More

Summary: New research reveals that elevated blood sugar levels may harm brain health, even in people without diabetes. The study showed decreased connectivity in brain networks linked to cognition, memory, … Read More

Summary: Researchers discovered that cannabis affects brain development by interacting with CB1 receptors on astrocytes, not just neurons. Using a mouse model, they showed that removing these receptors impaired the … Read More

Having more fat around your midsection may make you more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease.  A specific type of body fat — visceral fat — around the midsection has been … Read More

A Central California woman died from rabies after she was bitten by a bat, officials said Tuesday, in the first fatality from the saliva-passed disease in her county in more … Read More

A mum has told of how her ‘whole world turned upside down’ when her two-year-old son’s unsightly bruise turned out to be a rare type of blood cancer. Zakariyah, known as … Read More

Electrolyte drinks, ibuprofen, a bagel overflowing with bacon, egg and cheese — everyone has their own way of nursing a hangover. There are also plenty of products that claim to … Read More

An unknown disease killed 143 people in a south-west province of Democratic Republic of the Congo in November, local authorities told Reuters. Infected people had flu-like symptoms including high fever … Read More