The pandemic and its aftermath have raised anxiety to new levels. But the roots of anxiety-related conditions, including obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorder (OCSD), are still unclear. In a new study, University of Utah Health scientists discovered insights into the importance of a minor cell type in the brain-;microglia-;in controlling anxiety-related behaviors in laboratory mice. Traditionally, neurons-;the predominant brain cell type-;are thought […]

Screening mammograms saves lives, and consistency counts for a lot. That’s the main message from a new study that looked at how regularly women received mammograms before a breast cancer diagnosis. The closer a woman adhered to guidelines on a year-to-year basis, the less likely she was to die of breast cancer. “It is quite common for women to not […]

Women have long searched for remedies for the bothersome hot flashes that often come with menopause. In a novel investigation, researchers at UC San Francisco tested the benefits of continuously wearing a nitroglycerin patch – an established treatment for chest pain from coronary artery disease – for menopausal women experiencing at least seven hot flashes a day. Unlike most treatments […]

Surprise! Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank secretly welcomed their secondborn last week and are just now announcing his arrival with the world. Related story Another Royal Baby Is on the Way — Princess Eugenie Is Pregnant! “Jack and I wanted to share the news that we had our little boy, Ernest George Ronnie Brooksbank on 30th May 2023 at 8.49 […]

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Dr Amir lists diabetes symptoms Type 2 diabetes is often the result of poor lifestyle choices, meaning that your risk of the condition is modifiable. Worryingly, high blood sugar levels posed by the condition can stir up a whole host of health complications. Fortunately, a study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, suggests that three simple activities could […]

What is omega 3 and why do we need it? Diet plays a vital role in our health and wellbeing due to the essential nutrients certain foods contain. If you are not sticking to a balanced diet it can be easy to become deficient in some vitamins, minerals and other important nutrients. With this in mind, an expert spoke with Express.co.uk about […]

Which foods are ultra-processed and are they bad for you? List plus expert views on health impact An increasing proportion of the food we eat can be defined as ultra-processed  So what does the label mean, and is it a bad thing? Food can be divided into four categories, from unprocessed to ultra-processed. Despite being an unfamiliar term, much of what […]

In a recent study published in the Nutrients Journal, researchers performed a meta-analysis to quantify the impact of intermittent fasting (IF) on appetite, compared to continuous energy restriction (CER). Study: The Effect of Intermittent Fasting on Appetite: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Image Credit: AnikonaAnn/Shutterstock.com Background IF is an increasingly popular diet that involves alternating periods of energy restriction with periods of […]

New figures show that the total cost of prescription medicines to the NHS in England reached a new high of £17.2 billion in the financial year 2021 -2022, according to a new independent report by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and the University of York. Since 2018 […]