Dementia: Dr Sara on benefits of being in nature We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Examination of the brain tissue of 167 elderly people found that […]

Parkinson's: What is it and what are the symptoms? We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info It’s thought around one in 500 people are affected by Parkinson’s […]

Researchers investigated the link between social media use and depression in adults, including older adults. They found that the use of some social media, but not all, has associations with an increased risk of depressive symptoms. Alongside expert commentators, the team asks for caution when interpreting the results due to study limitations and uncertainty around causation. The use of social […]

It’s a worthy, healthy goal to take 10,000 steps each day, but that magic number didn’t come from doctors or physical trainers. In the mid-1960s, Japanese marketers trying to sell a pedometer named it manpo-kei, which generally translates to “10,000 step meter” in English. The Japanese character for “10,000” roughly resembles a person walking. “It’s a nice clean number and […]

Hed: Is Fat Transfer to the Breast the New Implant?If you've ever personally considered getting a breast augmentation procedure, one that's "natural" and "minimally invasive" probably sounds pretty great. With all the buzzword boxes checked, opting for a fat transfer to the breast — which is when a plastic surgeon liposuctions an area of the body that has fat to […]

Chia seeds are ancient fuel – here’s how your workout could benefit from them. Chia may have gained popularity among the wellness food set on Instagram over the past few years, but these little seeds have a long history of supporting health and performance. In the book Born To Run, author Christopher McDougall visits an ancient tribe in Mexico who […]

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new study provides no support for giving COVID-19 patients drugs that block the pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukin-1 (IL-1) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), while another suggests the treatments could have drawbacks. IL-1 and IL-6 blockade have been proposed as therapeutic strategies for COVID-19, but study results are mixed. To investigate further, the COV-AID trialists studied 342 adults […]

Lung cancer screening reduces mortality, but patient adherence to screening intervals is suboptimal in the United States, according to a review and meta-analysis published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology. “Lung cancer screening is effective in reducing mortality, particularly when patients adhere to follow-up recommendations standardized by the Lung CT Screening Reporting & Data System (Lung-RADS),” Yannan Lin, MD, MPH, […]

Celebrity MasterChef: Greg asks Stef Reid what 'tiger's milk' is We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Talking to showbiz reporter Richard Arnold after it was announced […]

Nearly two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the world raced Friday to contain a new coronavirus variant potentially more dangerous than the one that has fueled relentless waves of infection on nearly every continent. A World Health Organization panel named the variant “omicron” and classified it as a highly transmissible virus of concern, the same category that includes the predominant […]