If you've followed the news about Alzheimer's disease research in the past few months, you might find yourself wondering what else could go wrong. First, a much-anticipated new drug called Aduhelm g… [+6633 chars]
A new umbrella review challenging long-held public beliefs about the cause of depression has caused a stir in the psychiatric community but it has not advised people to quit their antidepressant trea… [+10403 chars]
Catching the chickenpox virus may increase the risk of developing Alzheimers, scientists at the University of Oxford have found for the first time. The combination of the virus which causes chickenp… [+2628 chars]
A father from Grimsby says he has been left 'disgusted' by staff at Grimsby's hospital after they failed to spot a build-up of fluid on his son's brain, which could have cost him his life. John Birk… [+4060 chars]
Theres no escaping ageing and nor should we feel pressure to look like weve escaped it. But looking much older or younger than your biological age isnt all down to genetics. Lifestyle can really mak… [+5464 chars]
There are three different types of long Covid and each one has its own list of symptoms, scientists have claimed to have found. The condition has long been hard for clinicians to define because of a… [+2566 chars]
Eating a burger and fries or two sausages a day may raise your risk of suffering from Alzheimer's, scientists behind a major study have found. Brazilian researchers who monitored 10,000 people for t… [+5162 chars]
Dr Hazel Wallace, founder of educational platform The Food Medic, tells me that basically any plant-based food counts. What that means is any food that comes from a plant. Yes, fruit and veg, but als… [+1888 chars]
Food Supplement, Vitamin D3. (Photo By BSIP/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Universal Images Group via Getty Images Way back in 2014, I wrote a column about vitamin D supplements, explaini… [+3593 chars]
California has become the second US state in three days to declare a state of emergency to tackle the spread of monkeypox. The state has announced the move as US President Joe Biden prepares to name… [+3661 chars]
Hundreds of thousands of people with type 1 diabetes in England will be eligible for life-changing gadgets to keep track of their blood sugars on the NHS. The health service said it had struck a dea… [+522 chars]
When people think of 'alternative' medicine, they often associate it with charlatans, quacks and pseudoscience. But research suggests some remedies once written off as bunk may in fact help treat a … [+12013 chars]
