Health

Scientists say people with mild cognitive impairment have thinking and memory problems, but usually do not know it because such issues are not severe enough to affect their daily activities

Researchers discovered that being active for just 30 minutes four or five times a week can delay brain deterioration - especially for those at risk of the memory destroying illness.

The tiny particles, containing poisonous black carbon, are travelling to the placenta, after being breathed into the lungs

Prostate cancer occurs when cells in the prostate start to grow in an uncontrolled way.

James O'Brien, 44, was blinded in his right eye at the age of 18 after he was sprayed with ammonia by a teenager in a random traumatic attack

Bone marrow may be the missing piece of the fertility puzzle, according to a new study

Doctors say that losing their hair while undergoing chemo adds to the distress of breast cancer patients

The beverage makes grey matter more organised by stopping connections between neurons from breaking down, psychologists say.

One-year and five-year survival rates in the UK have improved for cancers of the oesophagus, stomach, colon, rectum, pancreas, lung and ovary since 1995, reveal findings published in Lancet Oncology