Health

Parkinson's disease could be triggered by a gut infection, according to new research.

Preliminary evidence on the cost and waste savings associated with using menstrual cups suggests that they could be beneficial.

The study also indicates lowering risk factors such as smoking, high cholesterol, and obesity, may offer additional protection.

Tests on mice genetically engineered to have a defective potassium channel found they were more sensitive to temperature and touch stimuli on their faces

Researchers found that people who wear a hearing aid were able to maintain their brain function better than those who did not.

Living a healthy lifestyle is associated with offsetting a person’s genetic risk of dementia, according to a new study. Research suggests the risk of developing dementia was 32% lower in people with a high genetic risk if they had followed a healthy lifestyle, compared to those who had an unhealthy lifestyle. Joint lead author Dr Elzbieta Kuzma, at the University of Exeter Medical School, said the study was the first to analyse the extent to which you may offset your...

In May and June, 119,320 patients waited on a trolley in A&E for more than four hours.

New research has found that despite having nearly identical DNA sequences, an evolutionary shift means that humans are less able to turn "bad" calorie-storing fat into the "good" calorie-burning kind.

The Japanese brew is the finely ground powder of new leaves from shade-grown, 90% shade, Camellia sinensis green tea bushes.