Health
Viagra could cure heart failure
In fact, men taking the sex pill may have already improved the health of their vessels and arteries - without realising it.
Less than half of staff think managers would spot their mental health problems
RNearly half of employees (45 per cent) feel that their manager would be able to spot if they were having problems with their mental health, research by the mental health charity reveals today. When it comes to managers, Mind’s research found that many feel they could do with more support. Around two in five (41 per cent) of the 15,500 managers surveyed said they felt their employer contributed to their skills to support an employee experiencing poor mental health, while...
Mum ran London Marathon for sixth birthday of daughter battling degenerative brain disease
Poppy Bell-Minogue was born on the day of the 2013 London Marathon and was cradled in the arms of her mother Samantha, 34, as they watched the coverage in their living room
Breast cancer patients ‘less likely to relapse if they undergo radiotherapy after surgery’
Early, low-risk, hormone driven breast cancer is less likely to come back if patients are given radiotherapy and anti-hormone treatment post-operation, suggests a new study
Leukaemia breakthrough – Blood cancer’s ‘Achilles’ heel opens door for new treatments’
A discovery by British scientists has opened the door to developing new drugs for a disease that is notoriously difficult to treat
Surya Iacono explains how to count Macros for effective fat loss
If you’re working out and counting calories, you’d expect to lose weight, right? Well, some people do, but even they will reach a plateau at some point. The problem is, counting calories alone is just not exact enough. Macros are where it’s at. (macros) are simply ratios of fat, carbohydrates and protein. All calories are not equal, and it matters where they come from. If you hit the right macros, you could find yourself shedding even stubborn fat. How do...
Brain ‘switch’ that makes people gorge on junk food identified for first time
The discovery offers hope of new treatments for obesity and binge eating, say scientists
Fish brain cells ‘could hold key to treating Alzheimer’s’
The humble zebrafish has a similarly complex brain to a human - and can replace lost neurons, say scientists
Herbs that only grow on the tropical island of Mauritius ‘could treat cancer’
Researchers found that leaves from three herbs, that are exclusive to the island, contain compounds that stop the growth of cancer cells in the oesophagus