Health

A compound from the Hyacinthaceae plant family could treat the causes of a range of eye diseases that involves damage to the back of the eye, the retina

Mental health charity Mind has issued wellbeing advice to all 650 MPs sitting in Westminster and their staff, following a series of parliamentarians revealing the effect Brexit is having on their mental health. Those who have spoken out include Tim Loughton, MP for East Worthing & Shoreham, who said: “I have never seen more frazzled MPs, physically and mentally, and I do seriously fear for the mental health of some of my colleagues.” Another anonymous MP described Westminster as “a...

In experiments elderly volunteers performed much better on memory tests after only 25 minutes of therapy - taking decades off their 'brain age'.

Researchers found binge eating when drunk is involuntary

The natural compound found in garlic - allyl sulfide - improves the health of bacteria in the stomach and also improve cognitive health in the elderly

The average Brit will spend more than £65,000 over their lifetime – looking after their basic health, it has emerged A poll of 2,000 adults found we spend an average of £1,091.26 each year on gym memberships, vitamins and supplements, prescriptions, exercise classes and healthy foods. And over the course of a 60.3 year average adult lifespan, that adds up to a staggering £65,802.98. The research also revealed the average Brit spends an average of £113.46 each year on gym...

A dog's ability to use their smell receptors which are 10,000 time more accurate than humans' can be used to detect malignant lung cancer in patients.

Teagan Appleby suffers hundreds of seizures every day thanks to a rare genetic disorder which trials have shown is relieved by taking cannabis.

The natural compound capsaicin that give the fruit its fiery kick could be used for treating lung cancer patients