Health
Sleep allows nerve cells to perform vital “maintenance” tasks, suggests study
The discovery may explain how sleep and sleep disturbances affect brain performance, ageing and various brain disorders
‘Sperm Olympics’ developed to help choose healthiest ones for IVF treatment
American researchers say their method for selecting "only the creme de la creme sperm" may help to improve IVF success rates
Fountain of youth pill could be on the horizon
This would be like us living up to 200 years
Being a loud snorer ‘could cause dementia’
Scans have found people with the common bedtime disorder sleep apnoea have higher amounts of a rogue brain protein that causes Alzheimer's disease
Kids should be introduced to ‘Mediterranean diet’ from the age of two
Dr Clare Bailey also reckons GPs should prescribe the diet to families
Medical marijuana eases pain, anxiety & sleep disorders in elderly people with neurological conditions
After just four months it helps those with chronic disorders including Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease and spinal cord or nerve damage
Typhoid vaccine may protect against other infections and save hundreds of thousands of lives
Researchers have found that by vaccinating people with weakened strains of Salmonella their immune systems were strengthened against other viruses and diseases, not just typhoid
Brain cells that cause insomnia have been identified for the first time by scientists
And there are found strong genetic links with depression and anxiety.
A lab-on-a-chip that can detect cancer early from a drop of blood has been unveiled by scientists
The ultrasensitive device was hailed as "especially important" for ovarian and other cancers with poor early detection rates.