Lifestyle
Low-cost pill ‘effective at preventing heart disease’
Results of a clinical trial into the ‘polypill’ are said to demonstrate for the first time its effectiveness in preventing cardiovascular disease.
Hospital food listeria deaths blamed on ’10 years of austerity and massive cuts’
'Systematic failures’ in public health led to listeria outbreak, warns former health chief Professor John Ashton.
UK adults still rely on “Bank of Mum and Dad”
Over the course of the last year, adult children have ‘borrowed’ a total of £708 from their mums and dads.
New app to track ticks and prevent Lyme disease
The technology uses satellite data to map where the disease has been detected.
Playful fox and golden eagle strike unlikely friendship
The brave fox trotted up to the glorious eagle and bit the end of the bird's feathers as the two walked around and interacted with each other.
Drinking pomegranate juice during pregnancy ‘helps keep baby safe’
Researchers in the United States believe as little as 230ml daily of the nutritious fruit drink could protect the developing brain
Alzheimer’s disease could be cured with drug that destroys rogue proteins…Pac-Man style
Scientists say the drug would encourage neurons to gobble up toxic chemicals that clump together in the brain, causing memory loss and confusion
Scandal Italy Shatters Records: How Did They Do It?
Scandal Italy is the fastest-growing bohemian luxury brand in the United States.
Cheap Alzheimer’s pill could reverse brain damage caused by binge drinking
Aricept, known medically as donepezil, costs just 6p a day and is taken by tens of thousands of British adults with mild to moderate dementia to slow mental decline