Tea and orange juice ‘can cut ovarian cancer risk by a third’: Compound found in both drinks found to protect against disease
Drinking tea and orange juice could cut a womans risk of ovarian cancer by up to a third, claim researchers.
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Cocoa may reverse age related memory decline
Bioactive ingredients found in cocoa sharply reversed age-related memory decline in a group of volunteers, scientists reported on Sunday.
Suspended between life and death
When Ariel Sharon died in January this year, eight years after a stroke, he’d survived for longer than would probably be expected had he lived elsewhere in the world.
Dundee University’s £1m study of eyeball link to Alzheimer’s
Researchers at Dundee University are to lead a £1.1m study into whether eye tests can reveal the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.
My choice was simple: ‘Lose weight or DIE’
Bad eating habits turned Karen Hogan from an overweight child into an obese adult. Here she explains how it took the ultimate wake-up call to tackle her problem.
CQC are Issuing Guidance to Relatives to Set Up Hidden Cameras in Care Homes
The Care Quality Commission will this month publish guidelines setting out how families can place hidden cameras in the rooms of their loved ones if they suspect abuse.
Dementia breakthrough: Experts reveal two key ways to fight disease
Two breakthrough new studies have revealed that being good with words and eating just a handful of walnuts every day can help stave off the ravages of the brain disease.
‘Sunshine can slow weight gain and diabetes symptoms’
Exposure to sunshine could slow down weight gain and the development of type 2 diabetes, research on mice suggests.
Surgeons transplant heart that had stopped beating
A team at St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney revived and then transplanted hearts that had stopped beating for up to 20 minutes.
85-year-old dementia sufferer scalded after carers fail to check bath temperature
Dementia sufferer Elizabeth Warrington, 85, was partially placed in a bath by carer Joseph Rae that was too hot.