Browsing: healthy living

After many years of ‘paralysing’ headaches, Megan Jackson was used to just grinning and bearing it. But when the…

Older adults who receive a high-strength flu jab may have a significantly lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a…

A common virus that causes mononucleosis – the ‘kissing disease’ – could more than triple the risk of developing…

A new study has found that even one heavy drinking session a month could triple the risk of severe…

Piles. Haemorrhoids. The thing nobody wants to talk about but almost everyone will deal with at some point. As…

If you knew something you did regularly for your toddler could delay their development, actually change the physiology of…

For confidential advice, call Alzheimer’s Society’s Dementia Support Line on 0333 150 3456  Alzheimer’s Society’s symptoms checker can help spot…

For many people, it’s easy to fall into a pattern of not getting enough sleep and failing to stick…

It started with symptoms that were easy to explain away. A tightness in her chest that felt like indigestion.…

A simple blood test could identify people at higher risk of dementia years before any symptoms appear, researchers say.…

By CIARAN FOREMAN, REPORTER Published: 02:00 EDT, 1 April 2026 | Updated: 02:00 EDT, 1 April 2026 Obesity…

A cheap fermented vegetable and staple of Korean cuisine may help in combating a build-up of harmful microplastics linked…

Blood pressure, weight and cholesterol are considered the top measures for predicting a person’s overall health and how long…

By CIARAN FOREMAN, REPORTER Published: 12:30 EDT, 20 March 2026 | Updated: 12:30 EDT, 20 March 2026 Stopping weight…

When Gillian Owens suffered whiplash from a fairground ride, she had no idea the biggest rollercoaster of her life…

By CIARAN FOREMAN, REPORTER Published: 06:35 EDT, 29 March 2026 | Updated: 06:40 EDT, 29 March 2026 People…

By LUKE CHAFER, HEALTH REPORTER Published: 21:34 EDT, 21 March 2026 | Updated: 21:35 EDT, 21 March 2026 Thousands…

Increasing your meat intake in mid-life could help protect against dementia, experts say. Scientists have found that carriers of the…

More than one in three adults may be misclassified by BMI – the standard test used by doctors to…

Even small increases in the amount of salt you eat could be raising your risk of heart disease, scientists…

Collagen supplements have become one of the bestselling products in the wellness industry, promising everything from smoother skin to…

Scientists say the speed of a person’s speech, not just how quickly they can recall a word, could be…