Health
Facebook and Twitter are fuelling drug addictions and eating disorders among kids, according to new research
"The behaviours we looked at in our study are modifiable. They can be changed right now, today."
New MS and Parkinson’s toolkit to speed up diagnosis and cut hospital admissions
Experts hope it will reduce pressure on hospitals by avoiding up to 2,500 emergency admissions each year.
Doctors given fresh insight into how to treat and prevent gallstones
Scientists say the breakthrough could reduce the need for surgery to cure the often excruciating condition
White, middle class women ‘most likely to be struck down by Lyme disease’
The potentially devastating bacterial infection has become increasingly common in the UK because of warmer temperatures
Brain ageing has been reversed for first time – offering hope of cure for Alzheimer’s disease & multiple sclerosis
The groundbreaking feat was achieved by destroying a protein that stiffens the organ - much like muscles and joints.
Air pollution ‘can exacerbate lung disease as much as daily pack of cigarettes’
The strongest association was found with ground level ozone, which was also linked to a decline in lung function.
Scientists develop simple way to manipulate sex of offspring
Distinctive gene activity by the two sex chromosomes allows X-bearing sperm to be slowed down, researchers say.
Alzheimer’s ‘could be treated with drug that targets the brain’s cleaning chemicals’
The neurological illness is caused when the 'trash cans' of neurons stop working, say scientists
Vaccine against chlamydia moves a step closer after successful clinical trial
The vaccine was tested on 35 healthy women.