Health
Study finds drugs such as LSD and Ecstasy rewire the brain
Experiments on rats and flies show they actually rewire the brain, offering hope of better treatments for depression, addiction and PTSD
Regenerative bandage ‘speeds up healing in patients with diabetes’
The 'regenerative bandage' quickly heals hard-to-treat sores - without the need of drugs
Warning: Give kids who swallow button battery honey to stop insides burning
Thick honey coats the battery stopping it causing internal damage
Autism link to food allergies discovered
Those with the learning disability were more than two and a half times as likely to suffer a food intolerance suggesting a link
Sugar tax has slashed sales of fizzy drinks in one of Britain’s biggest cities
20p levy in Sheffield leisure centres saw number of children reaching for sugary drinks plummet
Young adults suffering from skin problems as a result of financial anxiety
Money worries have topped a poll of the biggest stress triggers in the UK, leading to breakouts of skin complaints. Young adults aged 18-34, saddled with student debt, are more than twice as likely to suffer from problem skin as a result of financial anxiety, compared to older generations. And according to the poll of 2,000 adults, more than 14.5 years of bad skin in a lifetime is now the norm. The study was conducted by skincare brand Garnier PureActive,...
Compassion meditation can work on stress, racial prejudice, anxiety, autism with kind thoughts
The study suggests that it helps people become calmer in the face of suffering - and may benefit conditions ranging from social anxiety disorder to autism
Why we’re flying home to vote yes in Ireland’s abortion referendum
Voxpops of Irish women travelling from Scotland back to Ireland to take part in historic vote
14-y-o girl, battling cancer for third time, has successful surgery after raising over £340,000
Kira Noble first battled Neuroblastoma, a rare type of cancer that forms in certain types of nerve tissue, in 2014.