Health

Eating sugar could help you loose weight according to new research. Although scientists have known since 2013 that a version of the gene FGF21 makes us consume more carbohydrates, now, for the first time, a group of researchers is showing that, despite the effect it has on diet, this gene variant actually decreases fat in the body. Timothy Frayling, a molecular geneticist at the University of Exeter Medical School in the UK and the study’s first author, said: “We were...

Fateful life events ages the brain by four months

It distinguishes between toxic and healthy forms of a protein that collects in clumps in dementia patients - causing confusion and memory loss

Leading health charity, the Oral Health Foundation, is calling for urgent action to address the continued increase in the number of children having their teeth extracted in hospitals throughout England. This call to action follows the release today of statistics from Public Health England (PHE) which show that a child in England has a rotten tooth removed in hospital every ten minutes, which is around 141 children a day. Speaking about these shocking numbers, Dr Nigel Carter OBE, CEO of...

A new mum was left in tears after she was banned from breastfeeding her baby in McDonald’s – and told to take the tot into a public TOILET. Christine Wilson, 22, had gone into the fast-food restaurant in order to discreetly feed her seven-month-old son Brooklyn when he started to cry. But she was ordered out by staff who instead told her the only place she could breastfeed was in the public loos in a shopping centre. Christine has blasted...

A woman diagnosed with terminal cancer was shocked to be called to a 'consultation' to discuss if she could return to work. Krissy Johnson, 48, was diagnosed with incurable metastatic Breast Cancer in September 2015 and given less than a year to live. Nearly three years later, she has been called to a meeting by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to determine if she is capable of returning to work. The mother-of-one shared a letter she had been...

Karen Gray, 43, has been fighting for the legalised prescription of cannabis oil to help son, Murray, who suffers from a rare form of epilepsy.

Eating burgers, bacon sarnies and hot dogs can raise the risk of a heart attack or stroke by 60 per cent, according to new research. Red meat is rich in animal proteins that harm the heart and blood vessels, say scientists. On the other hand consuming plenty of nuts and seeds almost halves the likelihood thanks to plant proteins that boost the arteries. In the first study of its kind Dr Gary Fraser and colleagues compared the effects of different...

A young boy has been cured of an ultra-rare condition affecting just 50 children in the world – thanks to pioneering treatment at a British hospital. Sam Pearson, aged nine, was one of just 50 children in the world to suffer from gene mutation GNAO1 when he was diagnosed three years ago. He was admitted to the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children in October 2015 after catching a chest infection which triggered violent, flailing body movements. Sam , from Chippenham,...