Lifestyle

New research has revealed we could be more anxious than ever before, with the demands of modern life putting a strain on our mental wellbeing. Researchers who carried out a detailed study found pressure at work, home and in our social lives has lead 40 per cent of the nation to now believe they suffer from some sort of anxiety. More than one in five reckon they are now more fretful, edgy or tense than they were five years ago...

Artificial plants are a topic of hot debate in the world of interiors, with some designers swearing by them and others preferring genuine foliage. But new research from Blooming Artificial has found that when it comes to this part of interior design, the Great British public can’t tell the real deal from a fake. In addition to a recent live event in which they gave a grey city centre space a temporary makeover, fooling the public with hundreds of faux...

A study of stroke victims found those who regularly walked for just 35 minutes before being struck down were twice as likely to suffer a mild, rather than a more serious, attack

A study found people aged 65 and over struggle with social stigmas attached to discussing what goes on between the sheets - preventing them from getting the support they need

The Children’s Food Campaign group, known as Sustain, complained to the Advertising Standards Aithority (ASA) about the ads

I am obsessed with finding the perfect salon. I envy women who brag about having the same hairdresser for years. I salon-hop believing that this time will be the time I walk away with the hair I've always wanted. And it never, ever is. Okay, sometimes it gets close to it. But it never quite looks the same as film star hair. And so I carry on in blind hope that I will someday find the one. It is this quest for...

Relief may be at hand with the new drug that targets a key inflammatory molecule.

But their aversion to burgers, chips, pizzas and ice creams may only be temporary, say scientists

The injection introduces a protein into the bloodstream that reduces the effect of the drug