Science

A study of almost 20,000 middle aged men and women suggested the world's most popular beverage protects against heart disease, cancer, diabetes and dementia

Medical trials have been a massive help to all essence of medicines and hospitals and there have been breakthroughs in numerous areas over the last few decades. With hundreds of medical trials going on at any amount of time, the biggest problem for the hospitals and organisations arranging them is finding people willing to participate which has a significant impact on the progress they are able to make. If you are unsure about participating in a medical trial, but feel...

Instead, ditch the gadgets and focus on getting a good night's sleep and plenty of exercise, eating healthily, and meeting up with friends if you want to get the best out your grey matter

Mice with the disease lived almost three times longer after being given cannabidiol

Between 45,000 to 95,000 types of bacteria disappeared in the past million years - contradicting the widely held theory they rarely die off

Experimental drug successfully reversed hair loss, hair whitening and skin inflammation previous linked to a human diets heavy in fat and cholesterol in mice

While night-time lighting is good for parasitoid wasps, who find food far more easily, aphid populations are decimated by them as they are so much more visible.

Humour is universal - with no 'cultural barriers', say psychologists.

Scientists say that if CO2 levels continue to rise the consequences will be “catastrophic”