If you want to lose weight, dieting is not helping most people – fat, appetite and metabolism conspire to defeat our best laid plans, says a bariatric surgeon. Dr Andrew Jenkinson has seen more than his share of patients who have failed on traditional diets, he told Jesse Mulligan in a radio interview. He explains […] Read more
A twice-a-year injection that reduces bad cholesterol to protect the heart is to be pioneered by the NHS in England. Already, millions of people take daily statin pills to cut their cholesterol. But later this year, a “ground-breaking” large-scale clinical trial will offer NHS patients a new form of medicine, gene silencing, in an injection […] Read more
Prebiotics are a component of some foods that the body cannot digest. They serve as food for bacteria and other beneficial organisms in the gut. The benefits of prebiotics have links to the benefits of probiotics. Prebiotics may support a healthy gut, offering better digestive health, fewer antibiotic-related health problems, and other benefits. There is […] Read more
If you’re proficient in several languages around the world and you’re always eager to learn new things every time, then freelance translation can be a perfect job for you. You’ll get a lot of perks as a freelance translator. From the past, people always consider looking for regular jobs because they’ll get a steady income […] Read more
Newborn babies seem to hiccup a lot and there are myths and legends surrounding such behaviour. Now researchers have found that with each such hiccup in a new born, there is a trigger of brain signals that help the baby’s brain figure out breathing. The UCL scientists published the findings of their study in the […] Read more
Any amount of running is linked to a significantly lower risk of death from any cause, finds a pooled analysis of the available evidence, published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. If more people took up running — and they wouldn’t have to run far or fast — there would likely be substantial […] Read more
An Ontario-led research group has discovered a novel cancer-driving mutation in the vast non-coding regions of the human cancer genome, also known as the “dark matter” of human cancer DNA. The mutation, as described in two related studies published in Nature on October 9, 2019, represents a new potential therapeutic target for several types of […] Read more
A new study has added to the existing evidence that a healthy and balanced diet could help reduce the symptoms of depression. The study titled, “A brief diet intervention can reduce symptoms of depression in young adults – A randomized controlled trial”, was published this week in the latest issue of the journal PLOS One. […] Read more
Although almost half of general practitioner (GP) appointments in the UK are related to mental health, new research by mental health charity, Mind, has found that less than half of practitioners have mental health training. This had led to thousands of patients receiving medication being unaware of the potential side effects. There is a clear […] Read more
Depressive symptoms including clinical depression is a major symptom of dementia, but also a major predictor of dementia in later life. With depression, the time course also varies significantly with some patients only having transient depression with full remission, whereas others may have remitting and relapsing depression over many years. Some people, can experience chronic […] Read more
