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Why we must focus on fibre: groundbreaking report

A high-fibre diet can ward off diseases, obesity and inflammation. Here are tips on how to introduce more into your diet.

Blueberries are our most potent brain food, scientists claim

A handful of blueberries a day could help fight off the onset of Parkinson’s Disease.

Could cooking meat be a dementia risk?

New research has us asking if the chemicals released when browning meat could increase our risk of dementia.

Omega-3 fatty acids slow down brain’s ageing process

A diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids, found in fatty fish, could buy you two extra years of brain health.

India marks polio-free milestone

Sustained and widespread immunisation has helped India to mark three years since its last reported case of polio.

Could pesticides sprayed on long-haul flights cause Parkinson’s?

A landmark legal case will examine the link between insecticide sprays used on long-haul flights and Parkinson’s disease.

Researchers discover a new treatment for osteoporosis

Researchers at the University of Sydney have made promising headway into a new water-soluble treatment for osteoporosis.

Early detection of heart disease is key

Heart disease remains the number one cause of early disability and death in the western world.

Women play a role in reducing breast cancer risk

Women are mostly unaware of the role played by their health and wellbeing when it comes to warding off breast cancer, a Newspoll survey has found.

While you were sleeping

According to new research, sleep may allow time for the brain to clean away waste built up from a hard day’s thinking.

Peanut butter reduces risk of breast cancer

Eating peanut butter could help women ward off breast cancer according to new research.

Is your laundry making you sick?

Prefer a cold machine wash to a hot one? You could be putting your family at risk of disease.

Will you get Alzheimer’s in 20 years time? New test could predict

Doctors could soon detect Alzheimer’s Disease as early as 20 years before symptoms develop.

The copper dilemma

Researchers are divided over the risks versus the benefits that copper has for our overall brain health.

Up your daily calcium intake this Healthy Bones Week

262 people are hospitalised each day because of osteoporotic fractures, as bone experts predict this number will rise.

UK backs three-person IVF

Three’s not a crowd when it comes to IVF techniques the UK government rules with new legislation.

Third-hand smoke causes harmful DNA damage

Scientists warn: lingering nicotine exposure from third-hand smoke is carcinogenic.

Cancer not a modern disease

A 120,000-year-old Neanderthal fossil displaying signs of a tumour may provide clues to cancer’s origins.

Obesity-related health issues could skip a generation

Children of obese mothers may be spared the related health risks, but their grandchildren may not.

The gift of water

Without water life would cease to exist, yet around one in nine people worldwide lack access to clean water.

Go Red for women in May

Go red this month to raise awareness for the biggest killer of women around the world.

Managing arthritis

Although my 97-year-old grandfather still enjoys a weekly game of golf, his arthritis makes the game less enjoyable than it […]

Fasting curbs diabetes & cardiovascular disease

Intermittent fasting is not only for weight-control, it could also help sufferers of cardiovascular disease and diabetics.

Iron deficiency widespread

Doctors have released a warning this week that a lack of iron could be a bigger problem than what most people think.

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