A new study says that a component of aspirin can block a cell death associated with neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's disease
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21st Mar 2026 | Updated at 08:33pm 21st Mar 2026
HIDDEN SALT, HIDDEN RISK
- 25 Feb 2026
It slips into our diets silently, hiding in plain sight. Salt, an everyday staple, has become one of the easiest nutrients to overconsume. The NHS recommends that adults limit their intake to no more than 6 grams per day, roughly the equivalent...
Five everyday aches physiotherapy can actually fix
- 22 Jan 2026
Most of us have at least one ache we’ve learned to live with. The stiff neck, the lower back pain, or the shoulder that hurts for no obvious reason.
India's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has launched a scientifically validated ayurvedic drug (BGR-34) for type II diabetes.
A new study says that weight-loss surgery could reduce the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by around 80 per cent in obese people
Winter is the time of cold and flu. Even as science is discovering newer and faster cures for other, deadlier, diseases, there is no known cure for the...
Rice is a staple food in most Indian homes. However, there are different varieties of Rice available - Basmati Rice, Brown rice and White rice
The health secretary, Jeremy Hunt's announcement about his plans to implement a new contract on junior doctors has received strong opposition from many...
According to reports by researchers from Public Health England, life expectancy for people in their mid-60s is the highest on record.
“Red light” warnings have been given to 21 hospital trusts for their high stillbirth and newborn baby death rates. The neonatal death and stillbirth rates...
According to some doctors, middle-aged women are having their hips replaced in order to improve their sex lives.
Remain physically inactive and you'll end up shrinking your brain size. A study has suggested that if you are idle, or a couch potato, during your middle-age, you are at a higher risk of shrinking your brains.
