Category: Lifestyle

It’s 7:30am on a Monday morning and you’re trying to get your little darlings out of the house for school. The week has only just begun but already you can feel your temper being tested: your children appear to be physically incapable of getting dressed. You put on a nice faux smile and implore them […]

Lancaster University together with the British Psychological Society has provided research-based recommendations for mental health support for people living with four motor neurodegenerative conditions. The new guidance published by the BPS provides psychologists and other health professionals with recommendations for providing psychological support to individuals living with Huntington’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, motor neurone disease and […]

A simple injection of a common antiseptic could boost the cancer-killing effect of radiotherapy for breast cancer and other cancers, an early clinical trial has shown. Scientists at the Institute of Cancer Research, London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, in collaboration with colleagues in Japan, found that a solution of hydrogen peroxide, an […]

Life changes influence the amount of physical activity in a person, according to a recent study by the University of Jyväskylä. The birth of children and a change of residence, marital status and place of work all influence the number of steps of men and women in different ways. For women, having children, getting a […]

Human pregnancy entails important changes in female physiology and energy expenditure throughout gestation. Among pregnant women, there is wide individual variability in the physiological changes that meet the costly energy demands of reproduction. A recent study shows that, despite the clear differences in body mass and body tissues between pregnant and nonpregnant females, their energy […]

A research team from both Scottish and UK institutions using infrared spectroscopy at Diamond Light Source reports a major advance in brain tumor diagnosis made by. This will enable non-invasive diagnoses of primary brain tumors (gliomas) and accelerate results as they will be available in real-time from a read out showing the kinds of mutations […]

People who want a baby and struggle to conceive often resort to in vitro fertilization (IVF). While IVF has helped countless people have children, it’s expensive and comes with some risks. But research shows some people with so-called “unexplained infertility” have a 30-40% chance of conceiving without treatment if they just keep trying for a […]