Blood samples taken from people who had recently fallen in love showed that they had higher levels of nerve growth - crucial to a human's well-being and mental alertness, say University of Pavia researchers.

Women who are fans of long-lasting gel manicures have been warned by experts from New York University School of Medicine that regular treatments cause nail damage and even increase their skin cancer risk.

Jena Pincott uses the latest medical understanding to answer once and for all some of the biggest mysteries and misconceptions of this extraordinary time.

It took a few days to get used to the Snorewizard mouthguard - costing less than £50 - but immediately it stopped my snoring.

New figures published this week show that the number of people with diabetes has gone up by more than a third in the past six years, writes JOANNA BLYTHMAN.

Psychologists at the University of Stirling have discovered that good-looking people were perceived as funnier when the people listening could see if they were attractive or not.

Young overweight people who reduce their calorie intake may be able to reverse the damage caused by carrying excess fat, say researchers from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Maryland.

Symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder include concentration problems, restlessness and acting without thinking of the consequences, according to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota.

Scientists have found the gene most strongly related to being very overweight also increases the risk of malignant melanoma.

More than half of migraine sufferers who had sex during an attack experienced an improvement in symptoms, the researchers found, and one in five was left without any pain at all.

Men now account for 40 per cent of all patients, compared with 5 per cent a decade ago, according to a Harley Street clinic.

Liaquat Aziz's doctors insist the erectile dysfunction drug is vital to his survival, as it dilates his arteries to carry more oxygen to his muscles.

A man from San Diego was infected by a smallpox-like virus after coming into close contact with someone who had been recently vaccinated against the deadly disease.

Eating junk food during pregnancy can cause changes in the brain that affect how the body responds to foods high in fat and sugar, warn researchers from the University of Adelaide.

The study showed that those taking the South American plant extract stopped eating three minutes earlier than their counterparts and consumed 112 fewer calories.

MS sufferer Anastasia Parks found her salvation in Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) a drug many doctor's dispute is of any use so no trials has been made.

Dr Jack James, editor in chief of the Journal of Caffeine Research, says the stimulant is causing 'untimely deaths' and its 'lethality' is being underestimated.

Potentially lifesaving drugs are denied to women purely because they are regarded as too old, rather than whether they are fit enough or could benefit from treatment.

Autism, ADHD, bipolar disorder, depression and schizophrenia share a common genetic root, say scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.