Health

An Oregon State study warns 'repetitive thought' - on top of an imperfect life balance - increases our risk of higher blood pressure, depression, and stress, leading to a stroke or diabetes.

People born before 1968, such as Prince Philip, who was born in 1921, are likely to have defences against a family of viruses researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, found.

'Pink', known to chemists as U-47700, comes from a family of synthetic opioids far more potent than heroin. It is imported to the United States mainly from China. It will be banned for two years.

The findings by the University of Illinois call into question the validity of marketing campaigns that urge women to drink licorice tea to combat estrogen deficiency during menopause.

Human eggs can be regenerated by making use of genetic material that normally goes to waste, researchers from Salk Institute, California, found.

Low levels were also linked to an increased risk of triple negative tumours, researchers from the Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research found.

Today the British Medical Association admitted it was time to 're-engage' with NHS bosses and study how the new contract would work in practice.

Developed by a team Imperial College London and DNA Electronics, its makers say the USB test could be used to help patients in remote regions manage the condition more effectively.

Middle-aged women living with arthritis and depression were most likely to be disabled or have less social involvement, researchers from McMaster University, Ontario found.

Blood tests for vitamin D levels - not advised unless a problem like bone loss is suspected - are soaring. There was an 83-fold increase from 2000 to 2010, to 8.7 million tests last year, at $40 apiece.

None of the rats tested at Philadelphia's Wistar Institute contracted Zika after getting the vaccine. It is the best result of a Zika vaccine to date, and it is the same being tested in the first human trials.

US researchers found that the initial memory loss marking the beginning of dementia may instead be triggered by the menopause, when levels of the hormone oestrogen plummet.

Researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne tested the device in two Rhesus monkeys who were able to walk again in just six days.

Sleep scientists from the US say that night owls who get more sleep than their early riser peers still suffer more from daytime sleepiness because they are genetically wired to sleep at different times

After managing her first word at seven weeks - while most children start chattering at nine months - Evelyn Matthews, from Newport, south Wales, rolled over when she was just three months old.

Scientists found that former Scouts and Guides enjoy better mental health than their contemporaries, having an 18 per cent lower risk of suffering anxiety and mood disorders in middle age.

A jump of just seven body mass index units during puberty leaves young boys vulnerable to early death from cardiovascular disease later in life, Swedish researchers found.

The sugar packed drinks were also linked to a rise in insulin resistance, which is known to be a risk factor of type 2 diabetes, researchers from Tufts University, Massachusetts, found.

Stanford University in California researchers say there is a ‘substantial opportunity’ to prevent more deaths through wider use of stronger pills for patients.

Frida Harju, a Swedish-based nutritionist at health and fitness app Lifesum, says if you are standing by the printer waiting for it to finish, then it is an ideal opportunity for some leg toning exercises.

The Golden State's voters decided porn stars will not be required to wear condoms by 54 per cent to 46 per cent. California is the capital of the porn industry as well as the larger movie industry.

Monroe County residents have backed a proposal to release a lab-developed group of mosquitoes designed to infect the Zika-carrying mosquito population with a genetic mutation.

Pro-euthanasia lobbyists claim the 'yes' vote in Colorado on Tuesday has now opened the floodgates for seven more states - including New Jersey and New York - to follow suit.

In 2015-16 there were 24,942 children born to women over the age of 40, the NHS say. Experts say the increase could be down to celebrities such as Halle Berry, who gave birth at 47.

Tips from Robert Marchand a Lecturer in Operations Management at the University of Sheffield, include using radiator panels and moving around your furniture.

Two experts from James Cook University, Queensland, say by having been in a relationship, an individual is communicating they have desirable romantic characteristics.

Tyler Norris-Sayers (pictured), from Burnley, was knocked to the floor when the rocket hit him and set him on fire.

Researchers from University College London say they are close to developing a new injection that would cause fewer side effects than traditional treatments for prostate cancer.

They will be outlined today by NHS chief executive Simon Stevens, who wants England to become the world's first nation to enforce such a ban.

Researchers from the University of Southern California found cigarette smoking was much more prevalent after six months among adolescents who had been using e-cigarettes.

Families were more likely to eat fast food and mindlessly overeat if they had a show on - even if they weren't actively watching it, the researchers write in the journal Appetite.

400 women in New Zealand have attended screenings of drama film Brooklyn and had their tears collected in the name of breast cancer research. Experts believe tears could detect breast cancer

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: Californian dermatologist Dr Sandra Lee, known as Dr Pimple Popper, had a 20 minute battle trying to coax the lipoma out of an unnamed woman's arm.

There was a slight reduction in teenagers having sexually-transmitted infections as a result of financial incentives to keep them in school, researchers from York University found.

In a new study using fMRI scans to track brain activity, researchers found that people who don’t like music have lower blood flow in the brain’s reward networks when exposed to a tune.

Vitamin D's potential use in cancer prevention is exciting and could potentially impact on the lives of many people, researchers from Warwick University believe.

While Betty Russell consults Dr Martin Scurr about his son's "lemon-on-a-cocktail-stick" appearance, Nancy Joyce from Northants asks why she has bad bouts of hives with no apparent cause.

British households throw away 3.5 million tonnes of food and drink every year - half of which is completely edible. Femail can now reveal what you can - and should NEVER - eat after the expiry date.

In a paper published in Aesthetic Surgery Journal, Dr Foad Nahai from Atlanta, Georgia, suggests a nip and tuck can boost self-esteem, and this may have a regenerating effect on the body.

Kirstie Tancock, 27, from Honiton, Devon, has suffered from cystic fibrosis since she was born. But in a blog, she says she has suffered her second organ rejection and is now to ill to receive a third.

For months Christine Scott from Northamptonshire battled with inexplicable breathlessness. It turned out Christine had a serious illness called 'bird fancier's lung', which had been caused by her pet bird.

A study showed that 76 per cent of women went to their GP with a lump but only 17 per cent with other symptoms, and they typically waited twice as long to do so.

The measures are being rolled out in response to the Daily Mail’s End The Sepsis Scandal campaign, which repeatedly exposed how the ‘silent killer’ is claiming thousands of lives a year.

Smoking-related deaths are still rising worldwide, with 80 percent of them expected to occur in developing country populations by 2030.

Those who had a baby after 35 had better verbal memory, and having two babies was found to be better than one for the brain, researchers from the University of Southern Carolina found.

Expert Pam Rogerson from the ELAS Group has shared the seven signs that you could well be ruffling feathers at work - and how you can make it right.

More antenatal contacts help to reduce the chance of stillbirths, with 8 fewer perinatal deaths per 1,000 births, the WHO said in a statement.

Two weeks ago, two British tourists in Florida were reported to have contracted Zika. The news came as the richest man in the world announced the details of a major project to tackle the problem.

A study shows that three quarters of GPs are unaware of NHS guidelines telling them to offer tamoxifen to higher-risk patients and half to not know about its preventative quality.

For eight months, Carolyn Andrew from Hertfordshire struggled with her symptoms which doctors insisted were not caused by an infection, leaving the 65-year-old ‘desperate’ and ‘suicidal'.

Dolmio pasta sauce sales have plummeted by 6million jars in one year, after the company warned many of its products should be consumed only once a week.