A two year trial suggests a daily multivitamin may modestly slow biological ageing in older adults. The effect was small, seen most clearly in two of five epigenetic ageing clocks and was greater in ...

A long running Yale-led study challenges the idea that ageing only moves in one direction. Nearly half of older adults improved in cognitive function, physical function or both over time. People with ...

A new systematic review from King’s College London found that problematic smartphone use is linked with more eating disorder symptoms, body dissatisfaction and disordered eating behaviours in young ...

Higher intake of ultra-processed foods in the preschool years has been linked with more behavioural and emotional difficulties later in childhood. It does not prove cause and effect, but it adds to ...

Researchers analysed data from studies looking at what happened after people came off GLP-1 treatment. They found a clear pattern of weight regain after treatment ended. The model suggested that ...

A new study suggests weighted vests may help protect bone health during weight loss in older adults, especially when people spend more time on their feet. The idea is simple: replacing some of the ...

Most childhood obesity programmes focus on food and physical activity. A new study suggests that parent stress should also be part of the picture. Researchers at Yale tested whether helping parents ...

Using a smartphone on the toilet has been linked with a higher risk of haemorrhoids in a small study. Researchers found that people who used their phones during bathroom visits were more likely to ...

Researchers in Brazil used native bee honey and ultrasound to extract beneficial compounds from cocoa bean shells, a waste product of chocolate making, creating a chocolate flavoured honey. The ...

Research from University College Cork found that a high fat, high sugar diet early in life caused lasting changes in feeding behaviour and brain pathways in a mouse model, even after the diet stopped ...