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Before her weight loss journey, Helen Besant-Roberts struggled to find the time to exercise due to her demanding job as a chartered accountant. At her heaviest, the 47-year-old tipped the scales at 15st 3lbs. She finally decided to take control of her lifestyle and enrolled in an online programme with trainer Oliver James. Oliver, who

You don’t need science to tell you how much one night of bad sleep can mess you up. One look in the mirror tells you all you need to know. But the science is convincing. Your concentration and memory are diminished. Your sex life might take a hit. You routines— from bowel movements to hunger—are

What parts of your brain are involved in gauging a friend’s actions and adjusting your own; for example, when you both carry a couch up a flight of stairs? Researchers in Japan have found that part of the right side of the brain, called the temporoparietal junction, is significantly activated when two people cooperate together

Parents who have five or more children may face a higher risk of heart disease than those who have only one or two keiki, according to new findings by public health researchers in the Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Researchers led by Sara Hipp, a recent

By the time Emma turned 18, she tipped the scales at an unhealthy 15st 11lbs. And during the following decades, she ballooned further as she began binging on takeaway pizzas and kebabs. She washed this down with fizzy drinks, while also mindlessly munching on crisps and chocolate bars throughout the day. The extra bulk began

Before her weight loss journey, Jess Dukes would hide snacks in her desk drawers and grab doughnuts on her way to work. She would skip the gym for happy hour, then go home and continue eating all night long. Her wake-up call came when she went to a work conference in 2012 and she was

Increased phosphate intake increases the blood pressure of healthy adults Burgers are literally all the rage. While many people know that white flour Burger buns are more unhealthy and meat consumption should be moderate, since it can also be cancer-inducing substances are to sharp Sear is released, it is rather unknown that individually wrapped slices

News that’s not to be sneezed at! Hay fever sufferers are much less likely to develop certain cancers, study claims New research suggests hay fever sufferers are less likely to get certain cancers They back up other, smaller studies carried out since the link was first made One theory is that hay fever promotes something

The more, the merrier! It’s been 10 months since Ray J and his wife, Princess Love, welcomed their daughter, Melody, but the rapper tells Us Weekly exclusively that he wants another. “I want one more right now,” the actor, 38, told Us at the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards on Saturday, March 23. “I’m trying right now.

“A lot of people have said it’s disgusting, I think it’s a love or hate thing” Lee Chung The deep-fried Mars Bar is a notorious staple of the Scottish Fish Supper, but one inventive chip shop owner in North Lanarkshire has come up with a brilliantly topical Easter spin on the classic – a battered Creme Egg!

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Patients with lupus, an inflammatory disease in which the body’s immune system attacks its own tissues, are on average seven to nine times more likely to develop heart disease than the general population. Younger women with lupus are 50 times as likely to develop the disease as young women without the disease. The endothelium—the single

A study led by LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health reports that women exposed to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon (BP) Oil Spill continue to experience symptoms of trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The results are published in the Journal of Affective Disorders, now available online. “This is the first investigation reporting trauma

Researchers have identified a biomarker and a possible new therapy for melanoma. Microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF) is a protein that plays a pivotal role in the maintenance of the melanocyte (cells that make melanin) lineage, differentiation of normal and malignant melanocytes and the survival of melanoma cells. “We have now detected the first useful chemical

These days, there’s almost as much emphasis on what’s not in your beauty products as what is actually in them. And while we get that it’s important to know what you’re putting on your skin, decoding an ingredient label can be pretty confusing. That’s why we spoke with experts to get the scoop on the

Military couples look forward to joyful celebrations and reunions after long deployments. Difficulties may lie ahead, though, and new research with more than 500 couples in the months after homecoming suggests how and when to help. “Military couples are incredibly resilient,” says University of Illinois communication professor Leanne Knobloch, the lead author of a first-of-its-kind

Our brains are incredibly good at processing faces, and even have specific regions specialized for this function. But what face dimensions are we observing? Do we observe general properties first, then look at the details? Or are dimensions such as gender or other identity details decoded interdependently? In a study published in Nature Communications, neuroscientists

Ebola virus particles (red) on a larger cell. Credit: NIAID The number of cases in a nearly eight-month-old epidemic of Ebola in eastern DR Congo now exceeds 1,000, almost two-thirds of whom have died, the health ministry said late Sunday. “The accumulated number of cases is 1,009,” of which 629 cases were fatal, it said.

If you’ve been on the hunt for a new protein-rich snack or a breakfast idea that’ll look just as good on your Insta feed as it tastes on your tongue, we’ve got your back. This yogurt parfait starts with Two Good Vanilla Greek Lowfat Yogurt, which has 12 grams of protein and 2 grams of

If protein is the king of muscle mass food, nitrate might just be the king of muscle strength food. A new Australian study has found eating nitrate-rich vegetables like spinach, rocket and lettuce significantly improves muscle strength and physical function as we age. Power food … the nitrates in spinach, the vegetable which fuelled Popeye’s