With the summer sun starting to shine, experts believe this is the right time to shed those winter kilos and get back to your workout routine. Exercising...
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27th Dec 2024 | Updated at 02:00pm 27th Dec 2024
Observatory commissions groundbreaking initiative to overcome barriers for children with sickle cell disease
- 16 Oct 2024
Children and young people living with sickle cell disease face numerous challenges as they transition from paediatric to adult health care services. To address these barriers, the NHS Race and Health Observatory has partnered with the Sickle...
Teenagers' social media use linked to rising anxiety and depression
- 16 Oct 2024
Research indicates a significant link between social media use among teenagers and increased levels of anxiety and depression, coinciding with a marked rise in children seeking mental health treatment.
Spotlight: Nisha Hirani
- 17 Oct 2024
A study of 6,200 people, led by the Queen Mary University of London, revealed that the supplements don’t protect against other acute respiratory infections...
- 23 Mar 2022
Studies suggest excess belly fat or visceral fat is quite harmful. It surrounds our internal organs and puts a person at great risk of developing numerous...
A study published in the journal ‘Plos’ has put a finger on the relation between light and its influence on our body rhythms. People with 24-hour access to electric daylight, can disrupt sleep and negatively impact health, well-being and productivity....
A targeted new drug for a rare and aggressive form of lung cancer will be fast-tracked to eligible patients in a matter of weeks as NHS England brokered...
Taking long naps could be an early sign of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a team of scientists who tracked the daytime sleeping habits of elderly people as part of a study. The findings suggest that an increase over time in naps was linked...
- 23 Mar 2022
A small preliminary study from Northwestern Medicine suggests that a blood test may identify the risk of stillbirth and placentitis in pregnant individuals...
The 10,000-steps-a-day health mantra may not be accurate, and people may need fewer steps to live healthier for longer, according to a new study published in ‘The Lancet’.
Experts say that if you are in the habit of regularly consuming over the counter painkillers, you may be at risk of hearing loss. “Excessive drug abuse, use of painkillers, patients on dialysis, or anti-cancer drugs, persistent noise pollution...
Research suggests that shift work is linked to poorer working memory and slower mental. Researchers also associated it with lower levels of alertness and visual focus, and the ability to control impulses and situational response, potentially...
