Astronauts grew a type of romaine lettuce on the International Space StationIt was grown in batches between 2014 and 2016 and took up to three monthsIt had more nutritional value…
BLANTYRE, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Malawi has become the latest country in southern African to relax laws against growing and selling cannabis, making it legal for use in the production…
Scientists led by Germany fear the world is facing an air pollution 'pandemic'They analysed deaths attributable to breathing toxic air in every countryLife expectancy has been cut by four years…
Two drugs already available have been combined and tested on ratsThey work together to trigger the release of stem cells from the bone marrowStem cells built new bone in rats'…
Device worn on chest tracks heart rate and rhythm, sleep quality and step countIt pings this data to app which using artificial intelligence to get normal baselineCan then detect when…
(Irina_Strelnikova/iStock) CBD products are not only popular, but also far easier to get your hands on than widely prohibited THC products. There are many ways to use CBD, but topicals are one of…
Researchers compared glioblastoma samples from dog patients and both adult and children patients The rare, aggressive form of brain cancer has a five-year survival rate of only 5% Similarities were seen in the…
Five hours' of playing time a week reduced tremors, limb rigidity and balanceScientists say sport could be used as a cheap and relatively safe physical therapyParkinson's blights lives of more…
Team at the University of Northern Colorado are investigating snake venomThey are searching for cancer cures, as snake venom holds 100s of chemicalsPreliminary research shows potential to kill cancer cells…
Victoria Stuart, 43, of Frome, Somerset, says anxiety came from stressful job Triggered IBS flare-ups, she developed psoriasis and couldn't manage to sleepAnxiety was so bad she used to forget the…
Researchers found healthy people with gum disease had blocked brain arteries Stroke patients with gum disease had higher risk of strokes affecting vision Gum inflammation is believed to fuel blockage…
fukume/Adobe Stock Inflammation, or the inflammatory response, is an aspect of the body’s immune response. While short-term inflammation can be protective, chronic inflammation is linked to several diseases, including heart…
Detection of bladder cancer is usually very poor and tests are invasiveInternational researchers analysed urine samples of 131 people in IranAlmost half who developed bladder cancer could be spotted 10…
The cells are in the lining of the fallopian tubes, which carry eggs to the wombBy detecting these abnormal cells, ovarian cancer could be diagnosed earlierLess than a third of…
Retired adults in five countries followed either their normal diet or Med dietThe latter group had more diverse gut bacteria linked to healthy ageingIt could stave off frailty and improve brain…
Foot-and-mouth-disease causes mouth blisters in animals such as cowsA protein from the virus was developed into a drug to target pancreatic cancerIt completely killed tumours in mice, research showsScientists hope the…
When I first began using cannabis almost a decade ago, I found it worked wonders for my anxiety. Back then, it didn’t really matter which strain I was smoking—cannabis almost…
Prebiotics are a group of compounds that help boost the variety of gut bacteriaScientists fed mice prebiotics before analysing how they fought cancerThey found more gut microorganisms, which bolsters the…
Families with severely epileptic children say they continue to be denied NHS prescriptions for medical cannabis despite a law change in 2018. Parents claim they are having to pay more…
Researchers looked at DNA of 10,000 people, half of whom had Alzheimer'sThose without condition had genes which stop a protein from functioningThe proteins, called tyrosine phosphatases, are involved in cell…
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