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Almost every day we’re called upon to multi-task but who do you think comes top of the table? Well, women do but, apparently, gamers and coffee drinkers are hot at it too, and psychologists at Brunel University know why that … Read More

The number of people who ­develop type 2 diabetes with raised blood sugar is rising with no signs of slowing down. But what if taking a food supplement could help to control blood sugar? Newcastle University researchers think they’ve found … Read More

One of the principles of medical practice is that a drug is given in the lowest effective dose possible for the shortest possible time. A huge step forward in the treatment of lung infections ­applies this principle and prevents bacterial … Read More

A frozen shoulder can be a real pain and disabling too – as I know only too well. Mine was brought on by a spell of athletic pruning in the garden. So when a friend developed one after a nasty … Read More

I’ve said before that friendships and social connections are like an essential vitamin to a teenager. Isolation makes them “vitamin deficient” and more likely to suffer mental ill health in the form of depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts. Now new … Read More

Hearing affects all aspects of everyday life. Loss of hearing can make you feel isolated and bewildered whether it’s difficulty in following conversations, inability to locate sounds or people ­appearing to be mumbling. If you have to turn up the … Read More

Getting a good night’s sleep is so important for your health and happiness, and for a long time, eight hours was seen as the gold standard. But now we have research between Cambridge ­University and Fudan University in China explaining … Read More

To date, tracking a patient’s ­response to anti-cancer drugs has used blunt instruments, to say the least, to show the ­reduction in the size of the tumour. But what if you could get inside the tumour and see it being … Read More

For years I suffered migraine headaches and while I was having these excruciatingly painful attacks, I couldn’t imagine anything worse. But there is something worse. Cluster headaches. These attacks are considered one of the most painful human experiences. Typically a cluster headache … Read More

Globally, lower back pain is the third most common cause of years lived with disability in people aged 70 and over, behind diabetes and hearing loss. In higher-income countries it’s the leading cause. In people aged 60 and over, its … Read More