Heart risk of high protein diets
For middle-aged men, eating higher amounts of protein was associated with a slightly elevated risk for heart failure than those who ate less protein, according...
Intensity better than counting steps
We are all now encouraged to count our steps - 10,000 a day being the recommended goal - but health experts are now saying that...
Growing vegetables helps children choose healthy diet
Sensory-based food education, like baking and growing vegetables, given to 3–5 year-old children in the kindergarten increases their willingness to choose vegetables, berries and fruit,...
Take Fainting to Heart
Our message this World Heart Rhythm Week (4-10 June) is Take Fainting to Heart – there is no such thing as a simple faint. Faints...
Insomnia likely effect of stroke
Stroke patients experience sustained problems with insomnia potentially reducing their ability to relearn key skills and putting them at increased risk of depression, a new...
Nursing – a transatlantic exchange
A transatlantic exchange programme has seen nursing students from Scotland and America compare their countries’ healthcare systems and university training, as part of a strategic...
Why do people have seasonal allergies
Ah, spring. Grass growing, flowers blooming, trees budding. For those with allergies, though, this explosion of new life probably inspires more dread than joy. So...
Home on wheels this half term?
We take a trip down memory lane this half term as we take a look at how camping was done back in the day. Happy...
Drinking alcohol – do the maths
We all need to do the maths when it comes to drinking alcohol, according to a new study. Nearly half of UK adults don’t know...
Smoking directly damages muscles
Not only is smoking bad for your lungs, but new research shows that components in cigarette smoke directly damages your muscles. The research, published in...
