Health

Dementia describes sets of symptoms relating to different brain conditions, including Alzheimer's disease. While it is rare for younger people...

Labelled SARS-CoV-2 VOC 202012/01, this coronavirus variant contains 23 nucleotide substitutions (i.e. mutations). The worrisome mutant first appeared in South...

High blood pressure affects more than one in four people in the UK yet many people will not know they have it....

Type 2 diabetes is typically characterised by rampant blood sugar levels, which tend to rise if left untreated. Blood sugar levels can...

Insulin resistance causes sugar - which has been broken down from food -to circulate in the bloodstream, instead of being...

Lung cancer is one of the most common and serious types of cancer - around 47,000 people are diagnosed with the condition...

Covid-19 vaccinations will first go to the most vulnerable Brits, many of whom have spent the year on the shielding...

Diabetes patients may struggle to produce the hormone insulin, according to the NHS. Insulin is needed to convert sugar in...

COVID-19 has been a formidable force throughout the pandemic in part because it has behaved unpredictably. SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes...

Dr Bruinvel founded OWise, a personalised breast cancer support app. Collating valuable insights about your day-today wellbeing, it can be used as a...