If you always thought your stubborn streak was something you needed to try and squash, then you may want to have a rethink. According to a new study, stubbornness may actually be the key to a longer life, along with the ability to keep busy and a positive mental outlook. The research, by the University …

With the number of people with Alzheimer’s disease growing fast, it’s never too late (nor too early!) to assess your risk. One of the best places to start? Your own plate. But before you stock up on the best foods for your brain, there’s one surprising item you might want to avoid—and it’s probably in …

Take a good look at this sentence on your screen. Now look up at a blank wall. If you see spots, squiggles, or amoeba-like thingies suspended in the air or floating by, you’ve probably got eye floaters. The Mayo Clinic describes them as shadows from light hitting tiny clumps that form in the gelatinous “body” …

Have you ever noticed that more people celebrate birthdays around the end of August or start of September? You’re not just imagining things. Yes, there really are more babies born in those months—and it’s because Christmas (just nine months earlier!) is prime baby-making time. The prevalence of booze and increase in sex around the holiday …

Aside from cold weather and winter festivities, the inevitable flu season has begun – and it’s only going to get worse. The dreaded ‘Aussie flu’ is expected to wreak havoc on an already over-stretched NHS after blighting Australia during the country’s winter. But it’s not all doom and gloom, according to various medical experts, ranging …