Rhinovirus is the most common cause of the common cold and is also a frequent trigger for breathing problems in people with asthma and other long-term lung conditions. The study looked at what happens ...

Ageing changes the immune system in ways that are not always obvious from the outside. One of the most damaging shifts is a tendency towards persistent, misdirected inflammation – the kind of ...

A large UK study suggests that screening children for type 1 diabetes using a simple finger-prick blood test could help ...

Rates of colorectal cancer in older adults have generally improved over recent decades, but the trend is moving in the wrong direction for younger people. Early-onset colorectal cancer – cases ...

The longer someone lives with type 2 diabetes, the higher their cardiovascular risk – and red blood cells may be part of why In long-standing diabetes, red blood cells can disrupt the lining of blood ...

Even without a diagnosis of diabetes, metabolic syndrome increases the likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Participants followed a calorie-reduced diet for two days ...

The research strengthens the gut brain connection but it is not evidence that probiotics can treat mental health or boost intelligence. Humans have unusually large brains for our body size and brains ...

Researchers found previously unknown compounds in roasted coffee that strongly blocked alpha glucosidase, a digestive enzyme linked to post meal blood sugar spikes. In lab tests, three compounds ...

A review found 655 people were treated by the NHS for complications after elective surgery abroad, most commonly bariatric and cosmetic procedures. More than half of reported cases involved severe ...