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  • Scientists hide wrinkles with ‘second skin’

    Scientists from Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a ‘second skin’ to hide the appearance of wrinkles and eye bags. The ‘second skin’ is an invisible elastic film that mimics the properties of youthful skin. The prototype has been tested on the eye bags, forearms and legs of a handful of…

  • High fruit intake may reduce breast cancer risk

    Eating  a lot of fruit in adolescence and early adulthood could reduce the risk of developing breast cancer, according to a study by health professionals in the United States. More than 90,000 premenopausal women aged 27-44 completed a questionnaire on diet in 1991, with over 44,000  doing the same during adolescence in 1998. A follow up on 2013…

  • Happiness gene discovered

    Scientists at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam have found three genetic variants for happiness, in a study published in the journal Nature Genetics. Professors Meike Bartels and Philipp Koellinger conducted a large-scale international study with over 298,000 people and also found genetic differences in symptoms of depression and eleven parts of the human genome that could explain…

  • Dementia Awareness Week

    This year’s Dementia Awareness Week takes place from 15 – 21 May. The Alzheimer’s Society is encouraging people who are worried about dementia to confront their worries by addressing dementia directly and going to the Alzheimer’s Society for information and support. In an article by Nicolle Mitchell, FHT Member and Excellence in Practice award winner, she explains how a combination of…

  • Almost half of us experience a ‘life crisis’

    Almost half (44 per cent) of the British public have either had or are going through a ‘life crisis’, a poll recently commissioned by The Open University reveals. To help people restore their personal balance, The Open University is urging people to discover their ‘Plan P – their ‘Passion Plan’ – and realise their unfulfilled ambitions.…

  • Hormone and neurotransmitter systems disturbed in alcoholics’ brains

    The brain tissue of people with alcohol dependence shows a variety of changes compared to non-alcoholics. All alcoholics’ brains share some characteristics, but some are exclusive to the brain tissue of anxiety-prone type 1 alcoholics or impulsive type 2 alcoholics, according to a recent study from the University of Eastern Finland. The researchers analysed postmortem…

  • Macmillan launches bereavement booklet

    Macmillan Cancer Support has produced a practical booklet for relatives and friends of anyone who has died of cancer. The booklet, entitled ‘After someone dies: coping with bereavement’ is the first of its kind and gives practical information about what to do and what to expect when someone dies. The booklet also looks at emotions…

  • Information on the signs of skin cancer for therapists

    We highlight the importance of keeping an eye on your clients’ skin. Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the UK and rates of melanoma, its deadliest form, have more than quadrupled in the last 30 years. People working in the therapy industry come into close contact with people’s skin every day. This…

  • Cost-saving ways to heart-healthy meals

    Cooking healthy family meals from scratch is often thought of as an expensive option, but that doesn’t have to be the case. Heart Research UK help to dispel this myth by arming us with some handy hints to make mealtimes healthy, fast and cheap, while reducing food waste too. Wonderful ways with fruits and vegetables Plan…

  • Well-being and safety in UK sport under review

    The British Government has launched a review, led by Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, to look into the duty of care sport has towards participants. The review aims to ‘develop a comprehensive plan for how government and the whole sporting system can more effectively look after people who take part in grassroots sport and people who perform at…

  • Boosting the fight against cancer

    The University of Brighton has been awarded £148,600 to find new ways to deliver anti-cancer properties from the spice turmeric to prevent or treat the disease. Scientists will be working with collaborators in Vietnam where the climate and soil on higher ground is suitable to cultivate Curcuma longa from which turmeric, used in cooking in…

  • Majority of English people unaware of link between alcohol and cancer

    Approximately 87 per cent of the English public don’t associate drinking alcohol with an increased risk of cancer, according to a new report commissioned by Cancer Research UK. The report was produced by researchers from the University of Sheffield, based on findings from a nationally representative online survey of over 2,000 people. The charity states that alcohol consumption increases the…