A leading heart specialist has shared how people can reduce their risk of heart health issues. Doctor Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, a cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic, stressed that "prevention" may seem ...

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On the latest episode of The Independent’s Well Enough podcast, Emilie Lavinia sat down with Dr. Karan Rajan - NHS surgeon, author, and the internet’s favourite health myth-buster. Dr. Karan explains ...

Depression is a leading cause of disability worldwide, affecting millions of lives and posing serious challenges for healthcare systems. While existing antidepressants help many, a significant ...

Chronic stress can damage the gut’s protective lining, triggering inflammation that may worsen depression. New research shows that stress lowers levels of a protein called Reelin, which plays a key ...

We often treat intestinal infections as an episode: a few days of symptoms, elimination of the pathogen, and recovery. In this view, the disease has a clear beginning and end. However, patient ...

When I first got my air fryer two years ago, I was totally sold on the health benefits. This modest piece of kitchen equipment really did deliver on flavour (air-fried walnuts to sprinkle on my yogurt ...

“Leaky gut syndrome” may sound like something you’d diagnose while Googling symptoms at 3 AM, but the stakes are real: a compromised intestinal lining could let all sorts of unwanted guests into your ...