Scientists have found a protein that prevents fat buildup and reduces blood sugar levels, which could cut soaring obesity rates worldwide. The protein, named BAM15, acts as an ‘energy uncoupler’ and could be an effective drug for treating obesity and related diseases, US researchers say. BAM15 makes the mitochondria, the ‘power plants’ of living cells, less efficient, … Read more
A 40p indigestion pill may help ease Covid-19 symptoms and speed up recovery, a study has claimed. Famotidine – branded as Pepcid AC – is an over-the-counter drug taken by millions of people to relieve heartburn and acid reflux. Researchers in the US looked at ten people who started taking the medication each day while … Read more
Hay fever, excess screen time, even some medications can affect our eye health. Here, Elizabeth Hawkes, a consultant ophthalmic and oculoplastic surgeon at the Royal Berkshire Hospital NHS Trust and the Cadogan Clinic in London, assesses a range of eye health products. We then rated them. A massager for puffiness, eye wash to ease hay … Read more
Women should not worry that taking the contraceptive pill will make them FAT ‘because there is no evidence to support the claim’ For years, many have avoided the Pill over fears it will make them gain weight But new guidance by experts states that there is no evidence to support this The Faculty of Sexual … Read more
Grimes’ mother Sandy Garossino has apparently slammed her daughter’s boyfriend, Elon Musk, in now-deleted tweets, accusing him of ‘blaring men’s rights activist bulls***’. It comes after billionaire entrepreneur Musk, who recently had a baby with Grimes, cryptically tweeted ‘Take the red pill’ in a seemingly right-wing message to his 34 million followers on Sunday evening. In reference … Read more
Elon Musk tweets right-wing ‘take the red pill’ meme and is praised by Ivanka Trump before both are slammed by creator of the Matrix films On Sunday morning, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk posted a cryptic tweet, saying ‘Take the red pill’ with an emoji of a red rose The reference is from … Read more
President Donald Trump doubled down on his defense of the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine for use to combat the coronavirus, saying no one would die from the pill. ‘You not going to die from this pill. There could be some side effects but the side effects is more so from the Z pack,’ he said Tuesday at his … Read more
A shop worker claims she suffered a stroke that left her arm swinging ‘with a life of its own’ before she was left paralysed after taking the Pill. Bobbie Jarvis, 24, was sent home from hospital in February after doctors told her she merely had a headache. But five days later, she had a stroke … Read more
A daily pill could bring an end to the most dreaded side effects of steroid medication – including the much- hated ‘moon-face’, where the face swells to such an extreme that it becomes unrecognisable. About two million people in the UK take potentially life-saving steroids to treat chronic conditions including inflammatory bowel diseases such as … Read more
Taking half an aspirin pill every day can cut the risk of liver cancer by nearly a half, scientists claim Taking half an aspirin pill a day slashes the risk of liver cancer, research suggests People who take a regular low dose are 43% less likely to develop disease Findings based on an analysis of more … Read more