Emily Craig

Trying to lose a few pounds? If you're over 65, you might actually benefit from having a “buffer zone” of extra weight to prevent frailty and illness in old age.

When you crunch into an apple, take a scoop out of a melon, or pop a grape into your mouth, you know that you're doing something good for your health.

The downsides to alcohol aren't difficult to spot. The throbbing headache, churning stomach and racing heart we experience after one too many provides a not-too-subtle reminder that drinking really isn't all that good for us.

The Met Office has issued a rare red weather warning for Wednesday and Thursday as this week's heatwave intensifies , which has caused school closures

Drinking has been linked to more than 60 diseases – but some harms can be undone in a matter of weeks. Good news for those about to tackle Dry July.

Whether it’s a Lincolnshire or Cumberland, bangers are a firm staple in the British diet. But here’s why some types should be avoided

“I'm surprised I'm alive, really,” says Jean Cochrane. After being hospitalised in October due to a stroke, the 89-year-old spent three days lying on a trolley in a corridor at Peterborough City Hospital.

In wellness circles today, there’s much chatter about longevity and the lifestyle hacks to help you live to 100 and beyond. But according to childhood obesity expert Prof Simon Kenny, while around 15 ...

Together with Professor Ben Parris, a brain scientist, we have created four games that will put your cognitive health to the test.

In less than a fortnight, Britain will be plunged into daytime darkness as the moon passes in front of the sun, blocking its light and casting a shadow across the nation.