The study will use a purified form of the natural compound, with the trial also testing if drugs like aspirin and metformin can prevent the disease.

Costs to councils to cover social care for working age and lifelong disabled adults could top £17 billion by 2030, projections have suggested amid a warning the proposed National Care Service risks ...

The former Take Me Out host is riding 300 miles on his dream childhood bike to raise money for BBC Children In Need.

Around 30,000 oysters have been released into the estuary since September last year under the Restoration Forth project.

Scottish Football Association chief executive Ian Maxwell has told how he suffered an eyecare emergency that could have cost him the sight in one eye just before the Euros. He almost missed Scotland’s ...

An artificial intelligence tool being trialled in the NHS picks up relevant medical information while filtering out background chatter.

Jonny Huntington, who suffered a brain bleed in 2014, is aiming to become the first disabled person to succeed in this challenge.

The latest UN climate talks kick off this week against a backdrop devastating weather extremes, record heat and Donald Trump’s re-election as US President.

Henry Faure-Walker, Newsquest CEO, said: “It has been a delight to support the NSPCC throughout this year – and I hope that we can spread some festive cheer by helping them to raise as much funds as ...

Figures revealed that last December the total amount of blood collected was the lowest monthly total since 2020.

A major new trial has begun that will see scientists explore if a chemical mostly found in red grapes and products made from the grapes like wine can help prevent bowel cancer. The study called ...