Teenagers who are permitted by their parents to have the occasional beer or glass of wine with dinner could stand an increased risk of developing alcohol problems, revealed the Telegraph. The age old advice that allowing children to have a supervised drink every now and then is a good way of teaching them to drink read more »

A recent study of Australian adults has revealed that low levels of vitamin D in the bloodstream are linked to a higher risk of developing diabetes. Vitamin D production is the body’s response to natural sunlight, although it does occur in certain foods such as salmon and eggs. The vitamin is best known for regulating read more »

Does getting too comfortable in a relationship result in piling on the pounds? According to a recent study conducted at the University of North Carolina in the US, married women are more than twice as likely to be obese than their single friends. In fact, simply living with a partner can result in a 63 read more »

The Department for Work and Pensions has recently released figures suggesting that over a quarter of under 16′s will live to see their 100th birthday. The same statistics also revealed that approximately 11 million individuals who are alive now will eventually live to be centenarians. These 11 million are made up of the following: -3.3 read more »

According to researchers in Atlanta, Georgia, an obsession with cleaning could be related to an increase in the rates of depression. The experts are of the belief that the elimination of bacteria and viruses has made our immune system weaker which has subsequently affected the functioning of our brains, preventing the production of feel good read more »

BBC Lab UK’s Big Money Test explores the relationship between personality and money behaviour in a bid to find out if financial decisions are governed by emotion. According to psychologist Adrian Furnham, creator of the Big Money Test, the following emotions are the ones most frequently associated with money (in ranked order): anxiety, depression, anger, read more »

Research has revealed that happiness takes the form of a U shaped curve throughout life, dropping in a persons late 20′s and not recovering again until after the 50 years mark. Bert van Landeghem, an economist based at Maastricht University in Belgium has found that whilst young adults are care free and hopeful about life read more »

A recently published study reveals the dangers of taking the ‘hard work won’t kill you’ mantra to the extreme. According to the research, if you frequently work in excess of 11 hours a day then you have an increased of a heart attack. However, it seems that a 67 per cent rise in the risk read more »

According to recent statistics there has been a 31 per cent increase in the number of middle-aged people living alone during the past decade. Figures from the Office for National Statistics have stated that in 2001 there were approximately 1.78 million individuals living alone aged between 45 and 64. Almost a decade later and that read more »

Cycling has seen a huge revival during the past few years and is now championed for its benefits to physical and mental health as well as for having a very low impact on the environment. Read on for some more great reasons to get ‘on your bike’… The Cycle Hire scheme launched by London Mayor read more »