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Dick Van Dyke says living longer linked to his lack of hate and anger
Dick Van Dyke reveals his secret to reaching 100: avoiding anger and hate. The legendary actor credits his positive attitude for his remarkable longevity.
Published: November 30, 2025, 8:19 pm
America's most popular cooking oil may be linked to obesity, new study finds
New research links America's most popular cooking oil to obesity through metabolic pathways that convert fatty acids into weight-promoting compounds.
Published: November 30, 2025, 6:06 pm
Doctor warns of 2 simple food mistakes that increase chronic disease risk
A doctor based in Colorado reveals how nutrition can prevent fatal diseases like cancer. Simple dietary changes may ward off obesity, diabetes and autoimmune conditions.
Published: November 30, 2025, 2:00 pm
James Riches, Fire Chief Who Lost Firefighter Son on 9/11, Dies at 74
He spent months searching the wreckage of the World Trade Center for his son’s remains, then suffered lung illnesses attributed to toxic dust.
Published: November 30, 2025, 9:41 pm
The Autism Diagnosis Problem
Autism rates have increased in recent decades, but the reasons are more complicated than what Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has presented.
Published: December 1, 2025, 8:51 am
Man, 30, opens up on the hell of living with condition that causes him to vomit 60 times a DAY - and claims local NHS refused to fund £15k 'life-changing' device
A man who vomits up to 60 times a day was forced to buy a new £15,000 battery for a 'life-changing' device that helps control his condition-after local NHS chiefs refused.
Published: December 1, 2025, 9:44 am
Expert shares seven tips for surviving the chaos of Christmas season if you're living with ADHD or autism
It's a stressful time of year for people living with autism and ADHD says Dr Selina Warlow a psychologist and founder of The Nook Clinic, but there are ways to get through it.
Published: December 1, 2025, 9:16 am
Obese man who weighs 23 stone claims NHS won't give him second round of weight loss surgery... because he has ADHD
A severely obese man has allegedly been refused weight loss surgery on the NHS because of his attention deficit disorder, despite suffering a number of weight-related conditions.
Published: December 1, 2025, 8:43 am
Before, with or after meals? Why medications timing matters
Many medications can be taken before, after or during a meal with little to no side effects-but for some, timing is everything.
Published: December 1, 2025, 8:25 am
Is this the END of the Ozempic boom? Inside secret food industry plan to keep people eating even while taking weight-loss drugs… and the beloved American brands involved
In a new book, Off the Scales: The Inside Story of Ozempic and the Race to Cure Obesity, author Aimee Donnellan describes how Big Food giants are grappling with a post-semaglutide reality.
Published: December 1, 2025, 1:54 am
Laughing gas could provide rapid relief from severe depression, study finds
Low doses of nitrous oxide - commonly dubbed 'laughing gas' - could briefly relieve the symptoms of treatment-resistant depression , a new study has found.
Published: November 30, 2025, 11:00 pm
I was the Daily Mail's health editor and covered the surge in cancers. But there was an aggressive tumor inside me… even I missed these hidden signs
The panic hit first. Then came the embarrassment. After all, I'd spent years giving health advice to colleagues, friends and family, convinced I was an expert in many areas of medicine.
Published: November 30, 2025, 10:23 pm
Whatever happened to the Child of Rage? A 1990 documentary about an emotionally neglected girl who wanted to kill her family in their sleep shocked the world... 35 years on, this is how her life turned out
Ask a six year old girl what her dreams are, and she might tell you she wishes for a pony, or glittery bike - little Beth Thomas just longed to murder her parents and baby brother.
Published: November 30, 2025, 7:57 pm
Are YOU a 'super recogniser'? Take the test to see if you are one of an elite group of people who never forget a face
Do you pride yourself on never forgetting a face, or can you always spot a long-lost friend walking down the street? If so, then you might be a 'super recogniser'.
Published: November 30, 2025, 7:10 pm
Shock new scan discovers hidden cause of hypertension... as experts reveal how it could help millions suffering from high-blood pressure
Experts at University College London have identified a hidden cause of hypertension which current testing does not identify, and hope their findings could lead to new treatment options
Published: November 30, 2025, 5:03 pm
Have you suddenly started suffering from embarrassing flaky dandruff? This is the shocking new everyday cause experts have just discovered - and the simple and cheap way to get rid of it for good
About half of all Britons will suffer from the condition at some point in their life.
Published: November 30, 2025, 3:46 pm
NHS surgeon urges public not to ignore key symptoms of deadly pancreatic cancer - as eight in ten cases are picked up too late
Dubbed the 'silent killer' due to its subtle symptoms, pancreatic cancer kills around 100,000 people in the UK every year.
Published: November 30, 2025, 9:24 am
If Ian had been called for a PSA test, doctors may have caught his cancer. Now, at 57, it is too late
When Ian Colby began to get excruciating pain in his ribs, he didn't expect the cause to be anything particularly worrying.
Published: November 30, 2025, 1:32 am
I am desperately overweight but my doctor has banned me from Mounjaro. Is this right? DR ELLIE reveals the frightening jab health risk you can't ignore - and why it's got doctors worried
Mounjaro is a weight-loss drug known as a GLP-1 agonist, which tricks the body into thinking it is full.
Published: November 30, 2025, 1:31 am
Fast care after head injury can dramatically cut risk of developing dementia
Studies have long warned that concussions raise the risk of suffering neurodegenerative conditions - but now experts say this danger can be mitigated.
Published: November 30, 2025, 1:28 am
Diet experts rank 91 high street Christmas sandwiches: They found a panini saltier than 12 packets of crisps and a wrap with more sugar than two doughnuts - so how bad is YOUR favourite?
The 91 sandwiches on offer this year from 14 supermarkets and shops include Christmas dinner stuffed between slices of bread and even a sweet mince pie wrap.
Published: December 1, 2025, 11:11 am
Urgent health warning is issued over a very disturbing side-effect linked to trendy new weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro
The Therapeutic Goods Administration issued a new warning for GLP-1 receptor agonists, including Ozempic and Mounjaro, on Monday.
Published: December 1, 2025, 11:10 am
Shelli had blurred vision, dizziness and headaches. Doctors said it was nothing. But then discovered her brain was 'falling out' of her skull
Shelli Gunnoe, 26, from South Carolina, began to experience tingling in her arms and fingers, bouts of nausea, heat intolerance and episodes in which her vision would dim.
Published: November 30, 2025, 4:41 pm
Lori was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer and given two years to live. Now, 20 years later, she is healthy and thriving. This is how she and eight others were 'cured'... and why thousands more could get the same treatment
Lori Lober is a busy woman. Her Facebook shows a life spent watching American football with her girlfriends and going out for dinner in Kansas City, Missouri, with her husband John.
Published: November 30, 2025, 4:24 pm
Stricter guidelines demanded for flu shots by FDA regulator after memo links Covid jabs to deaths of ten kids
An internal FDA memo said the deaths of at least 10 children were linked to COVID-19 vaccines, which has prompted the agency to demand stricter guidelines for annual flu shots and other vaccines.
Published: November 30, 2025, 2:22 am
Kimchi found to ward off winter colds by enhancing our immune systems ability to fight bacteria and viruses
A traditional Korean side dish, kimchi is made from salted and fermented vegetables - usually radish or cabbage - and seasoned with chilli powder, garlic, ginger and fermented seafood.
Published: November 30, 2025, 1:33 am
Are YOU a 'super recogniser'? Take the test to see if you are one of an elite group of people who never forget a face
Do you pride yourself on never forgetting a face, or can you always spot a long-lost friend walking down the street? If so, then you might be a 'super recogniser'.
Published: November 30, 2025, 7:10 pm
Revealed: The 9 surprising items you should never pour down the sink - including MILK
It's a kitchen staple, used in everything from soups to hot beverages. But it turns out you've probably been disposing of any leftover milk wrong.
Published: November 30, 2025, 1:16 pm
The creatures lurking in your Christmas tree: Experts warn firs are crawling with beetles, flies, mites, moths and spiders - here's how to stop them coming in your home
Apart from festive cheer, your tree could also bring unwanted visitors into your home, an expert has warned.
Published: November 30, 2025, 10:31 am
Pot Bull Terrier! CBD supplements can make dogs less AGGRESSIVE, study finds
When given to dogs, CBD appears to have a 'calming' effect and 'a decline in the intensity of aggressive behaviours', reveal scientists in the US.
Published: December 1, 2025, 10:32 am
Just 24 hours until America is hit with polar vortex bringing the 'most extreme cold on Earth' for December
Towns and cities in the northern Midwest have already been blanketed with snow this weekend. Snowfall is expected throughout the Northeast early this week.
Published: November 30, 2025, 2:23 pm
Check if your passwords were stolen in huge leak
Threat intelligence firm Synthient uncovers one of the largest password exposures ever, prompting immediate security recommendations.
Published: November 30, 2025, 7:30 pm
Elon Musk teases a future run by robots
Viral video shared by Elon Musk shows Tesla's Optimus humanoid robots performing tasks from cooking to construction, garnering over 58.5 million views on social media.
Published: November 30, 2025, 12:30 pm
Inside the Bird-Flu Vaccine Trial for Monk Seals
After the virus returned to Hawaii this fall, testing the shots in the endangered seal species became urgent.
Published: December 1, 2025, 10:30 am
Many Fighting Climate Change Worry They Are Losing the Information War
Shifting politics, intensive lobbying and surging disinformation online have undermined international efforts to respond to the threat.
Published: November 30, 2025, 8:00 am
‘It’s going much too fast’: the inside story of the race to create the ultimate AI
In Silicon Valley, rival companies are spending trillions of dollars to reach a goal that could change humanity – or potentially destroy it
On the 8.49am train through Silicon Valley, the tables are packed with young people glued to laptops, earbuds in, rattling out code.
As the northern California hills scroll past, instructions flash up on screens from bosses: fix this bug; add new script. There is no time to enjoy the view. These commuters are foot soldiers in the global race towards artificial general intelligence – when AI systems become as or more capable than highly qualified humans.
Continue reading...Published: December 1, 2025, 10:00 am
‘It was extremely pornographic’: Cara Hunter on the deepfake video that nearly ended her political career
The Irish politician was targeted in 2022, in the final weeks of her run for office. She has never found out who made the malicious deepfake, but knew immediately she had to try to stop this happening to other women
When Cara Hunter, the Irish politician, looks back on the moment she found out she had been deepfaked, she says it is “like watching a horror movie”. The setting is her grandmother’s rural home in the west of Tyrone on her 90th birthday, April 2022. “Everyone was there,” she says. “I was sitting with all my closest family members and family friends when I got a notification through Facebook Messenger.” It was from a stranger. “Is that you in the video … the one going round on WhatsApp?” he asked.
Hunter made videos all the time, especially then, less than three weeks before elections for the Northern Ireland assembly. She was defending her East Londonderry seat, campaigning, canvassing, debating. Yet, as a woman, this message from a man she didn’t know was enough to put her on alert. “I replied that I wasn’t sure which video he was talking about,” Hunter says. “So he asked, did I want to see it?” Then he sent it over.
Continue reading...Published: December 1, 2025, 5:00 am
ChatGPT-5 offers dangerous advice to mentally ill people, psychologists warn
Research finds OpenAI’s free chatbot fails to identify risky behaviour or challenge delusional beliefs
ChatGPT-5 is offering dangerous and unhelpful advice to people experiencing mental health crises, some of the UK’s leading psychologists have warned.
Research conducted by King’s College London (KCL) and the Association of Clinical Psychologists UK (ACP) in partnership with the Guardian suggested that the AI chatbotfailed to identify risky behaviour when communicating with mentally ill people.
Continue reading...Published: November 30, 2025, 12:00 pm
Virginia Democrat flips seat in state legislature by taking on datacenters
John McAuliff won against a Republican by focusing on something affecting all his constituents: the cost of energy
John McAuliff, a 33-year-old small business owner and former civil servant, was one of the more unlikely Democrats to win election to Virginia’s legislature this month, after a campaign in which he could, at times, come off a bit like a Republican.
McAuliff was among the 13 Democrats elected to the legislature in Virginia’s elections earlier this month, as part of a blowout victory for the party that gives it firm control of the southern state’s government. Along with wins in New Jersey, California and elsewhere, the results put some wind back into Democrats’ sails nationwide, a year after their drubbing at the hands of Donald Trump and the Republicans.
Continue reading...Published: November 30, 2025, 2:51 pm
AI’s safety features can be circumvented with poetry, research finds
Poems containing prompts for harmful content prove effective at duping large language models
Poetry can be linguistically and structurally unpredictable – and that’s part of its joy. But one man’s joy, it turns out, can be a nightmare for AI models.
Those are the recent findings of researchers out of Italy’s Icaro Lab, an initiative from a small ethical AI company called DexAI. In an experiment designed to test the efficacy of guardrails put on artificial intelligence models, the researchers wrote 20 poems in Italian and English that all ended with an explicit request to produce harmful content such as hate speech or self-harm.
Continue reading...Published: November 30, 2025, 2:00 pm
‘Cool and quirky is part of our brand’: how New Zealand became a hothouse for indie games
Kiwi developers are punching well above their weight thanks to a unique government support program that offers more than just grants
Those not immersed in the world of gaming might not be familiar with Pax Australia: the enormous gaming conference and exhibition that takes over the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre every October. My favourite section is always Pax Rising, a showcase of indie video games and tabletop, the majority Australian – but there has been a recent shift that was particularly notable this year: many of the standout titles had crossed the Tasman, arriving from New Zealand.
At the booth run by Code – New Zealand’s government-funded Centre of Digital Excellence – 18 Kiwi developers demoed their forthcoming games in a showcase of the vibrant local scene that was buzzing with crowds. In the comedic Headlice, I controlled a parasitic headcrab monster which could latch on to people’s brains and puppet them. How Was Your Day?, a cozy time-loop game set in New Zealand, warmed my heart with its story about a young girl searching for her missing dog. And Killing Things With Your Friends, a co-operative multiplayer action game about surviving bizarre medical trials, had me pulling off my own arm to use as a weapon against enemy hordes.
Continue reading...Published: November 30, 2025, 2:00 pm
Testing at A&Es part of plan to end new HIV cases in England by 2030
Labour announces prevention programme as well as efforts to re-engage people who have fallen out of medical care
Ending new HIV transmissions in England by 2030 is within reach thanks to an action plan that will include routine testing at A&Es, the government has said.
The HIV action plan, to be unveiled on World Aids Day on Monday, aims to re-engage the thousands of people who have left HIV care, bringing them back to lifesaving treatment. The £170m package also includes funding for opt-out HIV testing at A&Es during routine blood tests in areas with the highest rates, including London and Manchester.
Continue reading...Published: November 30, 2025, 10:30 pm
Starwatch: Mercury offers rare viewing chance for early risers
Elusive planet will make a pre-dawn appearance as it seems to stray from the sun
We start December with one of the best chances to see Mercury this year, at least for the northern hemisphere. The elusive inner planet never strays far from the sun but this week it reaches the configuration known as the greatest western elongation.
This means that from our vantage point on Earth, the planet appears as far away as possible from the sun. It will appear in the pre-dawn twilight sky. For observers at mid-northern latitudes, the geometry is favourable, and so the best views are possible 30 to 60 minutes before sunrise.
Continue reading...Published: December 1, 2025, 6:00 am
Does ‘laziness’ start in the brain?
Understanding the surprising mechanism behind apathy can help unlock scientific ways to boost your motivation
We all know people with very different levels of motivation. Some will go the extra mile in any endeavour. Others just can’t be bothered to put the effort in. We might think of them as lazy – happiest on the sofa, rather than planning their latest project. What’s behind this variation? Most of us would probably attribute it to a mixture of temperament, circumstances, upbringing or even values.
But research in neuroscience and in patients with brain disorders is challenging these assumptions by revealing the brain mechanisms that underlie motivation. When these systems become dysfunctional, people who were once highly motivated can become pathologically apathetic. Whereas previously they might have been curious, highly engaged and productive – at work, in their social lives and in their creative thinking – they can suddenly seem like the opposite.
Continue reading...Published: November 30, 2025, 12:00 pm