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Paul Alexander — known around the world as Polio Paul — died on Monday after reportedly catching Covid-19 but his iron lung was his 'cocoon' that kept him alive for 70 years

The common view that red wine is good for your health has been dismissed by health experts who say it could have the opposite effect despite conventional opinions about the drink

When it comes to making ourselves look nice, many of us are guilty of focusing on various lotions and potions - but what we consume is just as important for us

Seasonal Affective Disorder was first diagnosed in the 1980s, with doctors and psychologists scrambling to better understand what happens during the winter to trigger a depression-like state

As students compete to get into the top universities across the United States, a report found that many parents are spending hundreds of thousands on 'elite consultants' that will turn their kids' college apps into 'Ivy League bait'

Donald Trump's mental state has been called into question once again as he seeks selection as the Republican nominee and reelection as president later this year

It's cold and flu season, which means Brits are battling chesty coughs and persistent sneezes. But fitness expert Joseph Abell has revealed his 'feel better smoothie' that will help you fight off those respiratory illnesses

If you're not ready to commit to Botox, but want to banish those subtle wrinkles and fine lines we all at one point get - a common vitamin could be the answer to your problem

Talk about having your life sorted out… Madison Marsh is just 22 years old and she’s a training Air Force pilot enrolled in a Harvard master’s degree - who could also become Miss America in four days

Researchers in the US say the new system analyzes proteins in the blood and can pick up cancers in all the main organs in the human body identifying them early

A major new study has found that there are dozens of health conditions experienced in early life which could leave you childless in later life, with more than half of them being behavioural disorders

Jonathan Taylor Thomas, who is best known for playing Randy Taylor on Home Improvement, was seen leaving his apartment in California

A baffling riddle has been leaving almost all graduates from a top university completely stumped, but it's claimed that kids can solve it in minutes - can you work out the answer?

A Harvard professor attracted outrage and ridicule when he claimed a number of tiny spherules found in the Pacific were in fact from an interstellar system

Your immune system is a vital line of defence between your and the germs of the outside world. Here are six warning signs you're running low - and how you can boost it

WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann led an extravagant lifestyle with stories of vodka-filled water guns at company retreats, tequila shots after layoffs and marijuana found stashed on private jets

One Harvard-trained expert is calling for everyone to stop scrolling through social media while on the toilet, because it comes with a range of unexpected risks

Prostate cancer is the second-most common form of disease among men after skin cancer - but is notoriously hard to detect early and can spread quickly to neighbouring lymph nodes

Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb recovered small fragments of iron from the ocean floor, and he believes they're evidence of alien life. He called NASA 'arrogant' for doubting it

Harvard physics expert and professor Avi Loeb says our universe may have been created in a lab by aliens, who have 'Godlike' intelligence and technological capabilities

Researchers from Harvard University have found a link between those who consume olive oil regularly in place of margarine or mayonnaise had a lower risk of dying from dementia

We all know that exercising, eating well and socialising with loved ones spark joy, but there are more surprising activities also scientifically proven to be good for our mental health, writes Natasha Holt

How creative are you? It's hard to define this in orders, and even harder to measure. But a new test, developed by scientists, aims to measure it once and for all

An investigation into body parts that went missing from Harvard Medical School led the FBI to search the apartment of a man in Kentucky, where over 40 skulls were found

Harvard University professor Dr Daniel Lieberman says there's a type of exercise that we all should be doing to help our bodies remain strong and healthy as we get older