It has recently been discovered that gene editing can transform the fat that we store in our bodies from white fat to brown or beige fat. Most of the fat we store is white fat and its function is simply to store energy whereas brown/beige burns energy.

The shoulder has an optimum kinematic (meaning the property of motion) lifespan of roughly 40 years. After this point in time we begin to see degenerative changes. The key anatomical issue with ageing in the shoulder is typically the rotator cuff.

Donated blood has a life of 35 days. A reliable and safe source of blood is essential but before the discovery of hepatitis this could not be assured.

The hidden logistics of a COVID-19 vaccine: ‘Vials and stoppers are only trivial if you have them. If you do not have them, they cease to be trivial. A shortage of any one of those will act as a bottleneck.’

According to the Office of National Statistics (ONS), there is an underlying pattern of increasing deaths in the UK in which an opioid pain medicine, especially tramadol, is mentioned as present on the death certificate.

Governments around the world have pledged billions of dollars for a COVID-19 vaccine candidate.

‘How could evolution produce an organism that responds so poorly to rest?’ By contrast, bears, bats and a handful of other mammals spend their winters in hibernation, showing no ill effects when they wake up as spring arrives. Why is it different for humans?

Psychobiotics is a rapidly emerging area of research that has begun to reveal a link between how bacteria in our colon can influence our mood.

Oxford Vaccine update and results from Phase I & II Trails and a new inhaled nebuliser treatment based on Interferon B.

A new study in Holland has revealed that poorer outcomes with COVID-19 may be partly associated with vitamin K status.

Since we offer IDD Therapy as a possible non-invasive conservative alternative to surgery, we have often explained to patients the different surgical options that run alongside.

This week I am outlining the most common spinal surgery procedures performed in hospitals. These are decompression surgeries (or laminectomies) and spinal fusions.

In the UK, over the last 20 years, there has been a 12% increase in how likely a person is to experience disability because of low back pain.

In 20 years we have attempted to dodge six bullets in the shape of Ebola, SARS, MERS, Swine Flu (H1N1), Avian Flu (H5N1) and COVID-19.

Compared to other primates we are unique as we can walk upright on our hind limbs. A common evolutionary issue is an unintended consequence.

COVID-19: We have learned in a few short months what we normally learn in 100 years for other diseases.

Snake venom offers a bewildering number of possible ‘lead molecules’ due to the plethora of biochemical and pharmacological activities at work.

Vitamin D influences several immune pathways, with the net effect of boosting mucosal defences in our lung tissue while simultaneously dampening excessive inflammatory responses.

Hip replacements are one of the most successful and cost-effective interventions in orthopaedic medicine.

Vitamin C is a powerful antioxidant and a popular supplement. How valid are the claims behind it?