Whether prolonged education actually causes changes in brain structure over the long term and protects against brain aging is still unknown.

People with more positive aging expectations rate their cognitive function better. A positive outlook on aging keeps older people mentally sharp, suggests a new study. But more negative expectations ...

Exam stress for teenagers is made worse by pressure to achieve, a leading academic has warned. He says it means many pupils ...

A nurse who was going to take her own life by jumping in front of an oncoming train was saved by the driver - and then married him. Mom-of-three Charlotte Lay, 33, was stood on the train tracks ready ...

The pandemic not only led many families to eat more meals at home, it increased the quality of family time during those dinners.

A schoolgirl with severely bowed legs had life-changing surgery to straighten them - and it made her 14cm taller. Fudia, 10, was born with a progressive orthopedic condition that worsened over time ...

Tiny solar-powered "bird backpacks" are being used to track hummingbirds in a unique new trial. Researchers from the University of Aberdeen, the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Colombia, Queen’s ...

Thousands of Victorian images of inmates at a notorious jail have been released - offering a glimpse of life in the late 1800s. Mugshots of people held in Scotland’s largest prison Barlinnie over 100 ...

An elderly cat was reunited with its owner - after 14 YEARS. Pet Charlotte disappeared from her home in Maida Vale, west London back in 2010 - much to the despair of her devoted owner Vivien Tarlton.

Not going out is the “new normal” post-Covid, according to a new study. Compared with just before the pandemic, researchers found that people are spending nearly an hour less a day doing activities ...