The study will use a purified form of the natural compound, with the trial also testing if drugs like aspirin and metformin can prevent the disease.

Around 30,000 oysters have been released into the estuary since September last year under the Restoration Forth project.

The president-elect expects the new leader to go around regular Senate order, if necessary, to allow him to fill his Cabinet.

Derek ‘Benny’ Bennett, 72, served in Northern Ireland, Cyprus and the Middle East during 25 years in the Army.

Scottish Football Association chief executive Ian Maxwell has told how he suffered an eyecare emergency that could have cost him the sight in one eye just before the Euros. He almost missed Scotland’s ...

The ‘nextdoor nature’ programme by the Wildlife Trusts has worked with 1,600 communities in the past two years.

Jonny Huntington, who suffered a brain bleed in 2014, is aiming to become the first disabled person to succeed in this challenge.

Figures revealed that last December the total amount of blood collected was the lowest monthly total since 2020.

An artificial intelligence tool being trialled in the NHS picks up relevant medical information while filtering out background chatter.

The latest UN climate talks kick off this week against a backdrop devastating weather extremes, record heat and Donald Trump’s re-election as US President.