"Doctors could soon diagnose ADHD in children with a brain scan," is the over-exuberant headline from the Mail Online. The underlying research, based on comparing the brain scans of 133 people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)…
“Having a big head may protect against dementia,” reported the BBC. The news report said that research in 270 patients with Alzheimer’s disease found that a larger head size (as a marker of brain size) was linked to...
A stem cell treatment “restores sight to partially blind man”, according to The Guardian. The newspaper says that stem cells grown on a special membrane were used to treat the...
A "breakthrough" study in which stem cells were created from living adult tissue means that damaged and diseased organs could eventually be regenerated inside the bodies of living patients, The Daily Telegraph has reported ...
Scientists have created “a genetic test that allows couples to be checked for incurable inherited diseases before they think about starting a family”, the Daily Mail has reported. The research behind this story...
A new study on stem cells could pave the way for transplants using pig organs. We explain the research...
"Scientists have managed to 'reset' human stem cells," the Mail Online reports. It is hoped studying these cells will provide more information about the mechanics of early human development…
"Over three-quarters of flu infections contracted last year did not have any symptoms, researchers found," ITV News reports. While this may be good news for people free from symptoms it raises concerns about controlling the spread of any future epidemic…
A sharp rise in hospital admissions for stress over the last year was widely covered in the papers today, with The Independent linking the increase to the recession and the Daily Mail pointing out that more men were treated in hospital for stress than women. The reports are based on figures showing that...