A vitamin pill could slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, according to media reports today. The Guardian said that animals studies found that nicotinamide,
“A woman’s tears are the biggest turn-off for men,” reported The Mirror. It said the tears “contain chemicals which dampen the male sex drive”. This news story is based on research that compared how men rated...
A hormone linked to appetite “could offer hope to prevent Alzheimer’s disease”, according to The Daily Telegraph. The newspaper reported that people with the highest levels of the hormone leptin...
“Longer limbs 'mean less risk of dementia'” reads the headline in The Guardian today. It goes on to report that a study in the US followed 2,798 people, with an
‘Chemical that can stop you eating for pleasure is discovered by British scientists,’ the Daily Mail reported. It said that an appetite suppressant that takes away the desire for post-pub kebabs and calorific late-night snacks has been discovered...
"Simple saliva test for dementia 'shows promise' in bid to diagnose the disease early," the Daily Mirror reports. This news is based on a laboratory study that took saliva samples from 12 healthy adults, nine adults with Alzheimer’s disease…
"Millions of Brits face dying early because of something they did when they were children," says the Daily Mirror's needlessly alarming headline. The newspaper reports on a study which found that a head injury causing concussion…
"HIV gene therapy using GM cells hailed a success after trial," reports The Guardian, while the BBC tells us that an "immune upgrade" could offer “HIV shielding"...
Foetal transplants for Parkinson's patients have been “brought closer to reality” by new research, said The Independent today. Trials of the experimental technique, which implants tissue from foetuses...