"Neurologists 'work out the key to finding happiness'," claims The Independent. Japanese researchers claim to have found a link between reported happiness and an area of the brain called the precuneus…
"E-readers are more effective for some readers with dyslexia than paper," BBC News reports. The story comes from a study of just over 100 students with dyslexia. Researchers compared the students' reading comprehension and speed using...
'Growing up in the countryside could double the risk of Alzheimer’s disease' the Daily Mail tells us after researchers studied how rates of the disease differed between urban and rural environments. Though what is causing this effect remains a mystery…
“A new Alzheimer’s detection test, which can diagnose the presence of the disease decades before symptoms appear, could be available to patients in just three years,” reports the Daily Express.
A scientist has claimed that “breast milk is no more beneficial for a child's health than formula milk”, The Daily Telegraph reported. It said the researcher, Professor
"Air pollution is linked to an increased risk of stroke," BBC News reports, prompted by a large global study in The BMJ. Researchers found an association even with brief upsurges in air pollution levels…
A story that you will probably not be reading in your daily paper anytime soon casts serious doubts on the reliability of mainstream medical and health journalism. A study found that over half of all news stories were subject to some form of 'spin'…
There have been several reports in the media suggesting that some doctors in British clinics are agreeing to abortions solely because of the foetus’ gender...
“Mobile phone radiation ‘protects’ against Alzheimer’s,” the BBC has reported. This story is based on research that looked at the effects of exposing genetically modified mice to the same frequency of electromagnetic...