The results of a study examining the genetics of postnatal depression have hit the headlines, with The Guardian reporting that, "British doctors have identified the first advance blood test for postnatal depression". The study in question looked at small…
A vaccine could be used to prevent diabetes according to press reports. We look at the research behind the headlines which links the disease to a virus.
BBC News has reported that “diet can ‘reverse kidney failure’ in mice”. It said that a diet high in fat and low in carbohydrate can repair kidney damage in diabetic mice. The research looked at...
“Babies who persistently cry and those who have difficulties with sleeping or feeding are more likely to develop behavioural problems in later life,” reported The Independent. The story is based on an analysis of 22 studies...
“TB screening misses 70% of latent cases,” reported The Guardian. The newspaper says that experts have called for a change to tuberculosis (TB) screening policy. They suggest that a relatively new blood test...
"Staying awake may be the best way to stop disturbing flashbacks," the Daily Mail reports. A psychological experiment carried out at Oxford University suggests that sleep may actually help embed traumatic events in the memory…
Solid research found that full-term babies that suffered oxygen deprivation when born were more likely to survive without brain damage if they were cooled
Many newspapers have reported that Catherine Zeta-Jones is being treated for bipolar disorder. It is reportedly unclear when or where she was diagnosed with the condition, which was formerly known as manic depression.
“A test could warn women of early menopause,” according to The Guardian. The newspaper reported that the test might aid the “growing number of women who put off children until their thirties but then find that they cannot conceive”...