“A new technique could lead to a blood test for detecting Alzheimer's,” BBC News reported. This news story is based on research that has developed a new method to screen blood...
“Psychologists have found that sweetened drinks make people less aggressive and argumentative,” according to the Daily Mail. The scientists behind the new research said a sweet drink could improve...
Scientists have analysed the entire genetic sequence of malignant melanoma skin cancer and an aggressive form of lung cancer.
Many newspapers have reported that the NHS is now to offer acupuncture for back pain. The Daily Telegraph said that people whose back pain has continued for more
Probiotics containing 'benign bacteria' could be used to protect critically ill patients from developing pneumonia, BBC News said today. The news story said that
“People who give up smoking begin to improve their health almost immediately”, The Guardian reported today. It goes on to report that a study looking at more than
“The brain circuit that makes most people natural optimists has been identified by scientists,” The Times reported on October 25 2007. The newspaper said the discovery
"A pot belly is a red flag for cancer," reports the Mail Online after a new study found an increase in waist circumference carries similar risks for developing cancer as raised body mass index (BMI)…
BBC News reports a "third [of people] given wrong initial heart attack diagnosis", while The Sun makes the totally unsupported claim that "Doctors miss heart attacks in women 'because they expect victims to be fat, middle-aged men'."…