"Being too clean could increase your risk of developing Alzheimer's," The Sun has reported, while the Daily Mail reports that "an obsession with being too clean and hygienic could lead to a higher risk of dementia"...
News that high-salt diets have been linked to autoimmune conditions has hit the headlines today, with BBC News reporting that "The amount of salt in our diet could be…leading to diseases such as multiple sclerosis...
'Hidden perils of acupuncture: Lost needles, punctured lungs and fainting among NHS horror stories' is the Daily Mail’s headline, reporting on a study on patient safety in acupuncture. So do the risks of acupuncture outweigh any benefits it may have?...
“Children born to women undergoing cancer drug treatment show normal results in physical and mental development tests,” The Guardian has reported. The news is based on research that examined...
The Daily Express has today claimed that “salt is safe to eat”, and that, after years of lecturing, the “health fascists” have been proved wrong. This news is based on a systematic review that combined data from seven earlier...
“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...
The Daily Telegraph reported today on a new drug that could “shrink inherited breast and ovarian cancers”. It said that the drug, called olaparib, targets cancer cells caused by faulty genes...
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...
“People who are overweight or obese in middle-age run the risk of being frail in later life,” reported BBC News. It said a study found that men who put on weight