A group of health professionals has said that women are not being warned of the risks associated with routine breast cancer screening, with many tests ending in
News article about antioxidants in fruit linked to reduction in toxcitiy in neurons under stress, with possible benefits for Alzheimer's disease
Smoking cannabis is more damaging than smoking tobacco, The Guardian reported. A single cannabis joint "may cause as much damage to the lungs as five chain-smoked
The news has reported that fatal reactions to peanut allergies could be prevented with a new technique scientists have developed. We explain the science behind the headlines.
News article about a study in rats comparing weight gain after eating a sugar-sweetened or sweetener-sweetened yoghurt
Zebrafish, which have the ability to repair damaged and diseased cells in their own eyes, could help find a cure for blindness, the Daily Mail and other newspapers
"Science and health news hype: where does it come from?," The Guardian asks. A new study suggests a lot of the hype comes from academics themselves, or at least their press offices, as many press releases contain exaggerations…
New cancer statistics for the UK have hit the headlines, with most papers reporting that fewer people are dying from the disease, despite a rise in the numbers being diagnosed...
Behind the headlines article on news coverage of a study that discovered seven new genes associated with prostate cancer.