"Get fruity to get fit: Eat more berries to beat a big belly," The Sun reports. The advice is based on the findings of a major new study looking at the effects of foods rich in the compound flavonoid, such as berries and apples, on body weight…
BBC News has revealed that, "Women who smoke have a higher risk of cancer than men," reporting the results of a new study examining the relationship between gender and bowel cancer caused by smoking. The large-scale study found that smoking…
“Having skin cancer doubles the risk of being diagnosed with some other forms of cancer” reports The Daily Telegraph. The newspaper says a study has found that people
"Abnormal deposits that build up in the brain during Alzheimer's have been pictured in unprecedented detail by UK scientists," reports BBC News. Alzheimer's disease is characterised by two proteins…
"Ejaculating at least 21 times a month significantly reduces a man's risk of prostate cancer," the Mail Online reports. This is based on research that asked men how often they ejaculated per month and subsequent reporting of prostate cancer…
"Placebo cough treatment benefits children and their parents, study suggests," The Daily Telegraph reports. A US study found that children’s reported cough symptoms improved even though they were just given a dummy treatment…
The BBC News informs us that "faecal transplant" is the "clue to treating the gut bug" Clostridium difficile (C. difficile). C. difficile are bacteria that usually survive in the digestive system (gut) and do not cause any problems in healthy people...
Study's findings appear to suggest that part of the reason why women with breast cancer from deprived areas have worse overall survival may be related to mutations in the p53 gene
"A common ingredient of soap and toothpaste could be causing antibiotic resistance and fuelling the spread of superbugs," the Mail Online reports. This news follows the results of a study that…