"Skin cancer: Genetic mutations 'warn of risk'," reports the BBC News. The science behind the headline involved sequencing the genetic material of 184 people with a strong family history of malignant melanoma, the most serious type of skin cancer…
"Men with a bald pate are at significantly greater risk of heart disease than their less follicly challenged peers," reports The Daily Telegraph. There are similar headlines across much of the media...
"Cats have passed TB to humans for the first time in an outbreak feared to have been caused by badgers," the Daily Mail reports. Authorities are closely monitoring the situation and the risk of further transmission has been described as “very low”…
"Maintaining sufficient vitamin D levels may help to prevent rheumatoid arthritis, according to researchers" The Guardian reports
"A fifth of cancer patients experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a Malaysian study has found" BBC News reports.
“Brain training computer game ‘reduced risk of dementia by almost a third’,” claims the Daily Mirror, arguably over-stating the importance of a US study’s results.
"Eating yogurt high in ‘good bacteria’ could help lower high blood pressure, according to new research" the Mail Online reports.
“Inducing birth one to two weeks earlier in first-time mothers over 35 could reduce still birth by two-thirds, large study finds” reports the Mail Online.
"Indulgent grandparents may be having an adverse impact on their grandchildren's health, say researchers" BBC News reports