A treatment to protect premature babies from blood poisoning does not work according to new research, which has been highlighted in the media.
“Pensioners enjoying sex life in their 70s”, the headline of The Daily Telegraph reads. Several news sources report on Swedish research findings that pensioners
"Nine lifestyle changes can reduce dementia risk," BBC News reports. A major review by The Lancet has identified nine potentially modifiable risk factors linked to dementia…
"No safe way to suntan, new NICE guidance warns," BBC News reports. Though the guidelines also stress the benefits of moderate sun exposure to prevent vitamin D deficiency; which is more common in the UK than many people realise…
‘Clue found to why egg flaws seen in older women’, a BBC News headline announced. The website said that scientists may be closer to understanding why older women are more likely to produce abnormal eggs.
An experimental technique has allowed a woman to successfully have two children after chemotherapy, several newspapers have reported. The mother, Dr Stinne Bergholdt of Denmark, had part of her right ovary removed and...
Behind the headlines article on news reports of a study in people with learning disabilities and anti-psychotic drugs
"Artificial sweeteners linked to risk of weight gain," the Daily Mirror reports. Researchers looking at data gathered in previous studies reported a link between artificial sweeteners – ironically often associated with diet drinks – and weight gain...
"Babies given paracetamol are nearly a third more likely to develop asthma," the Mail Online reports. The study the news is based on also found a link between maternal use of the painkiller in pregnancy, and childhood asthma…