"Scientists warn smoking 'skunk' cannabis wrecks brains," The Sun reports, somewhat simplistically. A small study found some users of the high-strength skunk strain of cannabis had changes in nerve fibres in a specific part of the brain...
"Pesticides on fruit and vegetables may be damaging sperm counts and men should consider going organic if they want to have children," The Daily Telegraph reports…
“’Afternoon naps' aid children's learning,” BBC News reports. A new study has found that toddlers who had Spanish-style siestas performed better in learning tasks compared to children who stayed awake…
“Watching TV for three hours a day will not harm your children”, The Independent reports. However, The Daily Express contradicts this, saying “Too much television turns children into monsters”. In this case…
An “antioxidant-rich diet ‘cuts heart attack risk’,” The Daily Telegraph has reported. It goes on to say that older women who ate “seven fruit and vegetable portions a day were between 20 and 29 per cent less likely to have a heart attack...
“Playing active video games won’t help you stay fit,” the Daily Mail has today reported. In what will surely come as a blow to people who think tennis can be played from the sofa...
“Bear bile could help prevent arrhythmia in heart attack sufferers,” reported the Daily Mail. This headline is based on a laboratory study investigating the effects of bile acid on the electrical signals of...
“One reason why people with diabetes can suffer more damage during strokes has been discovered,” reported BBC News. It said a study has found that elevated sugar levels are linked to “at least one in ten strokes”...
“The precise cause of the immune reaction that leads to coeliac disease has been discovered,” BBC News reported. It said that three key substances in gluten have been found to trigger the condition...