Article on media coverage of a study into whether the direction a baby's buggy faces has an effect on the infant.
“Smoking may be addictive but quitting is contagious, according to a provocative study of why people give up the weed”, reported The Times today. It says that the
Vitamin D could slow the ageing process, reported the Daily Express and other newspapers. “Sunshine vitamin is secret of youth” said the newspaper, “the sun’s rays
The BBC reports that: "The make-up of the bacteria found in human faeces may influence levels of dangerous fat in our bodies." The article is based on a UK study looking at faeces samples taken from twins, and various measures of obesity...
"Neurologists 'work out the key to finding happiness'," claims The Independent. Japanese researchers claim to have found a link between reported happiness and an area of the brain called the precuneus…
“Dry-roasted peanuts 'worst for allergies',” the Mail Online reports. New research involving mice suggests that the roasting process increases the 'allergic power' of peanuts. Researchers exposed mice to small amounts of proteins derived from either…
"Stress can double the risk of infertility for women," the Daily Mail reports. But the evidence provided by the study it reports on is not as clear-cut as the reporting implies…
"E-readers are more effective for some readers with dyslexia than paper," BBC News reports. The story comes from a study of just over 100 students with dyslexia. Researchers compared the students' reading comprehension and speed using...
'Growing up in the countryside could double the risk of Alzheimer’s disease' the Daily Mail tells us after researchers studied how rates of the disease differed between urban and rural environments. Though what is causing this effect remains a mystery…