At one time we used to worry about getting older. Now it seems we worry about what we will do when we are older. This change of emphasis came out of a King’s College London survey of more than 2,000 … Read More
Relief for worried mums after study finds painkillers do not cause ADHD in babies during pregnancy
When a woman is pregnant, she instinctively wants to protect her unborn baby from any harm and often refuses to take even the most commonly used over-the-counter drugs, such as paracetamol. Well, now pregnant mums can rest easy and take that … Read More
New smart calculator able to predict person’s 10 year risk of heart disease more accurately
Exciting research, led by Oxford University, has developed a tool that predicts a person’s 10 year risk of cardiovascular disease, such as heart disease and stroke, more accurately than before. The tool, called QR4, can help identify these diseases in … Read More
Teen study monitoring how social media affects mental health is so vital
There are bound to be teenagers who would welcome taking part in a new nationwide study to track feelings of loneliness in this digital age of smartphones and social media. If so, they should visit the website gslonelinessteens.com. Teenagers aged … Read More
New insight into the tricks cancer cells use to keep growing could help beat disease
There seems to be no end to the inventiveness in cancer research – the latest study from Imperial College London even promises to contain its spread. I noticed the TV adverts for Cancer Research have changed from “Together we shall beat cancer” to “Together we are beating cancer”. And in … Read More
Human mini-lungs grown in lab by scientists will reduce need for animal testing
Organoids are mini organs on a minute scale, grown from stem cells in the lab for use in tests which would currently be performed on rodents. They involve minute quantities of chemicals – nanograms. And now human mini-lungs grown by … Read More
Keto diet gives hope to epileptic babies who can’t find relief with drugs
Some babies are born suffering from epilepsy – and some of those turn out to be resistant to anti-epileptic drugs, giving parents and doctors a dilemma. Now Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH) has come up with a strategy that could … Read More
Targeting exhausted immune cells may prevent breast cancer from developing
Everyone has BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, but mutations in these – which can be inherited – increase the risk of breast and ovarian cancer. Researchers at the University of Cambridge have now created the world’s largest catalogue of human breast … Read More
Just a one-minute pregnancy check could help to lower the risk of premature birth
Everyone working in maternity services is concerned about rising numbers of caesarean sections. More than 25% of all deliveries in the UK happen this way. Furthermore, up to 20% of in-labour caesarean sections (CS) occur late in labour, which could … Read More
Older drivers should take extra special test if they want to stay on the road
All my life, I’ve never been that good backing a car into a tight space and now I’m getting older I’m aware that whatever spatial skills I had are on the wane. Now, research from the University of East Anglia … Read More
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