“Increasingly trendy low-carbohydrate diets are no more effective than traditional low-fat diets,” reports The Daily Telegraph. Researchers in California found people lost an average 5 to 6kg (11 to 13lbs) over 12 months, whether they were assigned to a low-fat or low-carb diet. The researchers found no evidence that some people are genetically adapted to
“Pottering around the garden or walking the dog is enough to help older men live longer,” reports The Daily Telegraph. UK researchers used monitors to track the activity levels of 1,181 men aged 71 to 92. They found those who were the most active were likely to live longer. People in the UK are advised
“Autism blood discovery promises earlier tests and treatment,” claims The Daily Telegraph, reporting on research into a potential new diagnostic test for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The study involved 38 children with ASD and 31 children without. Blood and urine samples were collected from all children and tested for various protein by-products, some of which
“Fathers may pass ovarian cancer risk to daughters,” reports BBC News after research found a possible new cancer gene on the X chromosome. It’s well known that mutations in the BRCA genes can increase the risk of breast cancer and ovarian cancer. But the researchers were interested in whether there might be a separate ovarian
“Ultra-processed foods may be linked to cancer, says study,” The Guardian reports. The term ultra-processed has been taken from the recently introduced NOVA classification system, which classifies foods based on the nature, extent and purpose of food processing. These are defined as foods where complex processing has taken place using chemicals almost never found in
“Going vegan can prevent overweight adults from developing type 2 diabetes, an ‘important’ new study has concluded,” reports the Mail Online. Researchers in the US investigated the effects of a 16-week vegan diet on a group of overweight people compared with a group that continued their usual diet. The vegan group showed improvements in beta-cell
“Chemicals found in fast food wrappers and clothes are linked [to] weight gain in women,” reports the Mail Online. Researchers in the US found that women who regained most weight after dieting in a weight-loss study had higher levels of a group of chemicals called perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in their blood. PFAS are a class
“Eating slowly may help prevent obesity, say researchers,” reports The Guardian. Researchers in Japan found that people who said they ate slowly or at normal speed were less likely to be obese at the end of a 6-year study, than those who said they ate quickly. The study used data from health checks with 59,717
“People with schizophrenia can be trained by playing a video game to control the part of the brain linked to verbal hallucinations,” BBC News reports. Verbal or auditory hallucinations, which typically take the form of “hearing voices”, can be one of the most distressing aspects of schizophrenia. The voices are often abusive, rude or critical,
“Breakthrough as human eggs developed in the lab for first time,” The Guardian reports. A woman’s ovaries contain all the eggs she will ever have in her life from the time of birth. These are undeveloped egg cells contained within immature ovarian follicles (tiny structures found in the ovaries). Every month, female hormones make these
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