“First-time marathon runners can ‘reverse ageing’ on blood vessels by four years,” reports the Daily Mirror. The headline follows a UK study that recruited 138 healthy adults with no previous marathon experience. The participants then spent 6 months training for the London Marathon. At the start of the study, researchers used a type of heart
“Restful night ‘cuts risk’ of heart attack,” reports The Times. Doctors have long suspected a link between unhealthy sleep behaviours and cardiovascular diseases such as heart disease and stroke. Researchers created a ‘healthy sleep score’, which combined 5 factors: being a morning person rather than a ‘night owl’ sleeping 7 to 8 hours most nights
“Women over 50 should lose weight to cut breast cancer risk,” reports The Daily Telegraph. Previous research has shown that the chances of getting breast cancer are higher for women who are overweight or obese. This may be because overweight women produce more oestrogen. Oestrogen can cause breast cells to grow, which could lead to
“Core Blimey eating two apples a day boosts health of your heart by slashing high levels of cholesterol,” reports The Sun. The story is based on a small trial that found that eating 2 apples a day for 8 weeks can slightly reduce high cholesterol levels, by up to 4%. Apples are high in fibre
“Exercise advice on food labels could help to tackle the obesity crisis” The Guardian reports. Labelling on packaged food has to include information such as the number of calories and grams of fat. However, there’s evidence that many people do not know what these measures mean. Researchers involved in a new study have suggested converting
“Obese children have a thinner region of their brain which controls decision-making,” reports Mail Online. Researchers examined brain scans of more than 3,000 children aged 9 and 10 years old in the US. They looked at the thickness of their brain in areas called the cortex, and compared these to each child’s body mass index
“C-Section babies are no more likely to be obese than those born normally,” reports the Mail Online. The recent rise in the number of babies being born by caesarean section has been linked to the rise in childhood obesity. Previously, scientists have suggested that babies born by caesarean section might have missed out on exposure
“Once-a-month oral contraceptive pill in tests,” reports BBC News. Researchers in the US are developing a pill that can stay in the stomach for a month, slowly releasing hormones to prevent pregnancy. The team have developed a capsule designed to be swallowed. Once in the stomach, the capsule dissolves and a 6-sided star structure unravels
“People as young as 25 ‘need to know of their bad cholesterol levels’,” reports The Guardian. A team of researchers developed a model which shows the risk of having a heart attack or stroke by age 75, for people of different ages, depending on their so-called “bad” cholesterol (non-high density lipoprotein, or non-HDL cholesterol). Non-HDL
“Cancer drug offers hope of new endometriosis treatment for millions,” reports The Sun. Endometriosis is a condition that can cause a great deal of distress and pain in women. It can also cause infertility. It happens when cells similar to those that make up the tissue lining the womb grow outside the womb, elsewhere in
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