"Red wine can ‘help fight the ageing process’ – but how much would you have to drink?," is the question posed by The Sun, after a US study suggested resveratrol, a substance found in the skin of red grapes, may help keep our muscles and nerves healthy as we get older. But the story might
"Eating a Mediterranean diet ‘cuts deadly breast cancer risk by 40%’ in postmenopausal women," says the Mail Online of a widely reported study carried out by researchers in the Netherlands. The researchers looked at data from a study involving more than 60,000 women aged 55-69 over a 20-year period. At the start of the study,
"Redheads are more likely to develop Parkinson’s," claims the Mail Online after a study found the gene that makes people with red hair susceptible to skin cancer also increases the risk of brain disease. But the study didn’t actually look directly at redheads (human ones, anyway). Instead, it used mice to look at whether a red hair
"Artificial human life could soon be grown from scratch in the lab, after scientists successfully created a mammal embryo using only stem cells," reports The Daily Telegraph. This is an extremely premature claim as it is based on a laboratory study using mouse stem cells. Stem cells are cells that have the potential to be
"You can be fat and healthy," is the misleading headline from the Daily Mail. While a Dutch study did find that activity could help avoid the increased risk of cardiovascular disease associated with obesity, it didn’t look at the risks of other obesity-related conditions such as type 2 diabetes and some types of cancer. The study of 5,344 people
"Increased risk of 11 types of cancer linked to being overweight," The Guardian reports. A new review in the BMJ found strong evidence of a link between body weight and 11 types of cancer, most of them either digestive (such as bowel cancer) or hormonal (such as breast cancer). The review was based on more
"Early warning signs may have been missed in up to one in six people who died of a heart attack in English hospitals," BBC News reports. A review of hospital records found 16% of people who died of a heart attack were admitted in the previous 28 days with another condition. The study authors say this
"Avoid celebrity fad diets and just eat your greens to stay healthy," the Daily Mirror reports. A review carried out by US cardiologists found little evidence fads like juicing and coconut oil prevent heart disease and other cardiovascular diseases. But they did find evidence extra virgin olive oil, blueberries and strawberries, leafy green vegetables and controlled portions
"Miscarriages for women on IVF ‘double when the clocks go forward because the loss of an hour in bed puts more stress on a mother-to-be’s body’," reports the Mail on Sunday about a study of more than 1,500 cycles of IVF treatment in the US. In a similar system to British Summer Time (where clocks go
"The pancreas can be triggered to regenerate itself through a type of fasting diet, say US researchers," BBC News reports. Research in mice found a low-calorie diet may help in cases of type 1 and type 2 diabetes. The pancreas is an organ that uses specialised cells known as beta cells to produce the hormone
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