“Alzheimer’s breakthrough as pioneering head device ‘can reverse memory loss’ using electromagnetic waves,” reports Mail Online. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterised by an accumulation of the proteins amyloid beta and tau, which cause plaques and tangles in the brain and seem to affect brain function. Previous trials of drugs to dissolve these protein plaques and
“Toxic air pollution particles are found in pregnant women’s PLACENTAS for the first time,” reports the Mail Online. The placenta connects the mother to her baby. It allows nutrients and oxygen to pass from the mother to the baby, and removes harmful waste products to protect the baby. Researchers in Belgium scanned the placentas of
“It’s thought of as one of the safest painkillers to take during pregnancy, but a new study has warned of the dangers of taking paracetamol when pregnant,” the Daily Mirror reports. This new research used data from a long-running UK-based study that recruited pregnant women in 1991 and 1992 and has followed their children ever
“UK ranks BOTTOM for cancer survival rates for 5 types of tumour including lung and pancreatic, major study finds,” reports the Mail Online. Other UK media outlets also raise fears about the UK’s cancer performance, with The Independent stating: “Britain sits at bottom of global league table” and The Guardian reporting: “UK still behind in
“Taking afternoon naps linked to healthy heart,” reports The Times. A study carried out in Switzerland found that people who had 1 or 2 afternoon naps a week were less likely to have a heart attack or stroke, compared with people who did not nap. However, having more than 2 naps a week was not
Mail Online and The Guardian report that a staggering 1 in 4 people in England – nearly 12 million people – are taking addictive prescription medicines such as antidepressants, sleeping pills and opioid painkillers. They say: “the NHS must take action”. The news reports follow a review by Public Health England that assessed the number
“Being vegetarian ‘lowers heart disease risk but increases chance of stroke’,” reports The Guardian in what would appear to be a case of ‘good news, bad news’, for vegetarians. The headline is prompted by a study of more than 48,000 adults in the UK. The study found that people who said they followed a vegetarian
“Ditch the Diet Coke! People who drink two glasses a day at ‘higher risk of early death’,” warns the Daily Mirror. The headline is based on a new study that looked at whether soft drink consumption was linked to poorer long-term health outcomes. Researchers asked more than 450,000 adults (average age 51) from 10 European
“Breast cancer: Menopausal hormone therapy risks ‘bigger than thought’,” BBC News reports. Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is taken to relieve menopausal symptoms such as night sweats and hot flushes. But it’s long been recognised that HRT is linked to an increased risk of breast, womb and ovarian cancers, as well as the risk of cardiovascular
“Extreme ‘caveman’ diet of fasting every other day may help overweight patients lose nearly 8lbs in just four weeks,” reports the Mail Online. The website reports on a new study that investigated the effects of intermittent fasting on weight, metabolism and a number of general health markers, such as cholesterol levels. Researchers recruited 60 healthy
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