“Good cholesterol” doesn’t lower heart attack risk, the Daily Mail has reported.
A great deal of research has previously suggested that higher levels of “good” HDL cholesterol reduce your risk coronary heart disease, while higher levels of
“A blood test for men with prostate cancer could detect if the illness is likely to be life-threatening,” the Daily Mail has reported. In some cases prostate cancer can be benign, but in others it can be life-threatening and require treatment such …
If you want to lose weight you should “get more sleep”, says the Daily Mail. The newspaper says that going on a ‘sleep diet’ of extra shuteye may be a more relaxing way to shed pounds than counting calories or going to the gym.
While the idea …
“Aggressive pancreatic tumours may be treatable with a new class of drugs,” BBC News has reported today.
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most aggressive forms of cancer, and very few patients diagnosed with the disease survive beyond five years af…
“Breast cancer is effectively ten different diseases,” the Daily Mail has today reported. The newspaper says that a “landmark” study has reclassified the country’s most common cancer in “breakthrough research” that could revolutionise the…
Experimental cell transplants can improve the sight of visually impaired mice, it has been widely reported. The Independent called the research behind the news a “major step towards cure for blindness”, while The Guardian said the work is “the fi…
“DNA testing of traditional Chinese medicines has shown that many contain traces of endangered animals,” The Independent has today reported.
The tests were performed by Australian scientists devising new ways to detect exactly what plant and anima…
Researchers have today published a new “encyclopaedia” detailing how hundreds of different cancer cells respond to anti-cancer agents, BBC News has reported.
The research is part of a high-profile project to unlock how genetics controls the way ca…
Scientists have discovered a “gene flaw linked to serious flu risk”, according to BBC News. The broadcaster says the mutation controls a malformed protein, which makes cells more susceptible to viral infection.
This story is based on a series of e…
“The secret to staying slim may be all in your genes,” the Daily Mail has today reported, adding that scientists have uncovered a “greedy gene that makes you eat more even when you are full”.
Before any dieters lose hope and reach for the near…
