A global research project has mapped out the genetic basis of major depression, identifying 44 genetic variants which are risk factors for depression, 30 of which are...Public Health
Drinking alcohol will shorten your life. Research in the United Kingdom suggests that every glass of wine or pint of beer over the daily recommended limit will cut half...
April 18th, 2018Ketamine has "shown promise" in the rapid treatment of major depression and suicidal thoughts, BBC News reports. Ketamine has a reputation as a party drug but is...
April 18th, 2018Niall McCrae, a lecturer in mental health at King’s College London, is troubled by the act of male circumcision for religious rather than clinical purposes. “A...
Researchers at the University of Birmingham and King's College London have found that staying active slows the physical manifestations of ageing.
The researchers set...
March 21st, 2018A University of Surrey study that compares the 5:2 fasting diet with a daily calorie restriction diet and concludes that fasting could have a beneficial impact on some...
Differences in the active treatment of lung cancer across England may be cutting short the lives of hundreds of patients with the disease every year, concludes research....
January 31st, 2018
Smoking just one cigarette a day carries a much higher risk of developing coronary heart disease and stroke than expected – about half the risk of smoking 20 per...
January 31st, 2018A King’s College London study has found that 1 in 4 pregnant women has mental health problems. This is more common than previously thought – but two simple questions...
January 17th, 2018
Obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery have half the risk of death, compared with those tackling their weight through diet and behaviour alone, a large...
