Existing research has shown older people who experience memory and thinking problems have a lower risk of cancer than older people who do not have these problems. ...Neurology
Researchers have discovered a process that appears to explain how a well known enzyme mutation triggers the neural deterioration seen in Parkinson’s disease. According...Obstetrics
A study by Dr Helen Paterson of the , New Zealand, shows that inaccuracies in the documented height and weight of pregnant women at the time of their 12-week scan, which...Oncology
Following a high fat diet like Atkins or LCHF increases the risk of the most common form of breast cancer by more than a fifth, reports that the has found. Increasing...Oncology
Men with prostate cancer are being given false hope by tests that underestimate the aggressiveness of their disease. quotes Dr Greg Shaw, urological surgeon from the :...Oncology
Women with irregular menstrual cycles may have more than double the risk of ovarian cancer compared to women who have regular periods. reports that this finding...Oncology
A radical new form of cancer treatment that relies on the body’s natural ‘killer cells’ to attack tumours has proved a success in the first clinical trials on...Paediatrics
The findings of part of a European study show that one out of two parents of overweight children feel their child’s weight is normal, says a report. Forty percent...Psychiatry
Newborns whose mothers were exposed during pregnancy to any one of a variety of environmental stressors – trauma, illness, and alcohol or drug abuse – become...Psychology
Elderly people with hearing loss may become socially isolated, so diagnosing hearing loss and treating the condition with hearing aids should be supported, reports ....
