Eating some chocolate really might be good for you – here’s what the research says

Mar 28, 2024 12:05 pm UTC| Health

Although it always makes me scoff slightly to see Easter eggs making their first appearance in supermarkets at the end of December, there are few people who arent delighted to receive a bit of chocolate every year. It...

We’ve taken smoking from ‘normal’ to ‘uncommon’ and we can do the same with vaping – here’s how

Mar 25, 2024 05:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

Vaping is a pressing public health issue. While adult smoking rates continue to fall, vaping rates are rising. Seven per cent of adults now vape daily, up nearly three-fold since 2019. Most alarmingly, the rate of daily...

Elon Musk says ketamine can get you out of a ‘negative frame of mind’. What does the research say?

Mar 21, 2024 17:39 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health

X owner Elon Musk recently described using small amounts of ketamine once every other week to manage the chemical tides that cause his depression. He says its helpful to get out of a negative frame of mind. This has...

The hidden racist history of hair loss

Mar 19, 2024 11:33 am UTC| Health

Hair loss is common in men and women, particularly with age for example, androgenetic alopecia (or pattern baldness) affects 80% of men and 40% of women. For the most part, it can be physically inconsequential. Yet,...

Study links microplastics with human health problems – but there’s still a lot we don’t know

Mar 19, 2024 11:29 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

A recent study published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine has linked microplastics with risk to human health. The study involved patients in Italy who had a condition called carotid artery plaque,...

Proteins in milk and blood could one day let doctors detect breast cancer earlier – and save lives

Mar 18, 2024 09:17 am UTC| Health

Doctors may someday be able to use bodily fluids to noninvasively detect breast cancer in patients earlier than is possible now. Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women in the U.S. and is...

Child health is in crisis in the UK – here’s what needs to change

Mar 18, 2024 09:04 am UTC| Insights & Views Health

A new report from the Academy of Medical Sciences highlights the appalling decline in child health and a need for urgent action. In recent years, child vaccination rates have fallen well below World Health Organization...