Heart attack – what you need to know: Around 80,000 people are admitted to hospital following a heart attack. The earlier someone seeks help if they suspect the are having a heart attack the better the prognosis. Currently the survival rate is about 7 in 10. The NHS are encouraging people to call the emergency […]
New Study Reveals What We Wear Can Attract Mosquitoes: A new study published in Nature Communications has revealed that mosquitoes are especially attracted to people wearing red, orange or black clothes[1]. Bite prevention expert, Howard Carter advises, “Even if you don’t wear this colour, the mosquitoes will still hone in on your skin which they […]
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Back to the slopes? ….skating on ice for people with joint problems: With the relaxing of travel restrictions ahead of half term (and fuelled with armchair-inspo from the Beijing Winter Olympics), many families will be flocking back to the slopes… However, there’s one big difference – the vast majority will have had a two-year hiatus […]
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Food pattern calculator estimate how to gain up to ten life-years: What we eat is essential for health and prevention of disease, and unhealthy eating is associated with 11 million deaths and 255 million life-years annually. A study published in PLOS Medicine the 8th of February from researchers at University of Bergen shows that life […]
Coventry University wins prestigious award for game-based learning: Exploring science through hopscotch and language through Jenga are just some of the inventive ideas that have earned a Coventry University game-based learning initiative a prestigious award. Led by Professor of Game Science Sylvester Arnab from the Centre for Postdigital Cultures (CPC), the initiative has won the Science of Learning award […]
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Researchers have discovered two peanut allergy treatments for children that are both highly effective at inducing remission. The research, led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), found the treatments – a combination of a probiotic together with oral immunotherapy (the gradual introduction of the allergenic food) and oral immunotherapy alone – significantly induced remission […]
Physical activity protects against type 2 diabetes by modifying metabolism: Regular physical activity significantly changes the body’s metabolite profile, and many of these changes are associated with a lower risk of type 2 diabetes, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. The study population included more than 7,000 men who were followed […]
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Are you a senior who lives alone? If so, you’re probably well aware of just how difficult it can be to get by on your own. This is especially true if you don’t have any close family members nearby to help out when needed. But don’t worry – living on your own doesn’t have to […]
On World Cancer Day 2022 – ‘Turning Time‘ : A Richmond man has written about his experience ‘cheating cancer’ in a book he’s selling to raise funds for blood cancer charity Anthony Nolan. Richard Jefferies, 53, was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) a type of rare blood cancer ten years ago. A keen runner, he […]
