Two scientists from the Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) at Queen’s University Belfast have been selected to participate in pioneering, international research in the area of nutrition, preventive medicine and public health. Professor Jayne Woodside, from the Centre for Public Health in the School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences, and Dr Brian Green, […]
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Heart attacks in women: The British Heart Foundation are campaigning for more people to recognise the signs and symptoms of heart attacks in women. Many people have the misconception that heart attacks only happen to men and this has led to thousands of women failing to realise that they are experiencing a heart attack and […]
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Antibiotic-resistant E. coli is more likely to be spread through poor toilet hygiene than undercooked chicken or other food, according to new research from a consortium including University of East Anglia. E. coli is a Jekyll and Hyde organism. We all harmlessly carry it in our gut, as do animals. However, some E. coli strains […]
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A number of recent cases suggest that sex reassignment surgeries remain the most controversial tool of gender transitioning due to their irreversibility. Therefore the surgeons of the leading cosmetic surgery center Nordesthetics clinic suggest gradual and mostly reversible transitioning to their transgender patients. The growing phenomenon of transgender detransitioning has hit the headlines recently. Although […]
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Children who watch over 90 minutes of television a day are more likely to eat sugar and suffer from tooth decay, according to the findings of a new study. The research discovered that young people are a third more likely to eat sugary foods (33%) and significantly more likely to have decaying teeth (39%), if […]
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The inaugural London Global Cancer Week will launch at the Royal Society of Medicine on Monday 25 November. The week-long series of discussions and events will examine the impact of the rising global incidence of cancer, the challenges the cancer pandemic poses to the implementation of universal health coverage and the contribution of UK partners […]
The key to treating blood pressure might lie in people who are “resistant” to developing high blood pressure even when they eat high salt diets, shows new research published in Experimental Physiology. With 1 in 4 adults suffering from high blood pressure in the UK, and over 1.1 billion people across the globe, it is […]
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As the Government pulls back from planned online porn controls, Priory psychiatrist says parents need to be prepared to talk to their children about explicit content · Priory adolescent psychiatrist Dr Hayley van Zwanenberg offers tips to parents on how to have conversations with children · New online porn controls would not have stopped some […]