That’s the question Dr Gisela Helfer, Associate Professor in Physiology at the University of Bradford, will be posing at a public lecture in Bradford on Tuesday, May 23rd. Dr Helfer will be discussing MCT oil – medium-chain triglyceride oil – which has become popular amongst wellbeing influencers. In 2019, the global market value for MCT oil […]
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Melanoma is a deadly, but largely preventable, form of skin cancer. Wearing sunscreen is one of the most effective ways to protect against it, but new data released today by the charity Melanoma Focus has found that half (50%) of people in the UK think sunscreen is too expensive and 10% don’t use it at […]
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TRYING new foods as we age could help ward off dementia, according to academic research. Dr Ritchie Williamson, Director of Research – Life Course at the University of Bradford, said our tendency to narrow our food choices as we get older has an impact on the good bacteria which keep the brain functioning properly. He said: […]
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66% of Brits who’ve lost older loved ones wish they had more meaningful conversations together to understand the ‘real them’. The poll of 2,000 UK adults who have lost a loved one in the last 10 years, found nearly nine in 10 (88%) wish they had found out more about their lives. The new research […]
The British Dental Association has slammed the Prime Minister’s latest attempts to gloss over the crisis in dentistry. In response to questions from Norwich’s Clive Lewis, the PM offered misleading lines on workforce, funding and reform which have been repeated, almost verbatim, time and again at PMQs since the start of 2023. The professional body […]
The growing number of Brits out of work due to mental health conditions has prompted a surge in companies promoting wellness perks to new recruits. Over the past 12 months job adverts referring to wellness subsidies, budgets or discounts rose 310%, while those mentioning employee counselling services doubled (up 95%), reveals research by social media […]
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Household cats acquired the same COVID-19 variants as their owners throughout the pandemic, according to new research. The study, published in Emerging Infectious Diseases and led by the MRC-University of Glasgow Centre for Virus Research (CVR) – where scientists first detected human-to-cat COVID-19 transmission in April 2021 – found a retrospective association between the dominant […]
Developing better connections between ethnic minority patients and health care professionals could drive more positive health care experience for ethnic minority patients, researchers have found. Responding to reports of discrimination and treatment lacking in empathy, the researchers, led by the University of Westminster and including scientists from Oxford University, Queen Mary University of London, King’s […]
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Limits should be placed on the amount of alcohol served at work events according to the Chartered Management Institute, after it found that nearly one in three managers has witnessed ‘inappropriate behaviour or harassment’ at work parties. Commenting on the issue of capping drinks at work events, Martin Preston, addiction specialist and Founder of Private […]
Knife crime is at a record high in the UK. Every day the news report yet another story of injury or fatality related to knife crime. Would you know how to help with major bleeding while also keeping yourself safe? In the year ending March 2022, there were around 45,000 offences involving a knife or sharp […]
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