Europe
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X-ray threat to young breast gene women
Young women who carry breast cancer genes are highly vulnerable to x-rays, researchers warned today. Read more
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Human gene secrets emerge
Human genetic make-up is several times more complex than previously thought, according to the stunning findings of the latest investigative project. Read more
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Plant fails to delay Alzheimer’s
A popular plant extract thought to boost the mind seems to have no impact in delaying Alzheimer’s disease, researcher said today. Read more
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Fitness fatness links queried
Many people who are obese have no greater risk of heart disease or cancer than people of normal weight, researchers said today. Read more
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Health and happiness add years fast
People who adopt healthy lifestyles in old age can add years to their lives, researchers said today. Read more
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Abortion link to later baby problems
Women who have repeated abortions may put their future ability to have healthy children at risk, researchers warn today. Read more
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Chocolate protects against stroke – research
Eating chocolate of all kinds may help men to reduce the risk of having a stroke, Swedish researchers reported last night. Read more
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Crash diets work – study
Crash diets or fasts have long-term benefits, Scottish researchers said yesterday. Read more
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Big Bang inspires new scanner
Europe’s ‘Big Bang’ experiments may have inspired a leap forward in scanner technology, Norwegian researchers say. Read more
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UK mystery over cancer outbreak
Something happened in the UK in the 1950s to trigger a worldwide epidemic of a kind of cancer of the gullet, it was reported today. Read more