Europe
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Oils that prevent allergy may block cancer treatment
Women who consume fish and nut oils in pregnancy may help reduce their child’s risk of developing allergy, researchers have reported. Read more
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Babies distinguish pain at 35 weeks
Unborn babies can distinguish between pain and general touch from about 35 weeks’ gestation, new research has suggested. Read more
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Young diabetes patients face drug and alcohol risk
Deaths related to drug use and alcohol consumption may have become increasingly prevalent in the last few decades among people who develop diabetes in childhood, researchers warned today. Read more
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You can’t lose weight on-line, researchers say
Tailored online programmes that use self-reported dietary information to calculate a reduced fat diet are ineffective, Dutch researchers said today. Read more
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Adenoid removal may not cut childhood infections
Having the adenoids removed will not necessarily benefit children with recurring upper respiratory tract infections, new research finds. Read more
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Europe to test heart cell treatment
A major trial of stem cell treatments to repair damaged hearts is to be undertaken in Europe, it was announced yesterday. Read more
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Euro-killer bug deciphered
Scientists have been successfully unravelling the genetic secrets of the E.coli strain which caused death and alarm across Europe earlier this year, a conference was told yesterday. Read more
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Alarm as psychiatric drug research falters
Development of drugs for mental illness has come to a near halt in Europe in spite of the massive extent of the problem, experts warned today. Read more
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Black Death bacterium confirmed by DNA technique
Analysis of the skeletons of medieval plague victims has confirmed conclusively for the first time that the bacterium yersinia pestis was responsible for the Black Death in mediaeval times. Read more
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How smoking puts female heart at risk
Women are more likely to suffer from a hardening of the arteries because of exposure to tobacco smoke than men, a European study has found. Read more