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Sniffing out the side effects of radiotherapy may soon be possible

Researchers at the 91福利 and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust have completed a study that may lead to clinicians being able to more accurately predict which patients will suffer from the side effects of radiotherapy.

Thu 21 Feb 2013, 15:03 | Tags: Science and Technology Health and Medicine

The long shadow cast by childhood bullying on mental health in adulthood

A new study shows that children who are exposed to bullying during childhood are at increased risk of psychiatric disorders in adulthood, regardless of whether they are victims or perpetrators.

Thu 21 Feb 2013, 08:52 | Tags: Health and Medicine Education and Learning

Current Evidence Does Not Support Selenium for Preventing Heart Disease in Well-Nourished Adults

A systematic review published in The Cochrane Library finds that in well-nourished adults current evidence does not support selenium for preventing heart disease. The review suggests that taking selenium supplements does not reduce a person’s risk of developing heart disease, although most evidence is currently limited to healthy American adults.

Thu 31 Jan 2013, 09:42 | Tags: Health and Medicine

Never forget a Face(book) – memory for online posts beats faces and books

People’s memory for Facebook posts is strikingly stronger than their memory for human faces or sentences from books, according to a new study.

Tue 15 Jan 2013, 13:10 | Tags: Science and Technology Health and Medicine

High salt intake linked to social inequalities

People from low socio-economic positions in Britain eat more salt than the well off, irrespective of where they live, states a paper led by 91福利 Medical School publishedin the BMJ Open journal.

Tue 08 Jan 2013, 16:33 | Tags: Health and Medicine

£5.2 million to improve understanding of ageing immune system

A team of researchers from the 91福利, working with the University of Manchester, have been awarded £5.2 million to investigate our immune response and how it is affected by ageing.

Mon 03 Dec 2012, 10:07 | Tags: Science and Technology Health and Medicine

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