Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Scientists have created a new urine test which could indicate the first signs of lung cancer. The majority of cases ofContinue Reading
People whose ring finger is longer than their index digit tend to drink more alcohol, new research shows. But why is this so? The answer lies in our understanding of sex differences. Some sex differences are influenced by social factors, but others have their roots in our biology. There areContinue Reading
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Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Eating dark chocolate has been linked to a lower risk of type 2 diabetes. Although consumption of milk chocolate has notContinue Reading
Vera Prokhorova/Shutterstock During winter, many of us use fragrances to help create a cosy, festive feeling in our homes. From gingerbread, cinnamon and pine scented candles to frankincense and myrrh diffusers, it’s becoming increasingly popular to use scents to evoke the Christmas spirit. The UK home fragrance market generated aContinue Reading
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email There have been cases of teenagers suffering from long Covid for more than two years, researchers have said following the largestContinue Reading
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email A patient in the UK has received a new therapy for Huntington’s disease, which experts hope could slow progression of theContinue Reading
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email The UK government has bought more than 5 million doses of bird flu vaccine to fight a potential pandemic as casesContinue Reading
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email People with a rare form of eye cancer will have access to a “pioneering” drug on the NHS which extends survivalContinue Reading
A recent study reported the somewhat alarming observation that the social disruptions of COVID lockdowns caused significant changes in teenagers’ brains. Using MRI data, researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle showed that the usual, age-related thinning of the cortex – the folded surface – of the adolescent brainContinue Reading
