A study published in JAMA Oncology looks at hormonal contraceptive formulations and breast cancer risk in women under 50. Dr Ramón Salazar, Head of Medical Oncology at the Catalan Institute of ...

“The latest results show that PSA screening in this trial prevented 22 prostate cancer deaths per 10,000 men screened, compared to 14 deaths in the previous analysis. It also shows that the harms of ...

Scientists comment on the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change. Dr Chloe Brimicombe, Climate Scientist, Royal Meteorological Society, said: “This report is important and in its ninth year has ...

“This study reports that consuming a cocoa-based drink high in flavanols improves blood flow during sitting. It is already known that the consumption of flavanols improves measures of endothelial ...

“Hurricane Melissa represents one of the strongest hurricanes to hit Jamaica in living memory, the slow-moving nature of Melissa, known as a stalling, makes it particularly hazardous. Moving at around ...

“The researchers found that people in the groups who accumulated more of their daily steps in longer bouts had better health outcomes than those who more commonly took shorter bouts of steps. Those ...

Prof Andrew Beggs, MRC Senior Clinical Fellow and Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, University of Birmingham, said: ““The authors looked to understand the effects of the receipt of a SARS-CoV-2 mRNA ...

Scientists comment on the annual statistics, published by the Home Office, on the use of animals in scientific procedures. Prof Robin Lovell-Badge FRS FMedSci, Group Leader, Francis Crick Institute, ...

Dr Ada Garcia, Senior Lecturer in Public Health Nutrition, University of Glasgow, said: “Limiting free sugar consumption to less than 5% of total energy intake thought the lifecycle is the global ...

Prof Tim Chico, Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Honorary Consultant Cardiologist, University of Sheffield, said: “This study shows the value of investing in large research initiatives like UK ...

A study published in the Lancet looks at semaglutide and cardiovascular health regardless of weight loss. Dr Sonya Babu-Narayan, Clinical Director, the British Heart Foundation, and consultant ...