Journal scan
Alcohol in moderation can reduce mortality for people with mild Alzheimer’s
Moderate alcohol consumption by people recently diagnosed with mild Alzheimer’s disease is...
06 Jan 2016
Access to green space reduces risk of depression during pregnancy
Depression during pregnancy can affect health, but living in green spaces can alleviate...
06 Jan 2016
A handful of walnuts each day may help those at risk of diabetes
Here’s the crunch. Eating a handful of walnuts a day is linked to better overall diet and an...
16 Dec 2015
Dissatisfaction with body image can be a trigger for emotional eating
Many people with obesity eat because of emotional triggers, say researchers, and...
16 Dec 2015
How do nurses view their role in empowering patients to help care for themselves?
Hospital nurses spend more of their time (one third) with patients than other clinician...
16 Dec 2015
Flu nasal spray vaccine found appropriate for children with egg allergy or asthma
The children’s influenza vaccine is unlikely to trigger an allergic reaction in individuals...
16 Dec 2015
Clinicians advised to weigh benefits and risks of prescribing ADHD drug
Research into the effect of a widely used medicine on ADHD symptoms urges clinicians to use...
16 Dec 2015
Watch who you mix with at the Christmas and New Year parties
A survey published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence reveals that certain mixer drinks can...
09 Dec 2015
Does patient experience have an influence on clinical commissioning?
Clinicians, led by GPs, are the masters of clinical commissioning groups – one of the main...
09 Dec 2015
A framework for nursing home care helps develop students’ working ways
Four years ago, Jan Jukema of Windesheim University of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands...
09 Dec 2015
Smokers take more time off work than non-smokers, Spanish survey reveals
A clinical survey of 500 Spanish patients has found that smokers needed more health...
09 Dec 2015
Better to get your message across, when you’re using rhymes to emboss
Poetry can be an unexpectedly powerful medium for putting key research messages across.
09 Dec 2015
Commercial genetic testing to spot sporting talent lacks evidence and confidentiality
Children and young athletes should not be put through genetic testing to boost performance...
02 Dec 2015
Childhood cancer survivors found more likely to have autoimmune diseases later
The survivors of childhood cancer are at heightened risk of a wide range of autoimmune...
02 Dec 2015
Mammography is too harmful to continue using, says researcher
The best thing a woman can do to lower her risk of becoming a breast cancer patient is to...
02 Dec 2015
Stricter disability benefit assessments may do serious damage to mental health
The introduction of stringent tests to assess eligibility for disability benefit in England...
02 Dec 2015
New risk tools determine patients at high risk of diabetes complications
Two new risk prediction tools can help identify patients with diabetes who are at high risk...
02 Dec 2015
Central obesity increases risk of death even in people with a normal body mass index
People of normal weight who have excess fat around their middle are more likely to die early...
25 Nov 2015