by John McMillan | Aug 21, 2026 | Health
Rachel Woods, University of Nottingham; University of Lincoln Supplement shelves can give the impression that almost everyone needs something. Yet for generally healthy adults, a review of 84 studies found that routine vitamin and mineral supplements offered little or...
by John McMillan | Aug 14, 2026 | Health
Tuck Seng Wong, University of Sheffield and Kang Lan Tee, University of Sheffield Scientists have crossed an important line in biological engineering. In a recent study, researchers used artificial intelligence to design complete sets of genetic instructions for...
by John McMillan | Aug 7, 2026 | Health
The instinct to “do your own research” when it comes to your health is a good one. The challenge often is not lack of information, but the opposite. People are surrounded by studies, headlines, forums, family and friends, often all speaking at once in different...
by John McMillan | Jul 31, 2026 | Health
Paul Hunter, University of East Anglia and Julii Brainard, University of East Anglia There was an energetic push to install air-filtering devices in schools and care homes when the COVID pandemic struck. However, these devices had rarely been tested in real situations...
by John McMillan | Jul 3, 2026 | Health
anne-marie Russell, University of Birmingham For most people, a hot summer’s day is uncomfortable. For someone with scarred lungs, it can become a medical risk. People living with interstitial lung disease (ILD) are especially vulnerable during extreme heat. As...
by John McMillan | Jun 18, 2026 | Health
Guy Guppy, Kingston University Cutting all sugar from your diet sounds like the healthy thing to do. But a recent study suggests it may do more harm than good. Instead of improving metabolic health, it appears to make it worse. Before rewriting your shopping list,...
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