PFAS: how research is uncovering damaging effects of ‘forever chemicals’
Eadaoin Carthy, Dublin City University and Abrar Abdelsalam, Dublin City University Since their inception in the 1940s, the so-called forever
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Proposed smoking ban would improve UK public health – but tobacco industry opposition could be a major roadblock
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Fluoride: very high levels in water associated with cognitive impairment in children
Robert Kalin, University of Strathclyde Fluoride is one of the more abundant elements naturally found in drinking water, and levels
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Is salt really a new culprit in type 2 diabetes?
Duane Mellor, Aston University When people think of foods related to type 2 diabetes, they often think of sugar (even
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A century of research shows eating these compounds can help protect against heart disease and Alzheimer’s
Jara Pérez Jiménez, Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos y Nutrición (ICTAN – CSIC); Cara Frankenfeld, University of Puget
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Like many women, I didn’t know I was autistic until adulthood – how late diagnosis can hurt mental health and self image
Rachel Moseley, Bournemouth University For many women, adult diagnoses of autism are “a light in the darkness”, an epiphany of
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I’m a microbiologist and here’s what (and where) I never eat
Primrose Freestone, University of Leicester Every year, around 2.4 million people in the UK get food poisoning – mostly from
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Medical gaslighting: when conditions turn out not to be ‘all in the mind’
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Surgery is facing its #MeToo moment – here’s what needs to be done now
Sarah Steele, University of Cambridge As the NHS seeks to heal and care, it now faces a challenge of introspection,
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Cancer is rising in under-50s – but the causes are a mystery
Ashleigh Hamilton, Queen’s University Belfast Cancer is often thought of as a disease that mostly affects older people. But worrying
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