Environment shapes health more than genes, study finds
Independent - 19-Feb-2025Research shows lifestyle and socioeconomic factors have a far greater impact on disease risk
Ella Pickover
Details last updated 23-May-2019
Articles written by Ella Pickover
Morning coffee reduces the risk of death and heart disease
Independent - 09-Jan-2025This highlights the importance of when you drink coffee, not just how much
How long people live with dementia depends on age and where they live
Independent - 09-Jan-2025arly diagnosis offers better outcomes, but most patients transition to nursing homes
Artificial cornea successfully restores sight in a 91-year-old man
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Eat your greens for better lung health: the vitamin K connection
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Even small amounts of alcohol intake can increase your blood pressure
Independent - 31-Jul-2023Systolic BP rose by 1.25 and 4.90 mm Hg for 12 and 48 grams of routine drinking, respectively
Lifetime healthy body weight may lower your risk of cancer
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Artificial sweeteners fall short in long-term weight control, says WHO
Independent - 16-May-2023Reducing sugar intake, rather than replacing sugar with sweeteners, is a better approach for weight loss
Newer diagnostic techniques reduced unnecessary harm in prostate cancer testing
Independent - 23-Feb-202367% fewer men experienced risks of screening with advanced diagnostic techniques
Disrupted sleep linked to greater risk of death in women
Evening Standard - 20-Apr-2021Unconscious wakefulness during sleep increases risk of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality
Figures Show 20-Year Gap Between Healthy Life Expectancy Across UK
Huffington Post - 30-Nov-2016Male healthspan varies from 54 years in Tower Hamlets, London, to 71.8 years in Rutland, East Mid...
This is the amount of exercise you should be doing every day
Independent - 09-Aug-2016Current World Health Organisation recommendation is 150 minutes of brisk walking or 75 minutes of...
