Great British Bake Off Christmas desserts not as naughty as you may think

Analysis suggests a guilt-free Christmas is possible (if concerns about observational nutrition research can be set aside) Christmas desserts from The Great British Bake Off are more likely to use ingredients that are associated with reductions, rather than increases, in the risk of death or disease, suggests research published in ...

2024-06-04T10:23:57+00:0021 December 2023|Press release, The BMJ|

Barbie should expand her range of medical and scientific professions

While Barbie’s career options have increased in recent decades, there is clearly still room for improvement, say experts Barbie should consider expanding her medical and scientific careers into areas where women and other under-represented groups remain a minority, suggests a study published in the Christmas issue of The BMJ.  The ever-popular ...

2024-06-04T10:24:50+00:0019 December 2023|Press release, The BMJ|

Actively monitoring cervical lesions linked to heightened long term risk of cervical cancer

Absolute risk of cervical cancer remains low, but results show importance of regular checks for women having active surveillance Actively monitoring abnormal cells (lesions) that line the cervix rather than removing them straight away is associated with an increased long term risk of cervical cancer, suggests a study published by The ...

2024-06-04T10:23:24+00:0030 November 2023|Press release, The BMJ|

Social media use linked to risky health behaviours in young people

Exposure to content such as alcohol advertising had strongest evidence of harm Social media use is associated with risky health behaviours in young people including increased alcohol, drug and tobacco use, anti-social behaviour, risky sexual behaviours and gambling, finds a review of the latest evidence published by The BMJ today. Exposure to ...

2024-06-04T10:25:41+00:0030 November 2023|Press release, The BMJ|

Air pollution from fossil fuel use accounts for over 5 million extra deaths a year

New estimates suggest that phasing out fossil fuels might have a greater impact on global deaths than previously thought  Air pollution from using fossil fuels in industry, power generation, and transportation accounts for 5.1 million extra deaths a year worldwide, finds a new modelling study published by The BMJ today. This ...

2024-06-04T10:25:26+00:0030 November 2023|Press release, The BMJ|
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