A study published in JAMA Oncology looks at hormonal contraceptive formulations and breast cancer risk in women under 50. Dr Ramón Salazar, Head of Medical Oncology at the Catalan Institute of ...
Scientists comment on the Microsoft Azure cloud outage. Dr Saqib Kakvi, from the Department of Information Security at Royal Holloway, University of London, said: “At approximately 16:00 UTC, ...
“The latest results show that PSA screening in this trial prevented 22 prostate cancer deaths per 10,000 men screened, compared to 14 deaths in the previous analysis. It also shows that the harms of ...
“This study reports that consuming a cocoa-based drink high in flavanols improves blood flow during sitting. It is already known that the consumption of flavanols improves measures of endothelial ...
Scientists comment on the Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change. Dr Chloe Brimicombe, Climate Scientist, Royal Meteorological Society, said: “This report is important and in its ninth year has ...
“The researchers found that people in the groups who accumulated more of their daily steps in longer bouts had better health outcomes than those who more commonly took shorter bouts of steps. Those ...
“Hurricane Melissa represents one of the strongest hurricanes to hit Jamaica in living memory, the slow-moving nature of Melissa, known as a stalling, makes it particularly hazardous. Moving at around ...
Jamaica has suffered major impact from Hurricane Melissa, which has now made landfall in Cuba. The All Ireland Science Media Centre asked local experts to comment. Our colleagues at the UK Science ...