by Christine M | Jan 13, 2017 | Infectious diseases, Scientific research
Day of the Dead, Night of the Living Dead, Return of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, Shaun of the Dead, The Walking Dead… The public appetite for zombie tales shows no sign of waning. And now a bunch of physics students from the University of Leicester has...
by Christine Morgan | Sep 13, 2011 | Food and drink, General health
A new charity has been launched today called Alcohol Research. Sounds like a hoot, doesn’t it? But as much as my twisted imagination would like to think so, it’s not an excuse for a bunch of charity workers to get together and have regular boozing...
by Christine Morgan | Aug 12, 2010 | General health
I know I can be somewhat less than enthusiastic about some of the things researchers spend thousands of pounds of research grant money on sometimes – well, come on, you’ve got to wonder whether that money could often be better spent, haven’t you? But...
by Christine Morgan | Jun 19, 2010 | Food and drink, General health
Well I never. In today’s news there’s a perfect example of why so many people – who aren’t members of the research community, perhaps – find it really difficult to take what the medical researchers say seriously. For the most part, anyway. I of...
by Christine Morgan | Jun 17, 2010 | Food and drink, General health
Since I’m on the subject of diabetes (see my previous two posts), I thought I’d mention a story in today’s news that’s worth pointing out if only for it’s utterly unremarkable message. Scientists at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and...
