As cycling increases in popularity in the UK, media attention is rightly being drawn to cycling accidents and what can be done to reduce them. But much of that focus [...]
After spotting a piece on the BBC news website which made claims about how cycling can improve your sense of well being I contacted one of the researchers behind the [...]
How often are your bins collected? How many do you have, and what kind of waste goes into each one? What happens to the waste and recycling once it’s been [...]
The Wellcome Trust have supported the development of Ask for Evidence online. [...]
The Microbiology Society is a membership organisation for scientists who work in all areas of microbiology. It is the largest learned microbiological society in Europe with a worldwide membership based [...]
“Marry before having kids and you’re less likely to split.” That’s the advice given as a result of a new report by the Marriage Foundation and covered in the Daily Mail and [...]
The Independent reported that “Grammar schools contribute to social inequality and lead to a widening of the income gap between rich and poor,” and that “in areas with a grammar school [...]
I spotted a flyer in my local leisure centre which made numerous claims about a super food supplement which can help to overcome many medical conditions. This pill can supposedly [...]
In a TV advert for an Oral-B toothpaste, Countdown’s Rachel Riley explains that Pro-Expert is a ‘Smart Toothpaste’ because ‘it adapts to the specific issues in your mouth’. According to [...]
This is a guest blog by Dr Jon Otter, research fellow at the Centre for Clinical Infection and Diagnostics Research at King’s College London. I have recently been looking at [...]
Do children who play with gadgets really have a "higher risk of autism"? [...]
I saw an article in The Times looking at whether installing blue lights in railway stations would reduce the number of suicides. The article takes you through scientific evidence that [...]
Following an eye test at Vision Express, I was informed that although my level of myopia had not changed, there was a very small degree of astigmatism in one eye [...]
The British Dietetic Association (BDA) is the only body in the UK representing the whole of the dietetic workforce. We are a trade union and professional body representing the professional, [...]
“Another media health scare or must have super-food? Ask for the evidence before you spend your money.” [...]
