NHS Choices Behind the Headlines

• Children with regular bedtimes ‘less likely to become obese’ 
  “Regular bedtimes make children less likely to be obese as adults,” is the slightly misleading Mail Online…
• Reported link between diet drinks and dementia and stroke is weak
  “Diet drinks triple your risk of stroke and dementia,” the Daily Mail reports, as US research found a…
• Cycling commuters have lower rates of heart disease and cancer
  “Want to live longer? Reduce your risk of cancer? And heart disease? Then cycle to work,” BBC News advises,…
• Two older drugs could be ‘repurposed’ to fight dementia 
  “Depression and cancer drugs offer hope for dementia sufferers,” Sky News reports. The headline is prompted…
• Frog slime could protect us against future flu epidemic 
  “‘Potent’ new molecule in frog slime may give us new way to beat flu epidemics, say boffins,” The Sun…
• Touchscreen-using toddlers may sleep less
  “‘Touchscreen-toddlers’ sleep less,” BBC News report. Results from a survey of UK parents suggest every…
• Being either under or overweight may increase migraine risk
  “People who are too fat or too thin are ‘more likely to suffer from migraines’,” reports The Sun. Researchers…
• Could your tattoos put you at risk of heat stroke?
  “Do you have a tattoo? You may be at-risk of heat stroke as inked skin produces significantly less sweat…
• Daily diet of fresh fruit linked to lower diabetes risk
  “Eating fresh fruit daily could cut risk of diabetes by 12%,” the Mail Online reports. A study of half…
• Brain cell reprogramming therapy shows promise for Parkinson’s
  “New technique in which brain cells are reprogrammed could one day provide a cure for Parkinson’s disease,”…