Just half a teaspoon of olive oil a day could cut the risk of a heart attack by a fifth, a study has shown. Harvard researchers studied the health of nearly 100,000 people over 24 years and found higher olive oil consumption was beneficial to heart health. Most experts agree olive oil – especially extra … Read more
Swapping small amounts of meat for vegetarian substitutes can reduce the risk of an early death by up to half, a study has found. Researchers analysed the diets of 37,000 American adults, finding protein for plant sources could help people live longer. Replacing five per cent of total meat calories per day, around 100 calories … Read more
Are elderly people at greater risk from coronavirus and what should you do if they are told to self-isolate? Your guide to helping elderly relatives lower the risk of falling ill By Ben Spencer Medical Correspondent For The Daily Mail Published: 23:35 GMT, 5 March 2020 | Updated: 02:42 GMT, 6 March 2020 Are elderly … Read more
Body armor sensors detect if US soldiers have been exposed to a harmful blast and are at risk of brain damage A trio of sensors will detect if a soldier is involved in a harmful blast Many times, soldiers are injuries and do not show symptoms from the event The gauges measure the blast overpressure wave of the … Read more
Waitrose begins series of proposed cuts by closing two stores putting hundreds of jobs at risk By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 4 March 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 4 March 2020 Staff at two Waitrose branches have been told their stores will close – becoming the first casualties in swingeing … Read more
Metro Bank’s risk boss Grahame McGirr is ousted just days before he was due to take up his responsibilities By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 4 March 2020 | Updated: 22:06 GMT, 4 March 2020 Grahame McGirr joined Metro Bank as interim chief risk officer on February 10 but was ousted … Read more
HOW DANGEROUS IS CORONAVIRUS? About 14 per cent of people who contract the Covid-19 coronavirus are taken to hospital – with severe symptoms including breathing problems and pneumonia. About 5 per cent need intensive care. But the majority who get the virus suffer nothing more than a cough and may never know they are infected. … Read more
53 different species of fish are at elevated risk of extinction thanks to cattle farms around the Colorado River basin, which have depleted the region’s freshwater supplies to grow water-hungry feed crops like alfalfa A new study shows cattle farms are responsible for 55 percent of the water taken from the Colorado River every year … Read more
Brushing your teeth THREE times a day could ward off diabetes as study finds those who exceed the twice-a-day recommendation have a 14% lower risk A study looked at the oral hygiene of almost 190,000 people from South Korea They were followed for an average of 10 years to see who developed diabetes Those who … Read more
A smartphone app that accurately predicts if pregnant women are at risk of giving birth prematurely could save lives, the British inventors say. QUiPP v2 helps doctors quickly calculate the likelihood of an early delivery on a scale of zero to 100. This score is based on a number of clinical symptoms, the woman’s childbirth … Read more