Health Articles
Nourished – Willy Wonka-ing the health industry
Discover the newest development in the health industry relating to personalised, 3D printed vitamins
Tea bags contain micro-plastics which are contributing to the climate crisis and bad health
A recent study by the McGill University in Canada suggested that micro-plastics found in tea bags could be dangerous once ingested
The mysterious vaping illness: an epidemic?
A new vaping-related illness has afftected at least 530 people, the CDC said last week, bringing the latest fatality to nine
Predicting obesity in children
Is measuring children at age two the answer to solving the UK’s obesity problem?
Universities left struggling to cope with mental health epidemic
An FOI by The Mancunion reveals the amount spent on mental health at the University of Manchester
UoM study says at-risk women should be screened for breast cancer earlier
The long-term trial found that annual breast screening in women aged 35-39 who were identified to be at ‘moderate’ or ‘high’ risk of breast cancer detected tumours when they were significantly smaller in size and less likely to spread
North-South divide in early deaths linked to poverty
Research at the University of Manchester has linked socioeconomic deprivation to the divide in early deaths between the North and South of England
High death rate of discharged mental patients
A study published by the University reveals the high correlation between an unnatural death rate and being recently discharged from mental patient care
Muscle loss in old age linked to damaged nerves
Researchers find weaker nerve signals are associated with muscle loss but regular exercise delay such effects