Cannabis Drivers Twice as Likely to Cause Car Crash
Drivers who use cannabis within three hours of driving are twice as likely to cause a collision as those not under the influence of drugs or alcohol, says a Canadian study.
This is because cannabis impairs brain and motor functions needed for safe driving, the researchers suggest. Read more
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Doctors warn 210,000 people face alcohol death risk
Failure to reform alcohol laws could lead to 210,000 preventable deaths in England and Wales in the next 20 years, doctors have warned.
They are putting pressure on the government ahead of its “alcohol strategy” for both countries, expected in the coming months. Read more
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Antipsychotics Death Risk Charted in Dementia Patients
Some antipsychotic medication may increase the risk of death in patients with dementia more than others, according to US research.
The drugs have a powerful sedative effect so are often used when dementia patients become aggressive or distressed. Read more
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Sleeping Pills linked to Increased Risk of Death
Doctors warn that sleeping pills used by thousands of people in the UK appear to be linked with a higher death risk.
The American study in BMJ Open compared more than 10,000 patients on tablets like temazepam with 23,000 similar patients not taking these drugs. Read more
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LSD helps Alcoholics to Give up Drinking
One dose of the hallucinogenic drug LSD could help alcoholics give up drinking, according to an analysis of studies performed in the 1960s.
A study, presented in the Journal of Psychopharmacology, looked at data from six trials and more than 500 patients. Read more
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Fruit and Vegetable Give Healthy Glow
Even a few weeks of eating fruit and vegetables could improve your skin colour, it is claimed.
University of St Andrews researchers monitored diet in 35 people, finding more colouration in those eating more greens. Read more
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Red Meat Increases Death, Cancer and Heart Risk
A diet high in red meat can shorten life expectancy, according to researchers at Harvard Medical School.
The study of more than 120,000 people suggested red meat increased the risk of death from cancer and heart problems. Read more
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Diet Linked to Low Sperm Counts
A diet high in saturated fat has been linked with a reduced sperm count.
A study of 99 men attending a US fertility clinic found those eating junk food diets had poorer sperm quality. Read more
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Clue to Male Baldness Discovered
A biological clue to male baldness has been discovered, raising the prospect of a treatment to stop or even reverse thinning hair.
In studies of bald men and laboratory mice, US scientists pinpointed a protein that triggers hair loss. Read more
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Chocolate May Help Keep People Slim
People who eat chocolate regularly tend to be thinner, new research suggests.
It found those who ate chocolate a few times a week were, on average, slimmer than those who ate it occasionally. Read more
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Listening to Music makes Surgery less Stressful
Playing music to patients while they go under the knife reduces their anxiety and may even aid healing, surgeons say.
Easy listening tracks and chart hits can have a calming effect on patients who are awake for surgery under local anaesthetic. Read more
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Tweaking Memories could help Drug Addicts avoid Relapsing
Manipulating memories of drug use may help reformed addicts avoid a return to a life of drug abuse, according to scientists in China.
They said memories linking “cues” – such as needles or cigarettes – and the pleasurable effects of drugs caused cravings and relapsing. Read more
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Glasgow University leads Biggest Study into Parkinson’s Disease
A Glasgow-based doctor is to lead the world’s biggest research study into the cause of Parkinson’s disease.
The brain condition affects almost 130,000 people in the UK.
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