Health & Beauty

Brits consider cyclists to be 13 per cent more intelligent, 13 per cent cooler and ten per cent more charitable than the average person, according to research commissioned by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) on the launch of their 39th London to Brighton Bike Ride which raises vital funds to fund research to fight heart disease.

With British cyclists taking centre stage at the Tour de France and Olympics and the splendidly side-burned Bradley Wiggins bringing a cool nonchalance to the sport, it appears that many of us now think cyclists are made of special stuff.

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New research by scientists at the University of Exeter has shown that cells demonstrate remarkable flexibility and versatility when it comes to how they divide - a finding with potential links to the underlying causes of many cancers. The study, published today in Developmental Cell, describes a number of routes to the formation of a microtubule spindle – the tracks along which DNA moves when a cell divides in order to make two genetically identical cells. In order to understand the phenomenon, the authors, including Biosciences researchers Dr. James Wakefield, PhD student Daniel Hayward...

Benenden Health and charity Beating Bowling Cancer have revealed some shocking statistics that show many residents of the South West ignore or hide their health concerns.

Their research has shown residents of the South West hide their health concerns for fear of burdening their loved ones or making a fuss.

Almost half of those surveyed in the South West region by Benenden health in partnership with the charity, Beating Bowel Cancer, say they have even kept their partner in the dark about health issues because they don’t want to worry them, or they think they can handle the...

Doctor Willie Hamilton from the University of Exeter, has designed a computer app for GP surgeries that is able to improve the detection of cancer symptoms in the early stages of the disease, potentially helping save thousands of lives.

The app costs £50 and is currently on trial at 160 GP surgeries nationwide.

It works by recording a patient's symptoms upon each doctor's visit. If, over various visits, the patient shows several otherwise harmless symptoms which together could be an early indicator of cancer, a warning will appear on the doctor's computer screen.

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