Behind the Headlines : Archive

All news stories for October 2017 are shown below.

• Afternoon open heart surgery 'leads to fewer complications'
• Blood-thinning drugs may reduce dementia risk in people with irregular heartbeats
• Childhood obesity soars worldwide
• Eating mushrooms at breakfast may help you feel fuller
• Hormonal fertility tests 'waste of time and money'
• Is schizophrenia risk 'around 80% genetic'?
• 'Magic mushrooms' may help 'reset' depressive brains, study claims
• Many new cancer drugs show 'no clear benefit', argues review
• Marriage may help lower dementia risk
• Men who perform oral sex on women 'more at risk of mouth and throat cancers'
• New genetic variants associated with breast cancer identified
• Nutrient drink for Alzheimer's has disappointing result in trial
• People with type 2 diabetes should 'save carbs for last'
• Pregnant women 'should avoid sleeping on back in last trimester'
• Regularly skipping breakfast linked to hardening of the arteries
• Report calls for better mental health support in the workplace
• Study links vegetarian diet in pregnancy to substance abuse in offspring
• Thousands of studies could be flawed due to contaminated cells
• Three quarters of honey samples contain pesticide traces
• Vitamin D may prevent asthma worsening for some
• Worrying rise in reports of self-harm among teenage girls in UK
• Youngest children in school year 'more likely' to get ADHD diagnosis