Sugary drinks tax may have prevented over 5,000 cases of obesity a year in year six girls alone
26 January 2023The introduction of the soft drinks industry levy – the ‘sugary drinks tax’ – in England was followed by a drop in the number of...
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The introduction of the soft drinks industry levy – the ‘sugary drinks tax’ – in England was followed by a drop in the number of...
Undernourished coastal communities in the tropics - where children’s growth can be stunted by a lack of micronutrients – can get the vitamins and minerals...
A survey of over 2,000 British adults finds that trust in genetics is high and went up significantly during the pandemic. It also finds that...
We have a moral duty to allow others to make ‘transformative choices’ such as changing careers, migrating and having children, a new study argues. This...
Many life-saving drugs directly interact with DNA to treat diseases such as cancer, but scientists have struggled to detect how and why they work –...
Scientists have worked out why common anti-depressants cause around a half of users to feel emotionally ‘blunted’. In a study published today, they show that...
Researchers have used isotopes of carbon to trace how carbon dioxide emissions could be converted into low-carbon fuels and chemicals. The result could help the...
Professor Tim Minshall, Head of Cambridge's Institute for Manufacturing, says it's time for a change in how we talk about manufacturing in the UK -...
A new test that ‘fishes’ for multiple respiratory viruses at once using single strands of DNA as ‘bait’, and gives highly accurate results in under...
As the climate emergency and cost-of-living crisis focus our minds on how to reduce energy, a group of scientists have highlighted the hidden environmental cost...