Dietary factors and diet-related deaths; four-legged whale fossil found; and can domestic cats recnogise their own name?
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Can a mother’s diet cause Alzheimer’s in their child?
A recent study suggests the beginnings of Alzheimer’s disease may relate to the levels of vitamin A received in the womb.
Packed Lunch: from Plate to Planet
Feed your curiosity at our daytime discussions. Drop in to hear local scientists in conversation about their latest experiment, life in the lab and why science matters to everyone, all in the space of your lunch hour. Bring your sarnies with you. First come, first seated. Public health nutritionist Alan Dangour makes connections between the […]
Children’s Drinks Contain Excessive Sugar Levels
New study maps the sugar levels in children’s drinks in the UK, claims they are “unacceptable”, and highlights problem with 100% pure fruit juice.
Could a plant-based diet cure diabetes?
Jennifer Graudenz takes a look at reports of the vegan diet’s role in treating type 2 diabetes.
Eating our way up
Nam Cheah looks at the evolution of the hominoid diet
The microbial gatekeepers of immortality
Why studying our microbial friends may reveal how and why we age