Why Dame Sally Davies’ suggestions won’t satiate our public health crisis Amongst the political drama of Brexit, a barely functioning government, resurgence in climate change activism and a dozen other issues that I can’t list, a new government report about how to curtail childhood obesity will likely not have made your radar. In these turbulent […]

Dietary factors and diet-related deaths; four-legged whale fossil found; and can domestic cats recnogise their own name?

A recent study suggests the beginnings of Alzheimer’s disease may relate to the levels of vitamin A received in the womb.

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 […]

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.

Jennifer Graudenz takes a look at reports of the vegan diet’s role in treating type 2 diabetes.

Nam Cheah looks at the evolution of the hominoid diet

Why studying our microbial friends may reveal how and why we age