Groundbreaking research published today in Nature Genetics describes the largest-ever study into the genetics of random "round-the-clock" blood glucose levels.
Most of us know that smoking is unhealthy. Cigarette packets display shocking picture warnings of diseased lungs and rotting teeth. And we often hear in the media about how smoking can cause all sorts of cancer.
A new dementia risk score, which draws on 11 mostly modifiable risk factors, identifies people at risk from mid-life onwards of developing the disease within the next 14 years, suggests a large long-term study published in the open access journal BMJ Mental Health.