Folic acid to be added to flour to help stop birth defects

Folic acid is to be added to non-wholemeal wheat flour in the UK to help prevent birth defects. Adding folic acid to flour could prevent around 200 cases of neural

Life expectancy study shows it’s never too late to stop smoking

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Quitting smoking even as late as at 75 years of age can meaningfully increase a person’s life expectancy, according to a new study in the American

Scientists identify mutation that could facilitate H5N1 ‘bird flu’ virus infection and potential transmission in humans

Avian influenzaviruses typically require several mutations to adapt and spread among humans, but what happens when just one change can increase the risk of becoming a pandemic virus? A recent