Drinking skimmed milk instead of semi-skimmed milk may slow DNA ageing, a study suggests. In a study of almost 6,000 people, scientists analysed people’s genes and quizzed them about their diets and what type of milk they drank. The age of DNA could be worked out by looking at the length of certain parts of chromosomes, which … Read more
Binge drinkers are drinking MORE than ever: Study finds Americans who go on benders slam an average of 529 beers, shots or cocktails a year The number of alcoholic beverages consumed by binge drinkers rose from 472 in 2011 to 529 in 2017 Adults above age 35 saw the biggest spike, with a 25 percent … Read more
Drinking too much alcohol may be caused by a gene which makes a pint of beer or glass more pleasurable than it should be, scientists claim. Tens of thousands of people had their genome analysed to investigate whether their DNA affects how much alcohol they consume. Researchers found those who drink a lot – at … Read more
Gaby Roslin has just met a woman with a distressing problem. It happened on her way to this interview. Roslin was walking along (she walks a minimum of six miles a day, a regime she holds partly responsible for the fact she looks a good decade younger than her 55 years) when she saw the … Read more