Richard Parsons

Pharmaceutical Scientist and expert in drugs and sport

You can run, but you can’t hide

Eyes, Surgery
What you need to know about refractive …
Don’t decide on the basis of an advert or a leaflet. Lots of people make quick decisions based on what they read in a magazine or in a leaflet. Sometimes, these …
Heart & Lung
Awareness of lung cancer risk in people …
People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) need more support when understanding and acting on new chest symptoms, a study in the journal Psycho-Oncology reports. During this unique study, led …
Cancer, Innovation, Women's Health
AI can predict survival of ovarian cancer …
Researchers have created new machine learning software that can forecast the survival rates and response to treatments of patients with ovarian cancer. The artificial intelligence software, created by researchers at …
Men's Health, Paediatrics, Sexual Health
What makes a man? Testosterone only half …
Scientists have identified for the first time the details of an ‘alternative’ biological process required to develop male genitals in an unborn baby. The findings by researchers at the universities …
Fertility, Men's Health, Paediatrics, Sexual Health
‘Old’ sperm produces healthier offspring
Sperm that live for longer before fertilising an egg produce healthier offspring – according to new research from the University of East Anglia and Uppsala University in Sweden. New research …