Should we eat more red meat?

Should we eat more red meat, not less? That's the question posed by the a new study published by the journal Nutrients which found that...

Red meat and the size of our brains

Many evolutionary biologists believe that a diet rich in red meat eaten by our ancestors was responsible for the dramatic increase in the size of...

September 2017 meetings at the RSM

September 2017 meetings at the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM)   Tuesday 5 September: Registration 08:15 Microbiome in cancer and beyond Organised in collaboration with...

Fat but fit increases risk of CHD

‘Fat but fit’ people are at increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), even if they are otherwise healthy, according to a new study published...

Fear of travelling underground

Travelling on the London Underground, or another city subway service, is seldom a pleasant experience – but if you suffer claustrophobia or anxiety, it can...

Rise of Type 2 diabetes in children

There has been an alarming rise in Type 2 diabetes in children - a condition where blood sugar is poorly controlled usually associated with older...

ESCP Meeting in Berlin

Next month, hundreds of delegates will gather at the annual ESCP Meeting in Berlin. Here, we talk to its President, Professor Emmanuel Tiret about what the...