Expert Comment
Why new salt study is flawed
A University of Warwick academic and WHO adviser says that a study which suggests salt may not be as damaging to health as is usually claimed is flawed.
MIT finds that on Twitter, false news travels faster than true stories - expert comment
“This is a robust and fascinating large-scale study of online misinformation" - Dr Kimberley Wade from Psychology discusses new research from MIT which finds that fake news travels significantly farther, faster, deeper, and more broadly than the truth on social media.
Study finds that the drugs do work - expert comment on anti-depressants from Professor Swaran Singh.
“Antidepressants ... have done more to alleviate human suffering than most other forms of medication (bar anaesthetics) and this study puts them in their rightful place as highly effective and extremely useful drugs.” Professor Swaran Singh, Head of Mental Health and Wellbeing at the University of Warwick Medical School, comments on a new large-scale study which has proven the effectiveness of anti-depressant medications.
Dr Roberta Bivins discusses cultural representations of the NHS on BBC Radio 4
Dr Roberta Bivins of Warwick History department is leading a project to map and explore the Cultural History of the NHS. Here she discusses some of the team's research and findings on BBC Radio 4's Analysis programme.
Better lifestyle and new food supplements could curb soaring diabetes cases
Details of a 60% increase in new diabetes cases has highlighted the increasing threat to our health. However it's not all bad news. Professor Paul Thornalley of Warwick Medical School and Systems Biology Centre says new research into food supplements, plus a health lifestyle, could help us defeat the illness.