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The bacteria in a child’s gut could be influenced as early as its first year by ethnicity and breastfeeding, a new study from McMaster University, Canada, has revealed. According to the study, while stable gut bacteria - called microbiota - may not be established until the child is between...

A new group led by Cancer Research UK will look at the links between ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) and breast cancer. Annually, roughly 6300 women are told they have the condition and are often warned that it can be an indication of future breast cancer, while some are told they have stage zero...

Postmenopausal women who reached the menopause at an early age could have more chance of suffering heart failure, findings indicate. Research from the University of California and San Francisco School shows that hormones existing during a woman’s reproductive period may be affected by...

Daily drinking could result in an increased risk of breast cancer, a new study has indicated. A study from the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) and the American Institute for Cancer Research showed that sipping an average of ten grams of alcohol a day was linked to a five per cent increased breast...