All news by author: Miriam Stoppard

In the quest to cure type 1 diabetes, scientists have made a surprising discovery – a gene that’s essential for forming the pancreas in human beings is absent from almost all other animals, except apes

The good news is, skeletal tissue clocks remain responsive to daily exercise patterns with age, so walking groups for older people would be best done at a similar time every day

Dr Miriam Stoppard shares exciting research from the universities of Nottingham and Sheffield that shows how the tests we have used to pick up Covid could help detect brain cancer, reducing the need for MRI scans

Dr Miriam Stoppard shares research from Oxford University into how the way weight loss is presented as an opportunity to people can influence their chances of success

Dr Miriam Stoppard offers her expert opinion on a new report which suggests people getting less than five hours of sleep a night are at risk of developing depression

Dr Miriam Stoppard shares research from University College London into the number of people who identify as trans, which shows more are likely to live in areas of high deprivation – and she calls for urgent changes and better support

Dr Miriam Stoppard offers her expert opinion on how Brits can fight the likelihood of developing Type 2 diabetes by putting one foot in front of the other

Dr Miriam Stoppard offers her expert opinion on a trial, led by a team at University of Cambridge, into the use of stem cells as treatment for multiple sclerosis

Dr. Miriam Stoppard asks an important question that could help the fight against strokes and vascular dementia - could we devise a drug to plug the leaks and even prevent small vessel disease in the brain?

Doctors at the University College London Hospital (UCLH) will for the first time test music therapy in patients in rehab after a severe brain injury

Anastrozole has been licensed by regulators to prevent breast cancer, after years of being used used as a treatment

Dr Miriam Stoppard shares research from Sweden that shows people with a higher biological age than their chronological age have a significantly increased risk of dementia and stroke. But there is good news on how lifestyle factors can turn things around

When Cambridge scientists treated mice that had developed inflammatory diseases with a PLK1 inhibitor, it prevented the runaway inflammatory response

A cheap and easy to produce drug commonly used to reduce cholesterol can be effective in improving the survival of patients with Covid, Dr Miriam Stoppard writes

Dr Miriam Stoppard on the news from the Karolinska Institute that women who receive a false-positive mammogram result are more likely to develop breast cancer over the subsequent 20 years

Scientists from the University of Bristol found those that are tall from early life typically have lower risk of coronary artery disease, but being tall does have added risks

Dr Miriam Stoppard on the shocking differences in pregnancy care between white women and ethnic minorities, and the changes that need to be made to stop women being denied support while expecting

Dr Miriam Stoppard shares fascinating research from University College London that shows why certain dementia prevention efforts should be targeted towards people from minority ethnic groups

Research led by psychologists at Warwick University has revealed a profound connection between the spirituality of science and positive wellbeing, much like the benefits ­traditionally associated with religion

New system will help doctors to assess treatments for the neurological condition, writes Dr Miriam Stoppard

A new study has shown that when volunteers were trained to suppress thoughts about negative events their mental health improved, writes Dr Miriam Stoppard

Researchers have shown a sub-par placenta could be responsible for more than 90% of previously unexplained pregnancy losses, writes Dr Miriam Stoppard

It seems the same Covid-19 vaccine might work differently for different people, depending on which variants of Covid they’ve been exposed to, writes Dr Miriam Stoppard

Developers have been testing a new low-cost device consisting of a scalpel connected to a sensor-loaded circuit board fitted inside its handle, which can help surgeons

Dr Miriam Stoppard shares research from Cambridge University that points to the importance of mums and dads spending quality time with their kids and responding to their emotional needs