All news by author: Miriam Stoppard

A new device is being used to assess the bitterness of pills and may help people to take their medication by preventing horrible-tasting tablets from getting stuck in the throat

Dr Miriam Stoppard on how a new therapy called HairClone could help men who suffer from baldness, which can damage self-esteem

Dr Miriam Stoppard on why we should never underestimate the role a father has to play in child development

Miriam Stoppard shares research from Chicago University that could help millions of women who suffer from PCOS, a condition that is notoriously difficult to treat

Cambridge University scientists’ vaccine technology provides protection against all known variants of SARSCoV-2 – the virus that causes Covid-19 and the first SARS epidemic in 2002

Dr Miriam Stoppard shares fascinating research from Loughborough University that shows how a lack of love in childhood delays development, and could even kill

This is refreshing research from a country blighted by opioid painkillers, says Dr Miriam Stoppard

Dr Miriam Stoppard explains the science behind the largest study on retinal imaging in Parkinson’s disease - and why it could be beneficial to patients going forward

Dr Miriam Stoppard shares research from University College London and charity SafeLives that shows how education is key to helping victims of domestic abuse

Dr Miriam Stoppard looks at new research into the impact a baby's birth weight has on cognitive performance, and finds that while results show a heavier weight is good for IQ, a more subtle approach to development may be required

Dr Miriam Stoppard looks at a new study carried out by researchers from three different universities who worked together to examine how two different diets affected fruit fly health

Dr Miriam Stoppard looks into research from the University of East Anglia that suggest huffing and puffing could point to a problem with your aorta, not your lungs

Dr Miriam Stoppard delivers a warning from Exeter and Bristol universities on the link between kids, teens and technology and the risk of disease

Experts at Imperial College London found that antibiotics can kill 'good' bacteria in the stomach which frees up more nutrients for antibiotic-resistant bacteria to thrive upon

Dr Miriam Stoppard on the news that newly identified genes linked to breast cancer could eventually be included in tests to pinpoint women with an increased risk of the disease

Dr Miriam Stoppard shares important research from the universities of Oxford and Leicester, looking into the crushing cognitive symptoms of Long Covid

Dr Miriam Stoppard explains the results of a new study carried out by researchers from the Minho University in Portugal which looked at how coffee makes us more active and alert

Dr Miriam Stoppard shares an exciting trial by Nottingham University, where people having their lungs checked have also been offered additional support, helping many to give up cigarettes for good

Dr Miriam Stoppard on why some patients respond better to ovarian cancer treatment than others, and how this finding could help treat sufferers accordingly via a non-invasive test

Research from King's College London has found that calorie restriction of 500-1,300 could have more than just weight benefits as it could be used as a treatment for gum disease

Study of genetic data by two UK universities debunks previous thinking about menopause before the age of 40, says Dr Miriam Stoppard

Research has found a strong link between reading for pleasure at an early age and positive performance in adolescence on verbal and memory tests, and speech development

Dr Miriam Stoppard says Edinburgh University researchers discovered how to safely remove old, defective, useless cells linked to cancer, Alzheimer’s, failing eyesight and mobility

A King's College student has developed a penis simulator as an ethical alternative for surgery training, and it is now hoped this will lead to better surgery techniques and outcomes for patients, says Dr Miriam Stoppard

Dr Miriam Stoppard shares exciting research from Aberdeen University which has trialled technology that can pick up cancers that could potentially be missed in between screenings