Lucy Letby may have harmed more babies in her care, new evidence suggests

Lucy Letby may have harmed more babies in her care, new evidence suggests

Cheshire Police New evidence seen by the BBC suggests more babies in Lucy Letby’s care were harmed – and in one case poisoned with insulin. The former nurse was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder seven others – including trying to kill two with insulin at the Countess of Chester Hospital … Read more

New shingles vaccine may help delay dementia, study suggests

New shingles vaccine may help delay dementia, study suggests

Being vaccinated against shingles may also help delay getting a dementia diagnosis – a study in the journal Nature Medicine suggests. The work builds on previous suggestions that a shingles jab may have this unintended benefit. Researchers compared some 100,000 people who had a new shingles jab to a similar group who had an older … Read more

Narcissists mellow with age, study suggests

Narcissists mellow with age, study suggests

Narcissistic people get more empathetic, generous and agreeable with age, according to new research into the personality trait. But although their unreasonably high sense of self-importance may mellow, they do not fully grow out of it, the study involving more than 37,000 people suggests. Those who were more narcissistic than their peers as children tended … Read more

Delhi minister suggests empowering traffic officials to issue challans for buses

Delhi minister suggests empowering traffic officials to issue challans for buses

Delhi Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot has recommended empowering officers of the rank of Assistant Traffic Inspector (ATI) of the Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) to issue challans to buses violating lane discipline under the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988. This recommendation has been forwarded to Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena for approval. Gahlot said that empowering Assistant … Read more

Women better at sport during period, study suggests

Women better at sport during period, study suggests

1 day ago Aurelia Foster,Health reporter, BBC News Getty Images Sports injuries could be linked with fluctuating hormones during the menstrual cycle, researchers say Sportswomen make fewer mistakes and have quicker reactions when they are on their period, a study suggests. Tests designed to mimic the mental processes involved in team sports assessed 241 women’s … Read more

Millions more middle-aged are obese, study suggests

Millions more middle-aged are obese, study suggests

The study is one of many which have suggested different cut-off points for BMI over the years. Yet it’s unlikely BMI will be ditched anytime soon – it’s certainly much cheaper than scanning people to quantify their body fat accurately. The researchers admit larger studies in other countries are needed to confirm the results. This … Read more