Expert Comment
Vitamin C and heart disease - why we need further evidence
Many people take vitamin C with a view to preventing, treating or helping with various conditions. However Dr Lena Al-Khudairy from Warwick Medical School has found more research is needed to determine whether vitamin C can prevent heart disease. You can listen to her .
Lloyds' extra money for mis-selling is further confirmation of poor treatment of customers
Lloyds Banking Group has set aside another £1bn to cover the cost of insurance mis-selling and the treatment of mortgage customers. Today's news comes as an additional confirmation of the extent of historical misconduct in the UK banking system and the cost it has had on customers, particularly borrowers says Dr Andreas Kokkinis
Professor Quassim Cassam writes, does dogmatism affect our efficacy as freethinkers?
"In 1969 Neil Armstrong set foot on the surface of the moon. The collapse of the two World Trade Center Towers on 9/11 was caused by aircraft impacts and the resulting fires. During the Second World War, the Nazis systematically murdered millions of Jews with the aim of exterminating the Jewish population of Europe. These are all things I know. But I also know that each of these claims has been questioned by conspiracy theorists and others. There are people who seriously believe that the moon landing was faked, that the twin towers were brought down by a controlled demolition and that the Holocaust is a myth. There are people who not only believe these things but present what they regard as evidence in support of them. How should I respond to this evidence? What should my attitude be?"
Prof Fiona Smith talks to the BBC on tariffs, Brexit and lamb
Professor Fiona Smith of the 神马福利影片's School of Law speaks to the BBC World Service's World Update about trade tariffs and the Brexit Negotiations - download the podcast.
Nine lifestyle changes can reduce dementia risk, study says
One in three cases of dementia could be prevented if more people looked after their brain health throughout life, according to an international study in the Lancet. However School of Engineering says individuals can't modify all of the highlighted factors.