“Men who find themselves unable to sleep during the small hours of the night may end up dying younger,” reported the Daily Mail. This study looked at people’s insomnia and their risk of dying over a 14-year period

“Smoking cannabis from a pipe can significantly reduce chronic pain in patients with damaged nerves,” reported the BBC. It added that improvements in sleep and anxiety were also seen

“Millions of blind and partially sighted people are being given hope they will see again after artificial corneas were successfully ‘grown’ in eyes,” the Daily Express reported.

“Keeping your heart fit and strong can slow down the ageing of your brain,” says BBC News, reporting that a poor cardiac output may age the brain by an average of nearly two years. The research behind this news looked at a measurement of heart blood flow called cardiac index, which indicates a person’s heart output rate for their size.

“Lack of exercise is not to blame for the childhood obesity crisis” The Daily Telegraph says. The newspaper explains that researchers have found children become less physically active because of obesity and are not necessarily obese because they are inactive

The Daily Telegraph reported today on a new drug that could “shrink inherited breast and ovarian cancers”. It said that the drug, called olaparib, targets cancer cells caused by faulty genes and that researchers have found it could shrink tumours in 40% of advanced breast cancer patients and in a third of those with advanced ovarian cancer.

A blood test to predict when menopause will occur “could close the baby gap” by telling women how long they will remain fertile, reported The Guardian . Several other newspapers have reported on the hormone-based menopause test, saying that home testing kits could be available in a few years. The news story is based on a study that has been presented at fertility conference but has not yet been published, meaning it is difficult to assess the methods and quality of this research

“Just one hour listening to an MP3 player can damage hearing,” reports the Daily Mail. The newspaper says that the temporary changes seen after listening to a MP3 player “may lead to long-term harm”.

A new study has found no link between exposure to mobile phone masts while in the womb and the risk of developing early childhood cancers, newspapers have reported.

“Beetroot juice boosts stamina by making muscles more fuel-efficient,” according to the Daily Mail. The study behind this claim set out to test the theory that beetroot juice, a rich source of nitrates, can increase muscle stamina.