Biggest ever low back pain trial finds intensive rehabilitation is best The largest ever clinical trial of surgery versus exercise treatments for chronic low back pain has found that patients may obtain as much benefit from an intense exercise and therapy programme as from spinal surgery. [more...]

Researchers discover genetic trigger that plays a key role in cancer of the oesophagus A team of Oxford researchers has identified a gene which plays a key role in the development of cancer of the oesophagus by triggering changes in the oesophagus lining. [more...]

A cheese by any other name doesn't smell as sweet In a finding that holds lessons for restaurateurs and advertisers, researchers from the Department of Experimental Psychology have discovered that visually presented words can influence the perception of smells. [more...]