It´s not often I find that almost all my friends and family are interested in the finer points of scientific research , but the recent story that an Anti-Wrinkle cream really does work has got everyone talking.
Scientists at Manchester University carried out tests on an anti-wrinkle cream manufactured by Boots (a big high street chemists chain here in the UK). They concluded that yes! it does work. Although perhaps not as well as the headlines would have you believe – the study showed that about one in five people using this cream would see a reduction in their wrinkles.
This news story has been headline news over here, and has also prompted questions relating to trust and researchers. In particular, since the company Boots funded this research, people have been discussing the whole question of independent research and science funding.
Read the full story at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8022644.stm
