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MDMA study sheds new light on social interaction.
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A simple method could vastly improve the quality of life of those with dementia.
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This is what happens when emotions eat you up.
The overuse of antibiotics puts vulnerable patients and society at risk.
Two theories on autism and sex differences are confirmed in half a million people.
Excess winter deaths could be tackled by improving housing.
A strong case for telling children to go outside and play.
To some extent, shell-shock still shapes our understanding of PTSD today.
Moving up and down the social ladder has long been thought to be stressful, but a new study shows that it has no impact on general health.
Recent findings say that sitting around is a 'first world' problem. In reality, it's a bit more complicated than that.
The evidence that health prevention programmes work and are cost effective is strong.
Dancing, drumming, visiting galleries and so on are one of the best ways of enhancing public health.
Scientists have found ways to trick the brain into thinking you're tasting salt.
How a price-hiking "meat tax" could prevent 220,000 deaths and save more than US$40 billion in health care costs around the world every year.
Medical advances were the only positive things to come out of the Great War.
Knowing what your attachment style is can help you navigate life's ups and downs a bit better.
Researchers have developed a new profile system that can save time and money and drastically improve patient care.
Is tonsillectomy modern-day bloodletting?
Eating meat damages the environment and has been linked with higher risk of disease, but you don't have to go vegan to make a difference to your health and the planet.
Stressful events can permanently damage your heart and increase your risk of death. Scientists have been discovering more about it.
A first look at data on sport injuries in children in England, and it's not a pretty picture.
Study finds changes to gut microbiome begin as soon as migrants move to the US and continue to change over decades.
It can be tough at the top for football managers.
Research and News
Glues, paints, spray deodorants and fuels are all abused for their psychoactive effects.
Our new study has found that people who suffer from severe mental illness are at a much higher risk of dying from preventable diseases and conditions.
As austerity bites, people are turning to social media for help with mental issues. Despite the fact that even Facebook agrees social media can be bad for mental health.
Is it true?
Healthy food isn't just about organic food and so-called superfoods.
Blind people don't have superhuman ears but their brains can rewire themselves to give them an edge over those who can see.
In one sense, the brain feels no pain. In another sense, it feels all the pain.
Milk may be good for you, but perhaps not as good as recent headlines have suggested.
Health researchers fact check the idea that running a marathon suppresses your immune system.
Expert fact checks claim that cannabis cures cancer.
NHS at 70
Everything you need to know about the NHS, as it enters its 70th year of existence.
A historian tells what really inspired the NHS.
Britain's health service will soon cost £200 billion. Don't mope, it's cause for celebration.
Healthcare in the interwar period in the UK was surprisingly good.
Flu pandemic
Pandemic and bird flu viruses are more deadly than seasonal flu. Scientists may have finally discovered why.
In the event of pandemic flu, poor countries will suffer the most.
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Universal flu vaccines have reached the stage where they are no longer just a 'hopeful hypothesis'.
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