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The human spine can withstand heavy lifting, according to the latest research.
A lot of Alzheimer’s treatments focus on removing plaques in the brain. But could this be the wrong target?
Using antipsychotics off licence is causing more problems than it solves.
If you are looking to freeze your eggs, here are six things to consider.
Most child sex abuse happens within families, but we still cling on to the Victorian idea of paedophiles as outsiders.
A new baby feeding trend shows how desperate some mothers are getting for parenting help.
These professional entertainers are trained and paid to go round hospitals cheer up children with music and laughter.
An increasing list of rare diseases can now be treated with gene therapy. But we need to figure out a way to make them affordable.
Thousands of animals are used for heart drug tests each year – but research shows that in silico developments are more accurate.
A study of 600,000 children has found links between achievement and depression.
Smoking cannabis has been linked with schizophrenia – and 94% seized in Britain in 2016 was of the high-potency variety.
Weight stigma at the doctors can be mentally and physically harmful.
We asked teenagers what they need to get, and stay, active.
We can’t eradicate TB without also addressing poverty.
The NHS funding formula is based on an unfair premise which is funnelling money away from the regions that need it most.
Healthcare professionals should have their freedom of conscience protected by law.
Creased earlobes, loose teeth and clubbed finger nails – some of the less obvious signs of heart disease.
Jamie Carragher blamed a moment of madness for spitting at car passengers. But where do these moments come from?
Middle-aged and elderly people taking up exercise shouldn’t be put off by joint pain. It will pass.
Sucralose increases the expression of genes linked with fat production.
There’s far more to meditation that sitting peacefully with crossed legs.
A new study suggests that high blood-sugar levels are an effect rather than a cause of type 2 diabetes.
Homeless people are far more likely to suffer sleep deprivation with all its associated problems.
The NHS could be future-proofed by adopting a model from the Bank of England, according to a student-led commission.